Arts & Eats: Oakland A Collaboration Between Oakland Restaurants and Creative Growth Artists

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• ISBN13: 9781571783318
• ISBN10: 1571783318
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2015-01-01
• Publisher: Council Oak Books

Summary

Pairs original artwork from local nonprofit Creative Growth with recipes from renowned restaurants in the Oakland area
 
A uniquely formatted cookbook that celebrates the connection between culinary and visual arts, Arts & Eats: Oakland is a collaboration between 25 acclaimed restaurants in Oakland and artists from the nonprofit organization, Creative Growth. A lively mix of inventive new dishes and familiar classics, the recipes come from some of Oakland’s most beloved restaurants and bars: Brown Sugar Kitchen, Cholita Linda, Hog’s Apothecary, Kronnerburger, and Ramen Shop. Alongside these recipes, the cookbook features the colorful work of 16 artists from the Creative Growth Art Center, the oldest and largest organization of its kind, providing adults with developmental, mental, and physical disabilities with a professional studio environment and gallery representation. Printed and bound in San Francisco, the cookbook stands up in an easy-to-use easel format for viewing artwork on one side and the recipe on the other.

Author Biography

Creative Rescue: Susan Kay and Teri Hauswirth founded Creative Rescue in 2011, whose mission is to utilize nonprofit arts organizations to create products, with proceeds of their sales benefiting animal rescue groups. While there are numerous shelters and rescue groups that make animal adoption easily accessible, some are well funded, others operate on shoestring budgets and struggle month to month to sustain the animals in foster situations.

Creative Growth: Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland serves adult artists with developmental, mental and physical disabilities, providing a professional studio environment for artistic development, gallery exhibition and representation and a social atmosphere among peers.