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Samuel Monsour is an American chef, restaurateur, author, and political food activist. Monsour's work outside the kitchen focuses primarily on ocean conservation and sustainable food systems. He is involved with Chefs Manifesto—a SDG2 Zero Hunger Action Network. He also serves as a consultant to the Environmental Defense Fund, where he assisted in launching the Coalition for Sustainable Aquaculture and leads a national team of chef ambassadors. Career Monsour began working with food in grade school as a kitchen porter at his parent's luncheon in downtown Raleigh. In the Summer of 1997, he started working as a dishwasher at his parents full-service neighborhood restaurant in Chapel Hill. By 1999 he was promoted to line cook and began learning the trade of professional cooking from his father. Upon graduating from Cary High School in 2001, he went to Hyde Park, New York where he studied at The Culinary Institute of America, receiving an associate degree in Culinary Arts, a bachelor's degree in Culinary Arts Management, a perfect attendance award, and Dean's list honors. Soon after graduation from college, he traveled around the United States staging for 2 years in New York, Chicago, Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, Louisville, Austin, and San Antonio. In 2008 Monsour moved to Boston where he received a role on the opening team of award-winning chef Michael Schlow's 606 Congress located at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel. Restaurants In 2010, Monsour teamed up with seasoned Boston restaurateur Babak Bina to open the gastropub jm Curley in Downtown Crossing. After receiving a favorable review from The Boston Globe’s food critic Devra First, jm Curley quickly became a local sensation. Monsour's weekly changing pop-culture inspired tribute menus like "Goodbye Breaking Bad" and "Wu-Tang Clan’s 36 Chambers 20th Anniversary" garnered local press and a strong fan base that launched his career to a national level. In 2013, Monsour and Bina opened Bogie’s Place, a 20-seat boutique steakhouse with a speakeasy style hidden entrance. Bogie’s Place received positive reviews and acclaim from The Boston Globe, Eater, and Boston Magazine, as was featured on season 1 of Adam Richman's Secret Eats. In January 2013, Monsour launched a monthly charity dinner series, Revelry for Charity. Once a month, Monsour hosted and cooked with acclaimed chefs from around the US, furthering his network and culinary discipline. Some of the chefs Monsour worked with throughout Revelry for Charity include Dominique Crenn, Ashley Christensen, Jamie Bissonnette, Edward Lee, Ken Oringer, and Jeremy Fox. In Spring of 2014, Monsour launched The Future of Junk Food, a socio-political pop-up restaurant dedicated to recreating iconic American junk food with sustainably sourced local, seasonal ingredients. Much like the processed food industry, Monsour's culinary techniques were rooted strongly in molecular gastronomy, and as his pop-up series traveled around the US, he received rave reviews for his playful and innovative creativity. In January 2016, Monsour teamed up with restaurateur Josh Kopel as executive chef and co-owner of Preux & Proper, a two-floor 225 seat full-service restaurant offering Modern Southern Cuisine in downtown Los Angeles. In 2019, Preux & Proper was awarded a Bib Gourmand in the Michelin Guide California. In January 2018, Monsour and Kopel launched South City Fried Chicken, a fast casual fried chicken restaurant dedicated to sustainable sourcing and scratch cooking. South City Fried Chicken received positive reviews from LA's major food publications, including Los Angeles Magazine, LA Times, Eater LA, and the "Best Fried Chicken Sandwich" in Los Angeles delineation from LA Weekly. In August 2023, Monsour and his wife Kassady Wiggins teamed up with husband and wife team Prince and Athena Riley to open Joyce, a 100-seat full-service restaurant offering Modern Coastal Southern food, beverage, and hospitality in downtown Los Angeles with a focus on sustainable seafood and zero-landfill craft cocktails. Television Monsour's first national television appearance was in 2013 on season 1 of Guy's Grocery Games, which he was the first contestant of the series to win the full cash prize of $20,000. Soon thereafter, Monsour signed with Agency for the Performing Arts and veteran talent agent John Seitzer. In 2020, Seitzer moved to United Talent Agency and brought Monsour with him. Since 2013, Monsour has appeared as himself on over twenty televised programs spanning eight major networks and streaming platforms, from cooking competitions and food focused travelogues, to family friendly daytime talk shows and eclectic unconventional programming. Filmography Activism and Public