Erica Rivera

Erica Rivera's video of Twin Cities band The Goondas was featured on Andrea Swensson's Gimme Noise blog for City Pages! If you haven't read the rocking interview with these wild guys, head on over to the Man Eater site!

Twin Cities hip hop hottie Kristoff Krane had so much fun during his Pad Thai-infused interview with Erica Rivera, he freestyled a rap about it! Kristoff's spicy recipe and sweet relationship advice are now on the Man Eater site!

Erica Rivera invites the shock jocks of hard rock, also known as The Goondas, to cook up some trouble in her kitchen. Testosterone overdose and a side of Debauchery Pasta is on the menu! Get the dish, plus a music video, on the Man Eater site!

Erica Rivera photographed and filmed local folk music group Roma di Luna. See the photos in Rivera's Twin Cities Rock Stars album on Facebook and watch the video on the Man Eater YouTube Channel.

Erica Rivera read for the first time from her forthcoming memoir, Man Eater at Storefront-in-a-Box in Minneapolis! YouTube video coming soon. In the meantime, whet your appetite at the Man Eater blog!

Erica Rivera dined and dished with Chris Koza and Peter Sieve of Rogue Valley in anticipation of The Booksellers' House CD release party at First Avenue! The mouthwatering interview, plus Pete's Eggstasy Sandwich recipe, only on the Man Eater site. Don't miss a beat! Keep up-to-date on the Rock Star Guest Chef posts by "liking" Man Eater on Facebook!

View the photo album from my afternoon of eggstasy here.

Erica Rivera got a glimpse into the very private life of Matthew Inkala. Her interview with the singer/​songwriter includes a sandwich recipe so exotic you probably can't pronounce it, an acoustic serenade, plus a dirty secret or two...

Read all about it on the Man Eater site and check out the pix from the get-together in Man Eater's Rockstar Guest Chefs photo album on Facebook!

Erica Rivera interviewed Twin Cities singer/​songwriter Grant Dawson about the creative process (or lack thereof), his suicidal pussycat, and his infamous gluten-free (but berry gluttonous) pancake recipe. Read all about it on the Man Eater site and view the photo album of aural and oral delights on Facebook!

Erica Rivera stopped by The Current's stage at Taste of Minnesota to rock out and photograph hip hop artists Atmosphere, P.O.S., Astronautalis, and SIMS. The full album can be viewed on Facebook.

Erica Rivera rocked out to Indie band Pictures of Then...then took pictures of them. See the full album on Facebook!

Erica Rivera invites Pictures of Then frontman Casey Call into her kitchen, where he teaches her lesson...in making marshmallow eggs! The incredible edible rockstar story is on the Man Eater site!

Erica Rivera is hitting the Twin Cities hip hop scene! Her pictures from Soundset and Grand Old Days are posted on her Facebook page here. If you are interested in her photographic services, please email her at: riveraericae at yahoo.com!

Erica Rivera photographed musician Tim Mahoney in action at his Peavey Plaza concert as well as rock band Me and My Arrow jamming at the Stone Arch Festival of the Arts! Check out her new Twin Cities Rock Stars album on Facebook!

Rivera's snapshots of Me and My Arrow frontman Jacob Grun and DJ Peter Parker as MC of Soundset 2010 were chosen for both of the music lovers' Facebook profile pictures!

Erica Rivera's essay "Hurt So Good", plus her self-portraits, have been accepted for the forthcoming "Tattoo Series" anthology by XOXO Publishing!

Erica Rivera reviewed the anthology Please, Sir: Stories of Female Submission, edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel, on the Man Eater Blog. (For mature readers only.)

Erica Rivera's poem "Untitled for L" received the Honorable Mention award in Dakota County Library's 2010 poetry contest!

