The Lisa Ekus Group is a full service culinary agency.
We provide Literary and Talent representation as well as Media Training and Consulting services. It is our belief that a vibrant culinary industry is the result of many voices and collaborations. We work to support and connect culinary professionals across all platforms.
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Services
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Literary Agency
Turn your book dreams into book deals.
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Talent Agency
Turn your talent into paid endorsements.
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Consulting
Find Your Path. What do you want? How do you get there?
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Media Training
Learn how to be camera and crowd ready.
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À la Carte
Discover one-off solutions for your book, brand, and business.
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Presentations + Workshops
Bring our knowledge to you.
Talent
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Jennie Ripps & Maria Littlefield
Do you want to work with Jennie and Maria? Click here! Jennie is the founder of Owl’s Brew and sister company Brew Lab Tea, which specializes in creating artisanal custom tea blends. Previous to starting her own companies, Jennie was the director of the sponsorship division of a boutique marketing firm. Jennie is a graduate of Goldman Sachs’ […]
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Yukari Sakamoto
Do you want to work with Yukari? Click here! Born in Tokyo and raised in Minnesota, Yukari Sakamoto is trained as a chef, sommelier, and a shochu advisor. She has been a columnist with Metropolis magazine in Tokyo for five years and has contributed to several publications including Food & Wine, Saveur, and Time magazine. She […]
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Matthew Prescott
Do you want to work with Matthew? Click here! Matthew Prescott is Senior Food Policy Director for The Humane Society of the United States and Advisor to the Good Food Institute. He’s a leading figure in the global movement to reform the way we farm and eat. He’s a sought-after speaker, published writer and thought leader on […]
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Laura Bashar
Do you want to work with Laura? Click here! Laura is half-Persian and half-American and was raised eating gourmet meals that her working mother prepared. She quickly learned that the family meal was where stories were shared, memories were made, and, of course, good food was enjoyed. Laura brought her culinary enthusiasm to her own family’s […]
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Paula Shoyer
Do you want to work with Paula? Click here! Paula Shoyer, known as “the kosher baker,” is the author of The Holiday Kosher Baker (Sterling 2013), The Kosher Baker: 160 Dairy-Free Recipes from Traditional to Trendy (Brandeis 2010), and The New Passover Menu (Sterling 2015). She is a freelance writer for the Washington Post, Hadassah, Whisk, Joy […]
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Ronnie Woo
Do you want to work with Ronnie? Click here! For as long as I can remember, I have always marched to the beat of my own drum. As a child growing up in Bellevue, Washington, I got into all kinds of mischief and trouble, from routinely disregarding my parents’ rules about pets (I was particularly fond […]
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Featured Titles
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SMART MEAL PREP FOR BEGINNERS: Recipes and Weekly Plans for Healthy, Ready-to-Go Meals
Smart meal prep means you never have to ask what’s for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. In SMART MEAL PREP FOR BEGINNERS, meal prep expert Toby Amidor makes it easier than ever to start (and stick with) meal prep, so that you have ready-to-go healthy meals every day of the week. […]
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THE CONFIDENT COOK: Basic Recipes and How to Build on Them (Picador Cookstr Classics)
Irena Chalmers shows readers that anyone who can understand a few basic home cooking tricks can be a star in the kitchen. THE CONFIDENT COOK demonstrates that there are in fact only four or five basic cooking methods and that with these methods you can vastly expand your recipe repertoire. […]
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SOUL: A Chef’s Culinary Evolution in 150 Recipes
James Beard Award-nominated Chef Todd Richards shares his personal culinary exploration of soul food. Black American chefs and cooks are often typecast as the experts of only one cuisine—soul food, but Todd Richards’ food is anything but stereotypical. Taste his Hot-Chicken-Style Country-Fried Lamb Steak or Blueberry-Sweet Tea-Brined Chicken Thighs as […]
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TOTS!: 50 Tot-ally Awesome Recipes from Totchos to Sweet Po-tot-o Pie
It’s a fact: Americans love tots, and last year consumed 3.5 billion of them. And not just at home. From fast-food joints to high-end restaurants, chefs are joining the tot trend, serving exotically spiced tots or fun mash-ups like Totchos, with tots replacing the corn chips in nachos. But now, […]
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THE CAMP & CABIN COOKBOOK: 100 Recipes to Prepare Wherever You Go
“In The Camp & Cabin Cookbook, Laura Bashar opened my eyes to the adventures and pleasures of cooking a world of wonderful dishes outdoors. Her gorgeous photographs and inviting recipes make me eager to enjoy campfire cooking and put our charcoal grill to use. And while I’m planning my outdoor culinary […]
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THE WICKED HEALTHY COOKBOOK: Free. From. Animals.