Policy Influence Beginning his food activism work in 2012, Monsour joined a national campaign to stop the Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay by implementing sustainable sourcing, menu writing, and public relations efforts to raise awareness for this issue. Since then, Monsour has extended his fight for good food beyond the confines of his restaurants, engaging in local, national, and global initiatives, including legislative policy work, lobbying, speaking engagements, video production, authoring op-eds, thought leadership, and online culinary courses focused on sustainable cooking, history and culture. Dedicated to running his kitchens to the highest standards of sustainability, Monsour's restaurants have earned a place on the Good Food 100 list, and his commitment to eco-friendly business practices has been acknowledged with a Green Star from the City of Los Angeles. In the Spring of 2018, Monsour lead the Chefs Collaborative to host and organize the Los Angeles screening of Executive Producer Anthony Bourdain's Wasted! The Story of Food Waste at the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. After the screening, Monsour lead a panel discussion on food waste, interviewing award-winning Los Angeles based chefs Nyesha Arrington, Minh Phan, Michael Cimarusti, and Neal Fraser. After the theatre portion of the event, Monsour then hosted and cooked alongside his wife Kassady Wiggins at a strolling food and cocktail event which focused on culinary techniques that illustrated innovative food waste reduction principles and techniques. During the Fall of 2018, Monsour convened with a group of award-winning chefs in Portland, Oregon. Together, they laid the groundwork for The Portland Pact for Sustainable Seafood, signaling their commitment to sourcing and serving from sustainable U.S. fisheries. The Portland Pact called for an increased level of climate awareness and a continued commitment to science-based fisheries management via the Magnuson-Stevens Act. In the Spring of 2019, Monsour headed to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. and delivered the Portland Pact to Congress, personally meeting with Congressman Jared Huffman, Chair of the Water, Oceans and Wildlife subcommittee. In 2021, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) i.... Discover the Sammy Monsour Kassady Wiggins popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Sammy Monsour Kassady Wiggins books.
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank BaumAn Apple Books Classic edition. You’ve seen the iconic 1939 movie, but do you know about the talking field mice, the Winkies, and the Witch of the North that appear in the original...
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The Icing on the Cake
Linda SeedShe’s a baker without a kitchen. He’s got a double oven to spare. It’s a recipe for success, until his mother starts stirring up trouble … Cassie Jordan has a sweet dream to open a...
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The Cupcake Cottage
Jean OramNHL player Maverick Blades could fall in love with anyone... But he had to fall for a woman who falls under the Bro Code as untouchablehis best friend’s beautiful ex, DaisyMae Ray....
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Nothing to Hide
Scarlett FinnPrize of a lifetime: travel the world with a celebrity billionaire. Come to LA with us, Roxie… It will be so much fun! We have tickets for a latenight talk show! What could possibl...
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Finding Cinderella
Colleen Hoover#1 New York Times bestselling author of It Starts with Us and It Ends With Us writes a free novella about the search for happily ever after. A chance encounter in the dark leads ei...
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Good Guy
Kate MeaderHe's a Special Forces veteran making his pro hockey debut. She's a dogged sports reporter determined to get a scoop. She's also his best friend's widow . . . Fa...
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Masters of Restraint
Ines JohnsonMy new boss is good at giving orders. But his latest demand is NSFW. Especially when his two business partners want in on our deal. My new boss My boss’s boss Their investor &#...
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Peace on Earth
Maia RossCrime never takes a holiday. Why should Irma? Irma Abercrombie is an energetic retiree with a shadowy past, a mean right hook, and a profound love of Christmas. Surrounded by seaso...
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Caught Up with the Captain
Kait NolanCan a retired naval commander and the love he left behind overcome a 34yearold secret to find their way to a second chance? Captain Mitchell Greyson is a man who believes in duty. ...
