Taste of Tucson : West Margin Press : 9781513141879 : 1513141872 : 04 Jun 2020 : Author cooks, styles and photographs food in her natural-light studio and documents food & travel on location. UNESCO designated Tucson as the first capitol of gastronomy. Edited and designed by former Williams Sonoma cookbook developers, this will be gifty and luxe produced. Her popular food photography and recipe blog "Jackie's Happy Plate", showcases her culinary adventures as a Midwesterner transplanted to the Sonoran Desert. She is especially interested in the emotional, psychological and spiritual relationship that people have with food and drink. Food lends itself to vast symbolism and interpretation and she loves the rituals surrounding it. She has been featured in articles for Reader's Digest, CNN, Good Morning America, The New York Times & NPR. Her food blog, Jackie's Happy Plate has been featured in numerous online publications including Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Glamour, Better Homes and Gardens,