I am in the midst of a kitchen renovation and have relocated cooking operations – a toaster oven and a borrowed hotplate – to the bedroom. As such, I have been bolstered and inspired by the Hotplate Gourmet, Erin Culbreth. Erin lives in a tiny West Village apartment with a “barely-there kitchen,” which, as she notes, is not uncommon in NYC. It’s true, one does get used to working in small spaces and with limited resources. But Erin has not let square footage curtail her passions. She documents her maneuvers in her blog, Hotplate Confidential, where she shares recipes and photos of luscious meals that would impress even a suburban kitchen dweller. Erin’s also a featured home cook contestant on food52, an online recipe collective developed by Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs.

If you live in the tiny kitchen capital, you’re invited to join Erin and me (both Bates College alumnae) for a conversation on Dec. 3 at the Williams Club.

Tiny kitchen > big dinner

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