The ground-breaking cookbook SALT FAT ACID HEAT contains over 150 detailed drawings, charts and diagrams. Wendy worked with Chef, Writer and Teacher Samin Nosrat for over five years to bring this book to life - it’s since won a ton of awards and is now a Netflix series. (You can see watch them cook and draw together in Episode 4!)
New York Times Bestseller and Winner of the 2018 James Beard Award for Best General Cookbook and multiple ICAP Cookbook Awards Named one of the Best Books of 2017 by: NPR, BuzzFeed, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Rachel Ray Every Day, San Francisco Chronicle, Vice Munchies, Elle.com, Glamour, Eater, Newsday, Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Seattle Times, Tampa Bay Times, Tasting Table, Modern Farmer, Publishers Weekly, and more.
Wendy was featured on PBS NewsHour's Brief But Spectacular where she talked about the merits of illustrated journalism and telling people's stories through drawing.
Watch the video here.»
The New York Times bestseller is filled with author Caroline Paul's own inspiring stories of adventure, profiles of girl heroes past & present, and confidence and skill building activities for kids and adults alike. The Gutsy Girl helps teach girls (and boys) to view the world through the lens of bravery instead of fear.
Buy a copy signed by Caroline and Wendy here.»
Bullhorn, The California Sunday Magazine
Five Great Blocks, AFAR Magazine
Dogtown Redemption, Poster for the film by Amir Soltanin and Chihiro Wimbush, 2016
Geisha in Gion, Kyoto, Personal Collection
Kyoto Street, Personal Collection
Bill Cunningham Tribute, New York Times, 2016
Meanwhile, Pier 70 in Its Own Words (detail), Forest City & Zyzzyva Magazine
Susan Sontag on Love, Brain Pickings
Lost Cat, A True Story of Love, Desperation and GPS Technology (Bloomsbury, 2013)
Lost Cat, A True Story of Love, Desperation and GPS Technology (Bloomsbury, 2013)
Jay Walkers of New York, Brain Pickings
Summer After Sandy, New York Times
Fertility Disputes, New York Times
Meanwhile, 6th Street in Its Own Words (detail), Intersection for the Arts & The Rumpus
Maira and Daniel Listen, City Arts & Lecture
Chickens, 826 Valencia Quarterly
Living in SF Means, The Bold Italic
Susan Sontag on Art, Brain Pickings
Black Jet Bakery, SF Edible
Meanwhile, The Bolinas Winemaker (detail), Pop-Up Magazine & The Rumpus
Wine, The Wall Street Journal
From the Pen & Ink series
Cows, Pen America
AnDaz Hotel, Tokyo
Kevin Pang's Fridge, Lucky Peach
Southern Spain, Personal Collection
San Francisco Summer, Personal Collection
Bloggers, The Bold Italic
Jose, My Life Is True
The Terminal, Personal Collection
The Tourist, Personal Collection
Surfers, Personal Collection
Bernal on a Good Day, Personal Collection
Burbank, Personal Collection
Joan Didion, Personal Collection
Swimmer, Personal Collection
Where we met, detail (Installation in Shoe Biz shop)
Angelo Garro, Personal Collection
AnDaz Hotel, Tokyo
Frances, Edible SF
Key to every house & gate on Potrero Hill, detail (Exhibition at Curiosity Shoppe)
Leonardo DaVinci, NPR / Krulwich Wonders
Pink Bags of Chinatown, The California Sunday Magazine
Rest Stop, The California Sunday Magazine
Dr. Gail Lewis Phillips, in Her Own Words, Genentech
The Simplicity of It, Genentech
Authorites: Part1, The California Sunday Magazine
Authorites: Part2, The California Sunday Magazine
The Authorities: Part3, The California Sunday Magazine
San Francisco Public Library in Its Own Words, The Rumpus
Snacks of The Great Scribblers, The New York Times Book Review (essay)
Meanwhile, 6th street In Its Own Words, Intersection for the Arts & The Rumpus
SF Drains, The Potrero View
How to Make Wine, Pop-Up Magazine
Meanwhile, Farmers Market Farmers In Its Own Words, The Rumpus
Mother & Daughter, San Francisco Chronicle
Meanwhile, The Dolphin Club In Its Own Words, The Rumpus
The New Hip, Personal Collection
Radiolab Live Rehearsal, Personal Collection
The American Bison of Golden Gate Park, Personal Collection
Road Trip to Death Valley, AFAR Magazine
Meanwhile, Thao & Mirah on Tour In Their Own Words, The Rumpus
Meanwhile, Street Musicians in Their Own Words, Intersection for the Arts
Utah, Personal Collection
How Did We Get Here?, The California Sunday Magazine
Map of Downtown Los Angeles, Installation in G8 Building
Wine Wheel from The Essential Scratch & Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert
Lost Cat, A True Story of Love, Desperation and GPS Technology (Bloomsbury, 2013)
Lost Cat, A True Story of Love, Desperation and GPS Technology (Bloomsbury, 2013)
Hierarchy of Needs, New York Times
Medical Sources, New York Times
Office Hours, Dell Tech Page One
Designers' Conversation, Designmatters, Art Center College of Design
"Now that we can, should we?" The Rumpus
To Do, 20x200
Should I Check Email, Dell & Forbes
The Universe and Forever, 20x200
How Flabby is Your Brain?, Dell & Forbes
Human Communication, Personal Collection
Garage Sale Negotiation, Martha Rosler's Garage Sale Standard (for the Museum of Modern Art)
Garage Sale Map, Martha Rosler's Garage Sale Standard (for the Museum of Modern Art)
Illustrator's Sundial, Personal Collection
United Airlines, Personal Collection (note: wendy is jewish so she can make that holocaust joke.)
