The savory fruit recipes in "Pulp" by Abra Berens include poached salmon with rhubarb salad and pine nut relish. (Courtesy of Chronicle Books) The chef and cookbook author Abra Berens often gets ...

One of the first big meals I ever made with my friend and mentor Rodger Bowser was a dinner celebrating a local farm that raised incredible heritage chickens. While the chickens were the star, the ...

The chef and cookbook author Abra Berens often gets compliments on her cooking that are a bit backhanded. "More often than I really am comfortable with, people say that didn't sound good but I really ...