Natasha “Tash” Feldman loves a dinner party. It could be a sit-down dinner, a potluck, even a picnic. As long as people gather together for a meal in her company, she’s all in.

To that end, the Los Angeles-based chef, who has roots in La Jolla, has written “The Dinner Party Project: A No-Stress Guide to Food With Friends.” The book, which contains more than 80 recipes, is a breezy, confidence-building manual for those who are either new to throwing a dinner party or whose entertaining skills may have been dulled after isolating during the pandemic. Feldman keeps it light; there are as many goofy asides and puns as there are very useful tips and strategies that even the most self-assured dinner partier will find helpful. Read my story about this cool new cookbook in The San Diego Union-Tribune’s Food section and get some of Tash’s recipes.