Published Works

Chef Tonya: A Memoir of Family Traditions & Recipes from the Hollers of West Virginia

Part memoir, part cookbook, this collection preserves the meals and memories that shaped Chef Tonya’s journey. Rooted in Appalachian tradition, each section presents full menus alongside the stories behind them—capturing the resilience, resourcefulness, and love found in the kitchen.

Highlights:

• Generational Appalachian recipes

• Full meal experiences with storytelling

• Blending rustic roots with refined technique

• A tribute to family, tradition, and survival through food

Flour, Faith & Fermented Soup: A Polish-American Cookbook of Generational Comfort Food
By Kathleen Stobinski-Judy | Edited & Published by Chef Tonya Curry

A heartfelt collection of Polish-American recipes passed down through generations, this book captures the essence of comfort food, faith, and family tradition. From fermented staples to holiday favorites, each recipe reflects cultural heritage, resilience, and the importance of preserving family legacy through food.

Edited and published by Chef Tonya Curry, this work represents a collaboration rooted in honoring tradition while refining recipes for clarity, structure, and modern kitchen use.

Highlights:

• Traditional Polish-American recipes

• Fermented foods and heritage techniques

• Family stories and generational connections

• A celebration of culture, faith, and home cooking

Tempered (Novel Series) In the Works!

🔥 Coming Soon: Tempered – Book I: Illusion of Heat

The kitchen was already alive when she walked in—heat thick in the air, metal clanging, voices sharp and fast.

“Move… or you’re in the way.”

Clara didn’t move.

Not back.

Forward.

She didn’t belong here.
Not yet.

But she would.

This wasn’t the kitchen she grew up in.
No quiet hands. No second chances.

Only pressure.
Only fire.

Only the kind of place that breaks you…
or builds you into something stronger.

And not everyone survives the heat.