An Evening with Pat Tanumihardja Celebrating Mortar and Pestle
An Evening with Pat Tanumihardja Celebrating Mortar and Pestle
January 22, 2025 @ 07:00pm
Join MORTAR AND PESTLE Author Patricia Tanumihardja and Bold Fork Books' Brinda Penmetsa for a festive evening celebating and exploring Indonesian culture and cuisine. A select Indonesian bite from the book will be prepared by Detri Biyanindita of Kopi House!
ABOUT THE COOKBOOK
“Indonesia—a country consisting of 17,500 islands—has one of the world’s most diverse food cultures. Patricia has done a wonderful job of interpreting this unique food culture through her mother’s recipes and her own culinary lens. I like how she describes spices, aromatics and Indonesian-specific ingredients to enhance the reader’s knowledge, and explains the cuisine starting from the very basics.” -Chef William Wongso, Indonesian Culinary Expert and Consultant
Mother/daughter team, Juliana and Pat, indulge readers with their vibrant collection of 80 delicious recipes and their intimate knowledge of Indonesian cuisine. The accessible recipes in the MORTAR AND PESTLE cookbook encompass popular dishes that appeal to both native Indonesians and those new to the cuisine, all of which can be easily replicated by home cooks using easily accessed ingredients available.
Old family photographs and cozy, family narratives bring the reader into the authors' home and allow them to travel vicariously through food. Written with the distinct sensibility of an Indonesian who was born and grew up in Indonesia (Julia) and her daughter who was raised in the culture and taught to cook from a young age (Pat), this comprehensive cookbook is lighthearted and punctuated with practical, how-to instruction. Mortar and Pestle proves Indonesian food can be prepared in any kitchen, anywhere in the world.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Born in Jakarta and raised in Singapore, Patricia Tanumihardja is a food writer and cookbook author. In addition to publishing four cookbooks and two food-themed children's books, her bylines have appeared in Washington Post, Epicurious, Food52, and Serious Eats.
ABOUT THE MODERATOR
Originally from Houston, Brinda Penmetsa moved to Washington, D.C. in 2020. She found a sense of community in her role first as Bookseller then later as Events and Marketing Coordinator at Bold Fork Books. She is passionate about volunteerism and food justice and also serves as the Northern Virginia Coordinator for Food Rescue US, an organization dedicated to combatting hunger in the DMV region.
