‘ISLAS’

Von Diaz is an Emmy Award-winning documentarian, food historian, and author of Islas: A Celebration of Tropical Cooking (Chronicle 2024) and Coconuts & Collards: Recipes and Stories from Puerto Rico to the Deep South. 

Born in Puerto Rico and raised in Atlanta, GA, she explores food culture, memory, and ancestry. She has contributed recipes and essays to a number of cookbooks and anthologies. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, The Washington Post,  Bon Appétit, NPR, Food & Wine Magazine, Eater, Condé Nast Traveler, and Epicurious. She has also been a reporter for NPR, StoryCorps, The Splendid Table, WNYC, PRI’s The World, and Feet in 2 Worlds.

Website: https://www.vondiaz.com/books

Social: @cocinacriolla

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