Coming to the Taste: Zoe Nathan

Zoe Nathan is the chef and co-owner with her husband, Josh Loeb, of Huckleberry Café and Bakery, Rustic Canyon Wine Bar & Seasonal Kitchen, Sweet Rose Creamery and now Milo and Olive. Her pastries were named one of the 10 Best Meals of 2008 by S. Irene Virbila of the Los Angeles Times and have been featured in top culinary publications.

“Not since the early days of Campanile when Nancy Silverton was turning out batch after batch of fresh-baked breads and pastries has breakfast riveted the attention of food lovers,� wrote Virbila.

Before Rustic Canyon, Nathan honed her craft at Tartine in San Francisco, and as the opening baker at bld in Los Angeles. She has also worked in the kitchens of such notable establishments as Joe’s in Los Angeles and Lupa in New York City.

Nathan will be a cohost at the Labor Day Picnic portion of the Taste on Sunday, Sept. 3. Tickets are $65 and are available, with more information, at the Taste website.