Author Talk: Native California Ingredients with Sara Calvosa Olson

Sunday, 11/15/2026
3:00 - 4:00

Suitable for:

All Ages

Celebrate the tapestry of Native Californian food in a conversation with cookbook author Sara Calvosa Olson (Karuk). Calvosa Olson, a talented food writer and editor, reimagines some of California's oldest foods, infusing them with her own delicious and inventive twists. With over seventy seasonal recipes, this cookbook takes you on a culinary odyssey, guiding you through the flavors of Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer. From elk chili beans and acorn crepes to wild boar pozole and huckleberry hand pies, each dish is a celebration of Indigenous ingredients and the bountiful diversity of California's natural landscape.

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Native American and Indigenous Heritage Interest

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Spotlight

This program is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.

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