Eric Wolfinger

16/01/2026

Back in the dough zone thanks to Most folks know us for our grain-free tortilla, but the soul of Coyotas comes from Hermosillo, Sonora — cradle of the wheat flour tortilla.

Founder Janet Flores brought the whole team home and arranged a visit with one of the masters. Guadalupe at Doña Guille gave us a full masterclass in the granddaddy 30-inch “tortilla de agua” aka “sobaquera.” Hard to express how generous she was with her knowledge — but like most bakers, she knows the only “secret” is practice and caring.

I was a mess, but somehow having my hands in dough feels like home.

¡¡Muchísimas gracias!!

11/12/2025

Fit for print!! 🗞️

So proud of this film and the modest success it’s having on the festival circuit. Grateful to my local paper, The La Jolla Light and writers and for shining a light on the project and the local boy who directed it.

The camera always points two ways — at the subject (hey there !😽) and right back at the person behind it. It wasn’t until someone approached me after a screening to share her own story of losing her brother that I realized how much I was built to tell Lisa’s ❤️‍🩹

You’ll find the film trailer in my IG feed and the whole article at the link in my bio. Full 25 minute film isn’t public yet, but I’ll keep you posted.

28/11/2025

We’ve been running the same “Southwestern Thanksgiving” from the November ’83 Gourmet since, well, 1983. Finally grew the chayote myself.
Very proud of the haul… but that cool dude farmhand? That’s the flex 💚

28/11/2025

We’ve been running the same “Southwestern Thanksgiving” from the November ’83 Gourmet forever.
Finally grew the chayote myself.
Quite proud of the haul… but that handsome farmhand? That’s the flex 💚

13/11/2025

Wednesday fish stew served with a hearty belated HAPPY PUB DAY to the Blue Food Cookbook by Barton Seaver and Andrew Zimmern! 💙🎣

Congratulations and huge thanks to the whole team behind this massive effort, along with my deepest gratitude to friend and “sister in the fishy business” who dreamed of this book for years and whose tireless efforts behind the scenes brought it to life.

So much more to say and share, but for now I’m just here to vouch for the recipes (ya’ll know I taste everything I shoot) and the writing. brought as much fire and wisdom to the manuscript as he brought fennel to the recipes (which is to say, a lot) while kept it real and down to earth with some killer renditions of the classics (run don’t walk for his papillote with saffron, friends!).

15/06/2025

This is for the guy who showed me how to be one, and the dream girl who made me one. I’ve had some rad jobs and cool titles, but none sweeter than “Papá!” Happy Father’s Day queridos!

04/11/2024

Parenting: when you get to make all of your childhood fantasies come true 🤓🪐

20/09/2024

I never serve more masters than when I’m shooting the cover of a cookbook.

The author wants their book to look inspiring and fresh. The designer needs room for type. The publisher needs the cover to fit that season’s lineup. Sales needs the cover to sell. Sometimes it ain’t easy making everyone happy.

Publisher, sales, and talent agent wanted to be on set while we shot the cover, so I scheduled the shoot for Day 3 – enough time to get things off the ground with enough energy still in the tank for creativity.

We had no plan and on Day 2 Colbert added a new special criteria for his cover shot: it needed to be funny. Specifically he said, “there needs to be a joke in the photo.”

Colbert didn’t have the joke ready, but he also didn’t just toss it in my lap to figure out. Instead, he delivered a master class on visual comedy and what makes a joke actually work. Then he opened it up for discussion.

What if you’re holding a piece of shrimp and giving the camera the trademark Colbert single eyebrow raise? (Slide 2)

“That’s nice, but where’s the joke?”

Or, maybe you’re in your trademark blue suit and under the jacket you’re wearing an apron?

“Umm, I’ll humor you guys and put it on but it’s not funny and here’s why.” (Slide 3)

With constructive conviction, Stephen shot down more ideas, built on some, and then came up with his own. We were shooting Colbert’s cookbook but I felt like I was in the writers’ room of his late show.

Stephen, Evie, , , Alma and I stayed late to workshop the shot where ✅ the Colberts are both on the cover and look amazing ✅ the food looks delicious ✅ the joke works.

Publisher, Sales, and Agent flew in from New York at 10am and by noon we were sitting down to a relaxed celebratory lunch – cover shot fully in the bag.

The one master I didn’t mention is perhaps the most important of all: YOU

So I ask:

Does this look funny?

🙃

17/09/2024

How do you kick off a cookbook shoot with Stephen Colbert?

You do what guys do and go fishing, of course 🎣

First thing on Day One we piled into Stephen’s trusty Boston Whaler and zipped through the channel behind his house.

The tide wasn’t quite right when we arrived at his secret spot, so we dug into the boiled peanuts (first recipe photo, done! 🥜✅) and talked about uncommon career choices, unexpected successes, and friends from childhood who weren’t quite as lucky. Stephen Colbert is a soulful, grateful man.

We drank a beer and bemoaned the tide that still hadn’t turned. Stephen punched his man-card by throwing round “pancakes” with the cast net (as opposed to folded “tacos” which suck), and I eventually punched mine with the first fish of the day.

I’m sworn to secrecy about how many fish we caught that morning, and though I can’t speak for Stephen, I returned feeling pretty good about how the next few weeks of photo production would go.

It’s pub day for DOES THIS TASTE FUNNY and it is a beautiful book if I do say so myself. Most of these photos are in the book, others didn’t quite make the cut. More to come!

🙏 🙏

06/12/2023

NEW TITLE WHO DIS?!

In the past few weeks we found ourselves often clarifying that this is a cookbook to feed a pregnant mama AND her family with simple, wholesome, delicious food. It also turns out that eating food that supports new life looks a lot like eating for a vibrant and healthy life at any stage.

We realized that “The Holistic Pregnancy Cookbook” would be a great subtitle for the project, but as a title, it didn’t quite capture the broader vision and intention for the project. This book is about choices and habits in the kitchen that may start when there’s a bun in the oven — but that can form the basis of a lifelong healthy kitchen repertoire. Grandiose? Maybe 🤷‍♂️ But this food is legit and that is our aim!

We have four days left and $1500 to go to reach our goal. We are so close! Kickstarter is all or NOTHING — please help us spread the word to any friends or colleagues you think might be interested.

Your feedback, encouragement, and pledges are so valuable and encouraging. We are so thankful for your support.
🙇❤️🙏

20/11/2023

Reward Spotlight ⚡️San Diego surfboard shaping legend (and Torie’s husband😻) is offering a once-in-a-lifetime experience to shape a custom surfboard from start to finish by his side. From the outline to the final polish on the rails, you and Josh will design and create the magic sled of your dreams - from a 6’ summer fish to an 11’ Eagle, it’s up to you.

Remember, Kickstarter is an all or nothing deal. If we don’t reach or exceed our goal by December 10th, we get NADA. We appreciate your book pre-orders so much, and the big ticket rewards like this custom board from Josh Hall will help push us to that goal faster. 

Visit our Kickstarter page at the link in our bios to see the details of Josh’s reward and check out the other rewards from our rad friends and supportive community. 🤘❤️

20/11/2023