INTERVIEW: Chelsea Monroe-Cassel Discusses Creating Food From the Future for The Star Trek Cookbook
T. Rick Jones talks to Chelsea Monroe-Cassel, author of THE STAR TREK COOKBOOK.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2022 - In 1999, the Star Trek Cookbook was released, full of recipes from each series in the franchise. Since then, there have been more series and more foods in the Star Trek universe, so it seems like the right time for an update, and Chelsea-Monroeis-Cassel is here to help.
Author of The Elder Scrolls: The Official Cookbook, A Feast of Ice and Fire: The Official Game of Thrones Companion Cookbook, and Firefly - The Big Damn Cookbook, Monroe-Cassel knows how to take fictional recipes and turn them into real masterpieces. She joined me to talk about designing Ktarian Pudding, mixing Romulan Ale, and making gagh if you’re out of blood worms.
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T is the Managing Editor for Daily Star Trek News and a contributing writer for Sherlock Holmes Magazine and a Shakespeare nerd. He may have been the last professional Stage Manager to work with Leonard Nimoy, has worked Off-Broadway and regionally, and is the union Stage Manager for Legacy Theatre, where he is currently working with Julie Andrews. after which he’ll be working on Richard III at Elm Shakespeare Company.