Things Happen, 20x200
Life, Personal Collection
To Do in 2012, The Bold Italic
Circles of Influence, Longshot Magazine
Business Travel, Personal Collection
Everything I love, Personal Collection
Fuck Breadcrumbs, Basecamp Hotels
Map of San Francisco, 7x7 Magazine
Ski Season, The New York Times
An Open Letter to Nabisco, Personal Collection (note: ask wendy to show you nabsico's response.)
Arm Signals for SF Bicyclists, The New York Times
Salt Fat Acid Heat
Coffee Cup, La Kagu, Tokyo
Wall Drawing, La Kagu, Tokyo
Meanwhile in San Francisco: The City in Its Own Words, Chronicle, 2014
The Gutsy Girl - Escapades For Your Life of Epic Adventure by Caroline Paul, Illustrated by Wendy MacNaughton, Bloomsbury, 2016
Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos with Isaac Fitzgerald, Bloomsbury, 2016
Lost Cat, A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology - with Caroline Paul, Bloomsbury, 2013
Pen and Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them with Isaac Fitzgerald, Bloomsbury, 2014
Scratch and Sniff Guides to Becoming a Wine Expert & Whiskey Know-It-All by Richard Betts, Crystal English Sacca and Wendy MacNaughton, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Punk Rock Writers Journal, Chronicle, 2014
The San Francisco Public Library In Its Own Words, the San Francisco Mayor's Office and the SFPL
Map of Lake Tahoe, Basecamp Hotels
Map in the main bar, Basecamp Hotels
No deer were harmed…, Basecamp Hotels
Thoreau in The Mirror, Basecamp Hotels
Sausalito Street Scene 10:21am, Division of Labor
Sausalito Street Scene 11:35am, Division of Labor
Sausalito Street Scene 2:40pm, Division of Labor
Mistakes (contents: eraser rubbings), Personal Collection
Around Here, installation in the exhibit Here Be Dragons at Intersection for the Arts
Pencils, from an exhibit at the Curiosity Shoppe
All The Best Things, Detail: Guts, Grit & Getting Sh*t Done, The 99% Conference (Ace Hotel, NY)
Paula Scher, Detail: Guts, Grit & Getting Sh*t Done, The 99% Conference (Ace Hotel, NY)
Installation Detail: Guts, Grit & Getting Sh*t Done, The 99% Conference (Ace Hotel, NY)
Detail of Installation, Shoe Biz, SF
An exact replica of my Art School Studio, From an exhibit at the Curiosity Shoppe (and in art school ages ago)
Bearlessskin Rug, for Temporary Studio, SF Art & Design Show Installation
Temporary Studio, SF Art & Design Show
Death Row, Temporary Installation for Intersection for the Arts
Wendy MacNaughton is a NYT best-selling illustrator and graphic journalist based in San Francisco. Her books include Meanwhile in San Francisco, The City in its Own Words (Chronicle), Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology (Bloomsbury), Pen and Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them (Bloomsbury), Knives & Ink: Chefs and The Stories Behind Their Tattoos (Bloomsbury),, The Essential Scratch and Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), The Essential Scratch & Sniff Guide to Becoming a Whiskey Know-It-All (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) and the forthcoming Leave Me Alone with the Recipes, The Life, Art and Cookbook of Cipe Pineles (Bloomsbury). Wendy is the back page columnist for California Sunday Magazine, and co-founder of Women Who Draw.
Before all that stuff, she studied art and social work, worked as a copywriter in advertising, a campaign director for non-profits, a bookseller in a used bookstore, and a counselor on a suicide hotline. She also created the national campaign for the first democratic elections in Rwanda, health education materials for nomadic tribes in Northern Kenya, and a short film in Eastern Congo. She lives in Potrero Hill with her partner (and frequent collaborator) the writer Caroline Paul, two cats and a dog.
New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Print magazine, Lucky Peach, Pop-Up Magazine, AFAR, IDEO, Time Magazine, Bon Appetit, NPR, Cartoon Movement, Gizmodo, 7x7, Edible SF, Gastronomica, Bitch magazine, Colorlines, GOOD Magazine, DELL, International Rescue Committee, Forest City, San Francisco Public Library, 826 Valencia, Behance, Notre Dame, Gump's, City Arts, Genentech, La Kagu Japan, AJCP Graduate Hotels, Basecamp Hotels, California Sunday Magazine, Print Magazine, Mother Jones, Tosca Cafe, Bonny Doon Wines, TED, JCCSF, Edward Tufte, Bloomsbury, Simon & Scheuster, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Chronicle Books & Lectures, Techsoup Global and stuff like that.
Photo by John Keatly
Meanwhile with Wendy MacNaughton, KALW, 2015 »
Illustrator Wendy MacNaughton Digs into the Bay Area's Hidden Subcultures, KQED, 2014 »
Meanwhile in San Francisco, by Wendy MacNaughton, SF Gate, 2014 »
Bookshelf | An Illustrator Captures the Spirit of San Francisco, New York Times, 2014 »
Jillian Steinhauer on Lost Cat : A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology, LARB, 2013 »
A lesbian couple and their “Lost Cat”, After Ellen, 2013 »
Untold Stories From San Francisco, One Watercolor At A Time, Fast Company, 2012 »
Studio Visit with Wendy MacNaughton, In The Make, 2012 »
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