Faith Kramer learned to love Shab­bat from her grand­moth­er, who was a ter­ri­ble cook, and how to impro­vise recipes from her moth­er, who was a fear­less one. Now Kramer is a writer, recipe devel­op­er, and speak­er on Jew­ish food­ways. She is cook­ing colum­nist for j., the Jew­ish News of North­ern Cal­i­for­nia, and lives in the San Fran­cis­co Bay Area.