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Press coverage of  “For the Love of Apricots: Recipes and Memories of the Santa Clara Valley”. 

July 9, 2023, San Jose Mercury News, Author shares fruits of her labor with Milpitas garden club. Also appeared in the The Milpitas Post. PDF

June, 2023 Issue, Saratoga Spotlight, Saratoga’s Fruitful History

August 11, 2022, Armenian SpectatorChocolate Apricot Ice Cream and Apricot Sorbet

August 19, 2021, Armenian Spectator, Apricot Blackberry Kuchen from For the Love of Apricots

June 10, 2021, Armenian Spectator, Mediterranean Couscous Pilaf

October 31, 2020, Armenian Mirror-Spectator, Celebrate with Holiday Stöllen from For the Love of Apricots Cookbook.

June 30, 2020, Edible Monterey Bay, Lisa Prince Newman bakes a pie with the queen of stone fruit. Recipe of the Week: Crumb Topped Apricot Pie.

March 20, 2020, San Jose Mercury News, Author’s apricot obsession has roots in Saratoga. Also appeared in Saratoga News, Los Gatos Times and East Bay Times.

March 11, 2020, South Valley Times, For the Love of Apricots. Appeared in Morgan Hill, Gilroy, San Martin newspapers.

July 28, 2019, SF Chronicle Datebook, For the Love of Apricots talk at Books, Inc.

July 10, 2019, Los Altos Town Crier, Apricot heaven arrives this month. 

July 10, 2019, Los Altos Town Crier, A top crop: Finding valley’s heritage fruit, an interview with Lisa Prince Newman.

July 9, 2019, Edible Monterey Bay, Apricot Heaven

July 3, 2019, SanJose.com, This 4th of July, Celebrate with Apricots—the Santa Clara Valley’s original export.

July 3-July 10 of Metro Silicon Valley newspaper, A ’COT ABOVE.

May/June, 2019, California Bountiful, magazine of the California Farm Bureau Federation features “For the Love of Apricots.” California Bountiful’s Book Review highlight books related to California agriculture.

May 14, 2019, Palo Alto Online The thriving spirit of food technology: Silicon Valley Eats exhibit comes to the Los Altos History Museum.

January 20, 2019, The Kamla Show Lisa Newman: For The Love Of Apricots, Valley of Heart’s Delight and Silicon Valley.

December 6, 2018, Stanford Report — Daily News Featured Events – Author Lisa Prince Newman, “For the Love of Apricots”.

December 1, 2018, Stanford Magazine Shelf Life – December 2018 New releases from Stanford alumni, staff and students.

November 30, 2018, South Valley Magazine Apricot Bliss: Lisa Prince Newman peeks into the fruit industry that was the Valley of the Heart’s Delight. Appeared in Morgan Hill, Gilroy, San Martin newspapers. Magazine version here.

November 21, 2018, Metroactive Gifts with Story: A holiday guide to gifts made all the more meaningful for their amazing backstories

August 8, 2018, Edible East Bay: Kristina’s Bookshelf: Stone Fruits and Family Farms

June 21, 2018, The Mercury News: Apricot Appeal: Author gives readers a taste of Silicon Valley

June 15, 2018, The California Odd Fellow and Rebekah Magazine: For the Love of Apricots: Recipes and Memories of the Santa Clara Valley

June 12, 2018, Edible Monterey Bay: Recipe of the Week: Crumb Topped Apricot Pie

June 12, 2018, Marin Independent Journal: Celebrating Apricots and the Orchards before Silicon Valley

June 9, 2018, Alive East Bay: Apricot Dreams

June 7, 2018, Saratoga Spotlight Magazine: Community Interest: For the Love of Apricots: Recipes and Memories of the Santa Clara Valley

June 6, 2018, MV Connect – City of Mill Valley: Inside Mill Valley: Meet Senior Planner Lisa Newman

June 6, 2018, Los Gatos Living Magazine: Community Interest: For the Love of Apricots

June 1, 2018, IndieBound.org: Book Listing on IndieBound.Org

May 29, 2018, Tori Ritchie, Tuesday Recipe: Lisa’s Crumb-Topped Apricot Pie

May 23, 2018, EnvironmentGuru: ‘For the Love of Apricots’ Pairs History, Recipes

May 23, 2018, Metro Magazine Silicon Valley, Vol. 34, NO. 11: Heart’s Delight ‘For the Love of Apricots’ pairs local history of orchards with family recipes

May 23, 2018, SanJose.com: Book: ‘For the Love of Apricots’ Pairs History, Recipes

May 9, 2018, Press Release: Introducing “For the Love of Apricots” Cookbook Launch