Indie Rockers Reveal Recipes in New Cookbook

While she’s been manning the controls here at Brooklyn Record for the past year, editor Kara Zuaro has found the time to put the finishing touches on what is sure to be the must-have cookbook of the spring season, I Like Food, Food Tastes Good. Zuaro was able to coax favorite recipes out of more than 100 bands. And while the sophistication level varies, they reveal that there is more than a chance connection between music and cuisine. Sometimes all musicians have to think about is their next meal, she says.

Other connections? Music is a really social activity, and cooking can be too, says Ed Droste, of Brooklyn’s experimental folk quartet Grizzly Bear (pictured). Or maybe it comes down to a broader appreciation for art of all kinds. As Justin Chearno, who plays guitar for Panthers and is the wine buyer for Williamsburg’s Uva Wines, says. You hear music at the perfect time on the perfect day and you have this beautiful cinematic moment, he says. It’s the same with drinking wine.

I Like Food, Food Tastes Good (Hyperion) comes out April 24.
Batter of the Bands [Time Out NY]
Photo by Justin Borucki