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Assisting the Bosshole
Kristin MacQueenNo hot water? Check Missed the train? Check Broke my heel? Check Dropped my coffee? Check My first day of my new job can’t possibly go worse, right? Wrong. When I meet Parker Scott...
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Silenced Girls
Roger Stelljes“ Wow wow wow!  Grips you in a choke hold and  does not let go … Oozes suspense and  bonechilling twists and turns .  Astonishing … One of those...
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Noxious
Lexy TimmsStop setting yourself on fire to keep someone else warm. Brady and Levi have been together since high school, since before he became famous and started thinking only about himself....
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The Target
Lexy TimmsWhen you seek revenge be sure to dig two graves… Revenge was the only thing I had going for me. It kept me awake at night and drove me into desperate situations in dive bars across...
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Dark Psychology and Manipulation
Margaret MorrisonTHE MENTAL MANIPULATOR WILL NO LONGER KEEP SECRETS FROM YOU! Are you fed up with the wool being pulled over your eyes?Are you prepared to stand up to those who believe they can man...
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Death at Hazel House
Betty Rowlands‘Riveting, can't put it down! I love this story… a wonderfully twisted tale of a crime that has more twists than I thought possible... fantastic.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars ...
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A Christmas Carol
Charles DickensAn Apple Books Classic edition. It’s Christmas Eve in Victorian England. While some families don’t know where their next meal will come from, Ebenezer Scrooge sits in his large hom...
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Enemies With Benefits
Roxie NoirI don’t love him. I don’t even like him. I just want him. Eli Loveless was my nemesis from the first day of kindergarten until we graduated high school. Everything I did, he had to...
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The Honeymoon Homicide
J. R. Mathis & Susan MathisEnjoy this SmallTown Murder Mystery Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple I'm Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest in a smalltown parish who never expected this . . . When I came...
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How to Choose a Guy in 10 Days
Lila MonroeThe only thing more hilarious than the movies is… real life?! Fall in love with the sizzling grumpysunshine romantic comedy perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella and Ali Hazlewood! ...
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre DumasAn Apple Books Classic edition. Alexandre Dumas’ classic paints a portrait of Edmond Dantès, a dark and calculating man who is willing to wait years to exact his perfect plan for r...
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Wuthering Heights
Emily BrontëAn Apple Books Classic edition. If you’ve only ever seen Wuthering Heights on screen, you may have an image of Catherine and Heathcliff as the ultimate starcrossed lovers. But that...
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My Paper Heart
Magan VernonOne piece of paper can change everything After my parents received the letter I failed out of college, they didn't ask questions. They just sent me to work for my great aunt i...
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Teach Me
Cassandra DeanFrom awardwinning author Cassandra Dean comes a tale where lessons of pleasure between a curious, sunshine widow and a dissolute, grumpy earl leads to passion and allconsuming love...
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The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel HawthorneAn Apple Books Classic edition. Hester Prynne lives in infamy. After committing adultery and bearing a child with a man whose name she refuses to divulge, the heroine of Nathaniel ...
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Once Upon A One-Night Stand
Zoey LockeAt first sight, there was electrifying chemistry.  So why not go for it? After all, Lynx Grove, the city's most eligible bachelor, wants to claim her, at least for th...
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Always Yours
Claire RayeSome things are just meant to be... Ellen Somerville and Will McIntyre met by accident and under unusual circumstances. Getting sprayed by a skunk in a parking lot wouldn’t normall...
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Salvation
Meghan O'FlynnIf you like mouthy detectives, serial killers, and suspenseful mysteries that don't quit, this chilling and actionpacked hardboiled detective series has you covered! Try this ...
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Holy Bible
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsThe 2013 edition of the Holy Bible contains all of the study aids contained in the 1979 edition and includes revisions to the study aids, several new photos, updated maps, and adju...
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School of Potential
W.J. MayUSA Today Bestselling author, W.J. May brings you a continuation of the international bestselling series, The Chronicles of Kerrigan! Come back and enjoy the famous characters, or ...