THE WICKED HEALTHY COOKBOOK takes badass plant-based cooking to a whole new level. The chefs have pioneered innovative cooking techniques such as pressing and searing mushrooms until they reach a rich and delicious meat-like consistency. Inside, you’ll find informative sidebars and must-have tips on everything from oil-free and gluten-free cooking […]
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THE BOURBON COUNTRY COOKBOOK: New Southern Entertaining: 95 Recipes and More from a Modern Kentucky Kitchen
Bourbon, the first uniquely American distilled spirit, is nearly synonymous with Kentucky, its birthplace. The state conjures images of lush bluegrass hills punctuated with white fences, rolling green pastures, cold bourbon cocktails sweating in the sun, and hundreds of well-dress racegoers urging their steeds of choice to the finish line—all […]
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THE HANDMADE MAMA: Simple Crafts, Healthy Recipes, and Natural Bath + Body Products for Mama and Baby
On this life-changing journey into mamahood, making your own healthy recipes, soothing skin care products, and everyday baby items allows you to choose what goes into and on your–and your baby’s–body. From Mary Helen Leonard, a natural lifestyle writer and the creator of the popular blog Mary Makes Good, THE […]
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SECRETS OF THE SOUTHERN TABLE: A Food Lover’s Tour of the Global South
From the rolling hills and hollows in Appalachia to the flat salt marshes of South Carolina to an urban farm in metro-Atlanta, the South has a strong tradition of good food and generous hospitality. The region is well known for fried chicken, grits, and biscuits (and there are irresistible recipes […]
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THE EASY 5-INGREDIENT HEALTHY COOKBOOK: Simple Recipes to Make Healthy Eating Delicious
From the trusted nutritionist behind the bestselling healthy cookbook on meal prep comes THE EASY 5-INGREDIENT HEALTHY COOKBOOK―your next course in healthy meals made super simple. Keeping balanced meals on the table can be tough when you’re busy. That’s why registered dietitian nutritionist and bestselling healthy cookbook author, Toby Amidor, […]
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FAMILY TABLE: Farm Cooking from the Elliott Homestead
“Shaye Elliott not only delivers a gorgeous cookbook filled with thoughtful flavor-forward recipes, but also one that deftly interweaves a very deep-rooted message of family, sustainable farming, and stewardship. She’s able to tackle all these subjects with grace and humor, leaving us with a book that’s as inspiring as it […]
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GREEN ENOUGH: Eat Better, Live Cleaner, Be Happier (All Without Driving Your Family Crazy!)
What’s really in that cleaning spray? Those tortilla chips? That deodorant? Brace yourself- in GREEN ENOUGH, Mamavation blogger Leah Segedie uncovers the truth behind the food and household products that are filled with synthetic chemicals and toxins. From furniture to packaged food, Leah empowers you to detoxify your home, diet, […]
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HEIRLOOM VEGETABLE GARDENING (updated)
“This book is sure to be a modern classic and is one of the most important books on gardening in the current century.” —Jere Gettle, founder, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds HEIRLOOM VEGETABLE GARDENING has always been a book for gardeners and cooks interested in unique flavors, colors, and history […]
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FOOD IS THE SOLUTION: What to Eat to Save the World–80+ Recipes for a Greener Planet and a Healthier You
“The way we eat reflects how we are taking care of the planet. This book can guide us towards real change.” — Alice Waters In FOOD IS THE SOLUTION, Matthew Prescott, Senior Food Policy Director for the Humane Society and a leader in the environmental food movement, shows how our […]
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RISOTTO AND BEYOND: 100 Authentic Italian Rice Recipes for Antipasti, Soups, Salads, Risotti, One-Dish Meals, and Desserts
Rice is a staple of northern Italy and, because of this, a rich and varied rice-based cookery has developed in this region. From acclaimed Chicago chef John Coletta of Quartino Ristorante comes a recipe collection focusing on a relatively unexplored area of Italian cuisine—rice cookery. In RISOTTO & BEYOND: 100 […]
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HOT FOR FOOD VEGAN COMFORT CLASSICS: 101 Recipes to Feed Your Face
A fun and irreverent take on vegan comfort food that’s saucy, sweet, sassy, and most definitely deep-fried, from YouTube sensation Lauren Toyota of Hot for Food. In this bold collection of more than 100 recipes, the world of comfort food and vegan cooking collide as Lauren Toyota shares her favorite […]
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SERIOUSLY GOOD FREEZER MEALS: 150 Easy Recipes to Save Your Time, Money and Sanity
Don’t freeze up when your family asks what’s for dinner — reach into the freezer instead. SERIOUSLY GOOD FREEZER MEALS provides home cooks with the tools they need to make delectable, healthy meals using fresh and flavorful ingredients, with information on shopping, cooking, freezing, thawing and everything in between. This unique […]
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TOM FITZMORRIS’S NEW ORLEANS FOOD (Revised and Expanded Edition): More Than 250 of the City’s Best Recipes to Cook at Home
Tom Fitzmorris is uniquely qualified to write about the food of New Orleans. Born in the Crescent City on Mardi Gras, he has been eating, celebrating, and writing about the city’s cuisine for more than 30 years. Now Fitzmorris is refreshing his bestselling cookbook NEW ORLEANS FOOD. The book features all of […]
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THE SOUTHERN SYMPATHY COOKBOOK: Funeral Food with a Twist
Comforting casseroles; jugs of sweet tea; creamy, cheesy potatoes—all these foods provide sympathy and sustenance for the bereaved. There are times when your instinct, your heart’s reaction, is to prepare food. To comfort a grieving family and remove at least one mundane worry from their day. To help out a […]
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COCONUTS AND COLLARDS: Recipes and Stories from Puerto Rico to the Deep South
When her family moved from Puerto Rico to Atlanta, Von Diaz traded plantains, roast pork, and Malta for grits, fried chicken, and sweet tea. Brimming with humor and nostalgia, COCONUTS AND COLLARDS is a recipe-packed memoir of growing up Latina in the Deep South. The stories center on the women […]
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VEGAN COOKING IN YOUR AIR FRYER: 75 Incredible Comfort Food Recipes with Half the Calories
VEGAN COOKING IN YOUR AIR FRYER provides plant-based dishes with all the decadence of fried food without the added calories. Using little to no oil, these recipes result in wholesome and delicious meals with less mess, but the perfect texture, every time. You will be amazed at how fast you […]