Susan Russo is a freelance food writer, cookbook author and recipe developer. She publishes stories, recipes and photographs on her popular food blog, Food Blogga, which has been named a “Site We Love” by Saveur magazine, “50 Best Food Blogs” by Delish.com and “Blog of the Day” by the “Julie and Julia” website.

Susan is a regular contributor to NPR’s “Kitchen Window,” where she wrote the two most viewed stories of 2009. Her work also appears in the magazines Cooking Light and Edible San Diego as well as many online sources including the Chicago Sun-Times.

Her first cookbook, Recipes Every Man Should Know was released in November 2010, and her second book The Encyclopedia of Sandwiches Recipes, History, and Trivia for Everything Between Sliced Bread was released in April, 2011 (both by Quirk Books).

When Susan isn’t cooking, eating, or writing about cooking or eating, she enjoys hiking, searching for “Mad Men” dresses, drinking craft beer and buying purple colored produce at any of the 40+ farmers markets in San Diego.

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December 2010

Saturday 4 December 9 am to 1.30 pm

Book Signing and Cooking Demo

Little Italy Mercato, India Street, San Diego

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Saturday 11 December 11 o’clock hour

Radio interview with Bruce Newbury

Dining Out and The Tasting Show, AM 790

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Saturday 11 December 2-5pm

Book Signing

Barnes & Noble in the Mira Mesa Market Center, Mira Mesa, CA

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Sunday 12 December 9am-1pm

Book Signing

Hillcrest Farmers’ Market, 3960 Normal Street in DMV parking lot

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Thursday 16 December, time TBD

Radio Interview

The Buddy Cianci Show, WPRO 630 and 99.7 FM

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Friday 17 December 5-7 pm

Book Signing

Borders Books, Providence Place Mall, Providence, RI

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Saturday 18 December 1-3 pm

Book signing

Borders Books, Garden City Shopping Center, Cranston, RI

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Sunday 19 December 1-3 pm

Book Signing

Stop & Shop, Frenchtown Rd, Hunt River Commons, North Kingstown RI

Here, finally, is a book of the essential recipes every guy should know. This little black book is full of the basic recipes and techniques to get you started in the kitchen, and it offer somes great variations to impress friends, family, and the ladies. We tell you which pots and pans to buy, what’s the difference between slicing and dicing, and how many pints are in a quart? (Two.)

No matter the occasion, we’ve got recipes that won’t fail you:

• Romantic dinner for her? Creamy Shrimp Fettucine
• Throwing a party? Beer Margaritas and Bacon Guacamole
• Dinner alone? Perfect Panfried Pork Chops and Garlicky Spinach
• Tailgating? Jumbalaya and Beef and Beer Chili
• Lazy Sunday breakfast? Fool-Proof French Toast and Sausage-and-Egg Breakfast Hash

We’ve even got recipes for ”The Hangover Cure,” (yes, it works), The Perfect Burger, Camping Grub, No-Bake Cheesecake, and more! All this goodness fits snugly in your back pocket, so you don’t even need a grocery list. What more could you ask for?

Order your copy of Recipes Every Man Should Know, co-authored with Brett Cohen, through Irreference.com or Amazon.com today!

How do you keep a Dagwood from toppling over? What makes a Po’ Boy so crispy and crunchy? And who was the genius that invented the Fluffernutter? Discover these answers and more in The Encyclopedia of Sandwiches—a chunky little cookbook dedicated to everything between sliced bread.

The book includes every sandwich imaginable, provides tried-and-true recipes, tips and tricks, and fascinating regional and historical trivia about the best snack of all time. Quick how-to instructions will ensure that every Panini is toasted to buttery perfection, every Sloppy Joe is deliciously sloppy, and every Dagwood is stacked to perfection! The Encyclopedia of Sandwiches is essential reading for sandwich connoisseurs everywhere.

The Encyclopedia of Sandwiches: Recipes, History, and Trivia for Everything Between Sliced Bread will be released on April 5, 2010. You can pre-order your copy through Random House or Amazon.com today!

After a memorable trip home to RI  that involved a burly TSA security guard and big block of Reggiano-Parmigiana cheese, I started my blog, Food Blogga. (Yes, that’s Rhode Islandese for Food Blogger.) There you’ll find my musings on food and life, original recipes and photography, and book and product reviews.