Tastemade x Prepd
“TAKE BACK LUNCH” COOKBOOK
editing / writing / recipe editing / fact-checking
Tastemade, known for award-winning video series that reach 13 million+ monthly viewers on streaming platforms, also develops cookbooks. “Take Back Lunch: 100+ Lunches You’ll Actually Want to Eat” is full of easy-yet-aspirational lunch ideas and part of Tastemade’s collaboration with the bento box brand Prepd.
The concept grew out of a statistic: 65% of Americans eat lunch at their desks. So we put together 100+ original lunch recipes inspired by global cuisines—and broke down exactly how to pack them for the office.
My role: Editor & Writer
For the book, I crafted recipe headnotes, the introduction, and how-to and tips sections along with another writer. I also line-edited and fact-checked the entire book, including all 100 recipes, the table of contents, and the index.
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Collaborators // recipe developer, creative director, & stylist: Merce Muse, copywriter: Megan Martin
With original recipes, photography, illustrations, how-tos, and tips, the 300-page book came together over just 4 months. Scroll to see how-to excerpts, recipes, and other sample spreads.
Aside from editing recipes and how-tos, I also copyedited the contents and index pages, ensuring all page numbers, titles, and cross references were accurate and error-free.
