About

My first memories are of food.

From baking fruit tarts in my Mimi’s kitchen in the Valley of Los Angeles to devouring my Grandmother’s cream gravy and fried okra in the Hill Country of Texas—my experience of food cuts a wide swath across styles of cooking, geographical locales, and generational recipes, something I’ve always been grateful to claim.

For most of us, food is full of emotional attachment and historical value. From family recipes to newfound treasures, food is a way of expressing love, legacy, and generosity.

Not long into the pandemic, I joined the culinary revolution on social media and began sharing various dishes and baked goods. I got a lot of requests for recipes and quite a few questions on the best way to do this or the best product for that. I decided the most efficient way to share (and avoid the algorithm determining who saw what and when) was by email. The email list grew, and I got requests for a website so people could access all the recipes anytime; depending on when you joined the list, you missed a few good ones.

This is how we arrived at Fork to Paper. I write for a living and discovered a love for sharing the stories about each recipe I’ve discovered and loved. If I was going to send an email, I wanted it to be more like a letter with a recipe attached than just a list of ingredients and directions.

You’ll find more than just recipes and how-to here. Fork to Paper is about the stories of food as told by you, me, and generations past. I’m thrilled to have you join me on this journey of culinary discovery and gastronomical history.

Hugs from afar,
Julia (in the Kitchen)