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Dream Psychology
Sigmund FreudAn Apple Books Classic edition. Written by the founding father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud’s 1899 book is the definitive text on learning to interpret dreams. Freud’s groundbr...
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Bewitching a Highlander
Roma CordonDefying all for the love of a bewitching lass. Breena MacRae, a healer from Skye with a touch of witchery in her blood, embarks on a dangerous search for her missing father. She ar...
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Awaken Me
Jenna JacobHe was more than a ghost haunting my dreams…he was real. By day, I’m Julianna Garrett …a prim, proper accountant. By night, I’m tormented by dreams of an alpha, ambereyed Adonis wh...
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Silver Santa
Lacey SilksTrapped together on Christmas, their unintended onenight stand becomes a lifechanging encounter amidst the snow. Laura Young's professional role as a security guard at the Sil...
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Man In The Water
Jon HillAn attempted murder. A missing spouse. And an international conspiracy that could change the world. Jack Green has always been skeptical of socalled facts. Though he's forced ...
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Meditations
Emperor of Rome Marcus AureliusMeditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161–180 CE, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy.
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His Girl Next Door
Khardine GrayFrom USA Today Bestselling author Khardine Gray comes a sizzling hot single dad romance you won't want to miss. No strings attached fun with the ubergorgeous single d...
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Think and Grow Rich
Greg Habstritt & Napoleon HillThink and Grow Rich is one of the most popular success book of alltime, having sold more than 60 million copies since it was first published more than 70...
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Become A Better Version of Yourself
Ben LeightonThis ebook contains golden nuggets on how to motivate, inspire and improve your current situation. It encompasses the holistic view of self improvement from mental& emotion...
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The Great Gatsby
F. Scott FitzgeraldAn Apple Books Classics edition. The Roaring Twenties are in full effect in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s riveting classic. Manabouttown Jay Gatsby seems to have it all, including loads of...
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Escape, A New Life
David J AntocciTo save herself, she had to lose everything. Trapped in a tropical paradise with no memory of how she got there, Abby is thrust into a fight for her life. Hunted by a madman, and c...
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan DoyleAn Apple Books Classic You get not one, not two, but 25 gripping mysteries in Arthur Conan Doyle’s first of five collections of Sherlock Holmes short stories. Follow the brilliant ...
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Law of Attraction
Jordan HollisHow to Finally Overcome the Hurdles of Manifesting Proven, effective and enjoyable ways to help you manifest faster… Right now, think of something that makes you successful. If you...
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Whiskey Girl
Melissa BelleThey'll do anything for each other…except commit. Logan Wild isn’t just the hottest broncriding cowboy in Texas. He’s also my best friendwith benefits. And that’s all we’ll ev...
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Just Me
Lexy TimmsWe all need somewhere where we feel safe… After leaving her abusive husband, Katherine Marshall is out on her own for the first time. She's hopped from city to city to avoid t...
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The Four Loves
C. S. LewisThe Four Loves summarizes four kinds of human loveaffection, friendship, erotic love, and the love of God. Masterful without being magisterial, this book's wise, gentle, candi...
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Pride and Prejudice
Jane AustenAn Apple Books Classic edition. Jane Austen’s beloved classic opens with this witty and very memorable line: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possessio...
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Tempting the King
Jessa YorkAn escaped Mafia Queen, hiding from her past. A Mafia King who wants to claim her… Giselle They think I'm lostbut I know better. I can never be found. The path I've creat...
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Pretty Little Lies
Ivy ThornFour years ago, Nicolo Marchetti took my innocence. But he left me with something else Nicolo almost took everything from me. My virginity, my reputation, and very nearly my future...
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Hard Love
Peyton BanksHe was football royalty. Legendary quarterback. A champion.  Reiner Strickland had led his team to three national championships and playing a knight in shining armor was a...
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The Stoic Mind
Addy Osmani & GoLimitlesssDiscover the timeless wisdom of Stoicism in a modern context with "The Stoic Mind," an enlightening visual guide by Addy Osmani and GoLimitlesss. This rich exploration co...