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Food writer/editor/cookbook collaborator/writing coach. Connoisseur of Miss. Delta hot tamales.

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Monti Carlo’s debut cookbook dishes stories, recipes in ‘Spanglish’

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By Susan Puckett Verified
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Verified
I hadn’t intended to spend the morning before Mother’s Day at Your DeKalb International Farmers Market. I knew it would be a madhouse. But there I was, wading through a throng of last-minute shoppers in search of tamarind paste. I needed it for the Tamarind Roast Chicken I had been drooling over in AJC senior food and dining editor Monti Carlo’s gorgeous debut cookbook, “Spanglish: Recipes and Stories” (Simon Element, $32.50), available May 19.
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How immigrants shaped Atlanta’s dining scene

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By Susan Puckett Verified
| Atlanta Magazine Verified
Duck served at Lazy Betty Photograph by Martha Williams Susan Puckett is a freelance food and culture writer who has authored or coauthored more than a dozen cookbooks. Her collaborations with Atlanta chefs include Root to Leaf with Miller Union chef Steven Satterfield and Turnip Greens & Tortillas with Taqueria del Sol chef Eddie Hernandez. She was food editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution from 1990 to 2008.
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New cookbook delivers recipes from Lazy Betty chef’s personal kitchen

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By Susan Puckett Verified
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Verified
Food & Dining Ron Hsu’s home cooking is influenced by his Eastern roots and Southern ingredients. Lazy Betty executive chef Ron Hsu stands inside his home kitchen on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Atlanta. The chef recently released his cookbook “Down South + East,” which features more than 100 Chinese-inspired Southern dishes.
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