Jake Cohen Brings His Community-Centric Cookbook to Philly

For Jake Cohen, cooking was always the plan.

The Jewish chef has over 2.5 million social media followers and has authored two books that are New York Times best-sellers, but his journey into the food industry started in the kitchens of Manhattan, where he worked in a handful of restaurants before launching his own endeavor.

“I worked at some really incredible restaurants, but I always knew that I didn’t want to be in a restaurant kitchen,” Cohen said. “So, I switched over to magazines, and then bopped around as we got eclipsed by digital and then social, while at the same time paying attention to what I really wanted to do, which was my own thing. The second I could get my own book deal, I did, and now we’re at number three, and very grateful to be able to do what I Iove.”

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