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December 4 – Free Lunch N Learn: Comfort Food, Self-Care & Writing

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Comfort Food, Self-Care & Writing

Thursday, December 4 at 12 – 1pm PDT

A FREE Virtual Event

Unable to attend? No worries. Register anyway and receive the replay!

Feed your body and your creativity! Join WNBA–San Francisco for a deliciously inspiring Lunch n Learn with Chef Rossi, author of The Raging Skillet and The Punk Rock Queen of the Jews, and Jessie-Sierra Ross, author of Seasons Around the Table and creator of Straight to the Hips, Baby.

In this lively conversation — moderated by networking ambasador Debra Eckerling, The Book Proposal Expert — Chef Rossi and Jessie-Sierra will share how food, storytelling, and self-care intertwine. Discover how cooking and writing both nourish the soul, how comfort food can fuel creativity, and how taking time for yourself can make your stories even richer.

Bring your lunch, your appetite for inspiration, and your favorite notebook!

Come for the conversation, stay for the community, and leave feeling full in every sense of the word. 

About the Speakers
Chef Rossi is the director, owner, and executive chef of “The Raging Skillet,” a cutting-edge catering company known for breaking any and all rules. She penned the memoirs, The Raging Skillet and The Punk Rock Queen of the Jews, and has also written two full-length plays, a number of one-act comedies, and a one-woman stage adaptation of The Punk Rock Queen of the Jews. She hosts the Raging and Eating podcast. TheRagingSkillet.com.

 

Jessie-Sierra Ross is a food stylist, photographer, and creator of the award-winning blog Straight to the Hips, Baby. Her debut cookbook, Seasons Around the Table, celebrates the beauty of fresh, seasonal cooking and the joy of gathering. Jessie-Sierra’s work has appeared in Better Homes & Gardens, The FeedFeed, and Taste of Home. She brings her warmth, creativity, and culinary passion to every conversation.

 

Moderator: Debra Eckerling is a goal strategist, author, podcaster, and book proposal expert who helps writers, entrepreneurs, and consultants transform their ideas into sellable book proposals. Debra is the author of Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning and Achieving Your Goals and 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting, and hosts Taste Buds with Deb, GoalChat, and the Book Proposal Podcast. Learn more at TasteBudswithDeb.com and TheBookProposalExpert.com, and connect with Debra on LinkedIn.

 

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December 4 @ 12pm PDT — A FREE WNBASF Virtual Event 

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