DANA HARRISON and Joel MacCharles’s blog, Well Preserved, began eight years ago as a means of sharing personal recipes. Harrison, an art director and graphic designer by trade, pursuaded MacCharles, an avid home cook, to write down the steps behind his one-off dishes, and she would take care of the artwork. MacCharles agreed to the challenge, writing 1,500 consecutive daily articles.
Since then, the blog has expanded both its audience and content to include broader topics, such as sustainability and food security. Their debut cookbook, Batch (Appetite by Random House), focuses on food preservation techniques, supported by Harrison’s illustrations and original photography from friends Reena Newman and Margaret Mulligan.