Lil Deb's Oasis.
A cookbook by Carla Perez-Gallardo ’10, owner of the Hudson Valley restaurant Lil Deb’s Oasis, has been named one of
Vogue Magazine’s “41 Cookbooks Everyone Should Own.”
Please Wait to Be Tasted: The Lil’ Deb’s Oasis Cookbook, which was published in 2022, is included as an example of how to summon the restaurant’s “laid-back, cheerful vibe.”
Vogue’s list, which also includes classic cookbooks like
Joy of Cooking and
Mastering the Art of French Cooking, gives readers “a taste (literally) of the various ways you might entertain your palate—and occupy the world.”
Perez-Gallardo is a James Beard-nominated chef who opened her “tropical comfort food” restaurant Lil Deb’s in 2016.
Vogue describes it as “Proudly queer and unabashedly colorful in both its decor and food.”
Post Date: 06-10-2025
