Feed your inner food nerd

ABOUT THE GASTRONERD

It all started around the kitchen table...

Julianne Feder, food nerd extraordinaire, gives you detailed backgrounds on everyday and exotic ingredients, along with unique stories about each one. Browse around for simple recipes, consumer tips, and learn why each ingredient is a culinary treasure.

A graduate of the French Culinary Institute (now ICC), Julianne is a classically trained chef who has cooked in Michelin starred restaurarnts such as Marea in New York City & Lidia Bastianich's Felidia. She is also the founder of TheGastroNerd.com, where she gives readers the foundation to master kitchen basics (plus nerd out with her about food). Her mission? To bring her peers back to the table by empowering her generation to take charge of their kitchen by dispelling their fears and conquering the basics.