Please join us Saturday May 31 from 3pm to 4:30 for an in-store book signing and cookbook conversation with Rachel Simons, co-founder of cult-favorite artisanal tahini brand Seed+Mill, who will discuss her first cookbook Sesame x Global Recipes + Stories of an Ancient Seed (published by Ten Speed Press), an approachable collection of 80+ recipes celebrating the sesame seed. Our cookbook conversation will be led by Sarah Copeland, the acclaimed cookbook writer and chef behind Edible Living.

Sesame honors the evolution, history, and diversity of the humble seed. Whether it’s in its original seed-form, tahini (a ground sesame paste), sesame oil, or halva (a delicate, fudge-like candy made from sesame paste), sesame shines in both traditional and modern global recipes. In addition to Simons’ own favorites, the book is filled with contributions from a slate of noted chefs and food luminaries including David Lebovitz, Molly Yeh, Nisha Vora, Zoë François, and more. 

Rachel Simons, image by Alan Benson

ABOUT RACHEL SIMONS

Rachel is the founder of Seed+Mill, the first store devoted to sesame products in the United States. Their high-quality tahini and halva are favorites of chefs and home cooks alike and are carried in over 1700 stores, including Whole Foods Markets, Sprouts, and specialty stores across the US. Seed+Mill has been featured in Forbes, The New York Times, Food52, Bon Appétit, and more. Rachel was born in Australia but now lives in New York with her family and beloved dachshund, who is partial to tahini too!