Erica Rivera's Buttermilk Cinnamon Raisin Pecan Rolls were selected for Foodbuzz's Top 9 on April 25th! This is her fouth feature in as many months. If you haven't gotten a taste of Man Eater yet, what are you waiting for? Get it while it's hot at www.maneaterbook.com!

Erica Rivera's post-it photograph (below) was featured on Di Mezzo Il Mare's website as part of their journal snapshot series. This is how authorial ideas go from brain to paper to laptop! Visit www.DIMEZZOILMARE.COM for more!

Rivera attended the AWP conference in Colorado. Mature readers can catch up on her misadventures in Denver on the Man Eater Blog.

Erica Rivera was interviewed by poet Melissa Broder for her project "We Who Are About To Diet" on women writers and body image. Read the Q & A here:

Rivera was featured on the Foodbuzz Top 9 for her photo of Cake Eater bakery's strawberry cream cheese cupcake! This is the third time since beginning the Man Eater blog that Rivera's work has been chosen over 3,000 other entries for the Foodbuzz honor.

Read her review of the new Minneapolis bakery here!

Become a fan on Facebook to follow Man Eater's trouble-making and goody-baking here!

Bon Appetit!

Rivera was thrilled to be part of Bill Cohen's Tattooed Poets Project! Rivera's self-portrait of, and story behind, the Gemini tat are available on the Tattoosday blog. Read her accompanying poem, "Untitled for L" at oxypoet.blogspot.com!

Rivera reviews Lori Gottlieb's new book "Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough."

Rivera celebrates her younger daughter's sixth birthday!

Erica Rivera showed support for St. Paul's Replacement Press by attendeding the launch party for "If You Lived Here You’d Already Be Home" by John Jodzio.

Rivera met Diana Joseph, author of "I'm Sorry You Feel That Way" and Nicole Johns, author of "Purge", at the Best Sex Writing 2010 event at the Bedlam Theater in Minneapolis!

Erica Rivera attended a reading of "Best Sex Writing 2010" at the infamous Powell's City of Books. Rivera met editor Rachael Kramer Bussel, contributor Kerry Cohen, and author Kevin Sampsell. Portland is a writer's paradise!

INSATIABLE is featured in the Winter 2010 issue of "Macalester Today" alongside Alex Lemon's HAPPY and Mary Karr's LIT!

Erica Rivera's Pomme Frites were chosen for Foodbuzz's Top 9 on January 11th! This is the second time in under a month that Rivera's food photography has been featured on the site.

INSATIABLE was reviewed in the December 2009 edition of The Emily Program's newsletter.

Erica Rivera was featured in the TOP 9 on Foodbuzz on December 15th! Out of 3,039 posts by fellow foodies, her Sun Dried Tomato Feta Fougasse was ranked as the 7th most appetizing!

Rivera reviewed "Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day" by Jeff Hertzberg, M.D., and Chef Zoe Francois. Read about the bread book that transformed Rivera into a baker here:

Visit the new pancake page! The possibilities are endless--and they're all whole grain, packed with protein, and topped with fruit!

Check out this tasty alternative to Christmas cookies. Santa will thank you!

You know Erica Rivera is INSATIABLE. Did you also know she cooks?

All of Rivera's recipes, plus photos, now in one place! Eat it up!

Erica Rivera signed copies of INSATIABLE at the Caribou Coffee where the book was written!

Family, friends, and fans celebrated the release of INSATIABLE at The Armatage Room in Minneapolis!

Check out these NEW author interview videos!

"The most candid, poignant memoir of war with one’s body that I’ve ever read...INSATIABLE is dark, yet richly funny; raw yet refreshingly candid. Somehow, Rivera weaves a story that is both terribly sad, and, at times, absolutely hilarious."

--Katie Drummond of true/​slant.com

Visit the new "Reviews & Press" page on this website for author interviews and media coverage of INSATIABLE!

Erica Rivera created a new Facebook page for her readers. Become a fan to stay up-to-date with the latest appearances and events!

