Lee Svitak Dean

Co-author of "Kitchens of Hope" (2025) and "The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book" (2024). Former food editor at the Minnesota Star Tribune.

[Lee Svitak Dean @LeeSDean]

Publication day! Immigrant stories and recipes from more than 30 countries, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Timely and inspirational (we need that now!) with terrific recipes. @UMinnPress #pubdate #newcookbook

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Delighted to be one of the finalists w a book on immigration and food traditions w Kitchens of Hope

[U of MN Press @UMinnPress]

Three wonderful Foreword INDIES finalists!

House on Rondo (Juvenile Fiction)
My Seven Mothers (Autobiography & Memoir)
Kitchens of Hope (Cooking)

https://t.co/WA0HKhQnkg

@LeeSDean

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Look what's on the summer reading list: a book on immigration and food (says this happy co-author)

[U of MN Press @UMinnPress]

Page-turners that are new and hot right now: Thanks @mspmag for this excellent list that includes @petergeye @LeeSDean @StaciaKalinoski and Deborah Jiang-Stein!
https://t.co/Z8mKXyPwju

[U of MN Press @UMinnPress]

Out today: Kitchens of Hope, a glimpse into the kitchens and lives of immigrants from more than thirty countries, with tasty recipes including curry, mole, biryani, pho, and more. Co-compiled by @LeeSDean.

#PubDay #NewCookbook #KitchensOfHope

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Here’s the TPT crew of “Almanac:” @CathyWurzer @EricEskola @kaomig with Rick Nelson and me.

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Tonight on Almanac at 7 p.m.:
- @MNSteveSimon on ballot recounts and high voter turnout
- @ProfDSchultz, @HamlineU, on President-Elect Trump’s incoming administration
- Authors @LeeSDean and Rick Nelson share their new cookbook "The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book"

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Thrilled to be part of the 2025 spring books that represent the centennial year of @UMinnPress, with “Kitchens of Hope”

[U of MN Press @UMinnPress]

Announcing our Spring/Summer list of books—extra special as they will publish during our ✨centennial✨ in 2025.

Feat: @LeeSDean @DerekSDenman @petergeye @joshua_gooch @StaciaKalinoski @amyklobuchar @professahKwate @WilliLempert @AlexMenrisky @julesod2

https://t.co/9fuYzqLNZW

[Lee Svitak Dean @LeeSDean]

We vote “Yes” on cookies. Ready to talk about why Minnesotans are the best bakers.

[U of MN Press @UMinnPress]

Cookies, cookies, cookies: The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book is here! 100 best recipes from 20 years of the @StarTribune 's holiday cookie contest, compiled by @LeeSDean and @RickNelsonMN

[Chris Hewitt @HewittSTrib]

Can't-wait-to-read books in November include the latest from Richard Price, @LeeSDean and @RickNelsonMN
https://t.co/UOSKwRuyHW

[The Minnesota Star Tribune @StarTribune]

The wait is over: ‘The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book’ is out Nov. 5 https://t.co/YFu0b6Rw7i

[Chris Hewitt @HewittSTrib]

People! There's an update/expansion on the way of @RickNelsonMN and @LeeSDean 's must-have cookie (contest) cookbook from @UMinnPress in November. It's gorgeous! The @StribGoingOut book room also has the new @richardosman and new @theholdsteady children's book

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@HewittSTrib @RickNelsonMN @UMinnPress @StribGoingOut @richardosman @theholdsteady Thanks for the shout-out! We are counting the days till publication. Go, cookies!

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What a treat to read this delightful interview of @ricknelsonmn https://t.co/tYUmdIU4FP

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Big news from the cookie world: Thrilled to announce The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book, co-authored with
@RickNelsonMN based on recipes from you-know-where but for every sweet tooth. Fall pub; pre-sales now. @UMinnPress @StarTribune

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Always a delight to hear from @ChefJoseAndres on Spain, family and food https://t.co/tTIqRvZV9U @ArtfulLivingMag

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Delighted to see chef @karyntomlinson of #myriel in the WSJ food section https://t.co/BuSZE5eRW3

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A look at the past, when Mikhail and Raisa Gorbachev visited Minnesota https://t.co/ZXgu9CRJwa

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A stormy night to remember in a covered wagon at the Ingalls Homestead in SD (think Laura Ingalls Wilder) https://t.co/01G8hl4IJo

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Always happy to interview Minnesota's most prolific cookbook author, Beatrice Ojakangas https://t.co/hDnGH77NWr

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Delighted to have a virtual chat with @senatormayukh on food and immigration and his brilliant new book, Thurs, 2-24, 6 pm CST. Details at https://t.co/tM7XbNOaUQ. Preview interview @startribune https://t.co/mLE1ZgjibE 📷Christopher Gregory-Rivera @AmSwedInstitute