Hot off the press! The first hardcopy of INSATIABLE is in the author's hands!

INSATIABLE received a mention in the Book Section of the Star Tribune's 9-6-09 issue.

Check out the new EVENTS page for upcoming television appearances, radio interviews, and book signings!

Erica is using her creativity in the kitchen! See her new recipes on the left side of this page.

Erica has red-penned the entire "Insatiable" manuscript. Typos, be gone!

The "Insatiable" marketing machine is up and running. Erica's dream: to make it onto "Oprah"!

Happy 28th Birthday, Erica!

Erica is taking a much-needed kid-free vacation. This one even requires a passport!

Erica planned (and survived!) the first 3-generation Memorial Day getaway to Duluth!

Erica's "Insatiable" revisions have been completed and approved! Up next: scouting out blurbs for the back of the book!

Erica's essay "Spanish Pancakes" has made the preliminary cut for the anthology, "Let Them Eat Crepes: stories and recipes of the French Pancake", to be completed in January 2010.

Erica expanded her baking knowledge in an artisan bread-making class with chef Zoe Francois!

Check out the latest addition to this website: answers to your frequently asked questions in the Uncensored section!

Cover art for "Insatiable" has been approved!

“Erica, my recommendation is for in-patient treatment.”
The statement hits me like a sledgehammer. Every internal function—heartbeat, breath, hunger pangs—stops. If anorexia were an airplane, I’d be the passenger watching the nose-dive into the ground from a window seat. Of all the possible treatment options—partial outpatient, intensive outpatient, one-on-one—I never fathomed this.
The fear kicks my brain into gear and the consequences of hospitalization come roaring into consciousness. I’ll miss Christmas, Hannah’s birthday, New Year’s. I list all the phone calls I’ll have to make: to my ex, my parents, my brother, my boss. If I’m not released by January, I’ll have to withdraw from school.
Suddenly, tears held hostage for so many months spurt from my eyes.
“No, no, no!” I whimper, drawing my knees into my chest, rocking myself, clenching my fists. I want to bolt from the chair—hospital attire be damned—and race down the hallway and into the streets. I want to sprint barefoot to my daughters, scoop them up, take them to bed with me, and hibernate beneath the covers until this all goes away.

—from Insatiable

Something smells fishy...
This month, Erica Rivera's foodie fascination is with seafood, inspired by a class with cookbook author Robin Asbell!

Erica Rivera has a bun in the oven...
of the whole wheat variety, that is!
Thanks to chef Carrie Franzen, Erica can now make homemade loaves, baguettes, and boule!

Berkley Books has approved flap copy and is working on cover art for "Insatiable"!

Erica received an up-close-and-personal lesson in turning holiday leftovers into a lavish brunch from chef J.D. Fratzke of The Strip Club.

Erica roasted her first Thanksgiving turkey to perfection!

The publication of "Insatiable" was announced in Hamline University's GLS Exchange newsletter.

With her cookbook nearing completion, Erica Rivera is teaming up with her daughters to write a children's book! Details coming soon!

Erica Rivera entered her recipe for Bachelor Buttons in the Star Tribune's Holiday Cookie Contest. Results coming soon!

Erica Rivera added a new member to her family--a poodle named Tito Burrito!

Erica Rivera attended Natalie Goldberg's "Sit, Walk, Write" retreat in Taos, New Mexico.

Erica Rivera, who is currently writing a cookbook, won Best Recipe for her "Black-and-White Cake" in the Food Tasters for Obama bake-off.
See the recipe at the link below.

Erica Rivera was recently praised in the Star Tribune newspaper for her bravery on a yogic blind date!
Read all about it at the link below.

From Publisher's Weekly: "Berkley exec editor Denise Silvestro won world rights from Jamie Brenner to Erica Rivera's "Insatiable", in which the single mother recounts how she confronted her addiction to an eating disorder comprising starvation, bingeing and compulsive exercise."