“Manning has made her mark in both music and art in Charleston. The multimedia “artpreneur” finds inspiration in music, food and even 24,628 pop-tops and 14,723 toothpicks.”

“Simultaneously funny, stunning and informative is not a review most folks can offer a book. But just as Kris Manning is no ordinary artist, musician and now author, “The Field Guide to Fabulous Food” is not your ordinary cookbook.”

“It’s tempting to say Kris Manning sees the world as a blank canvas, but that’s not quite right. The propensity for elevating disparate things by using them together is a much better metaphor for her world view. In her artwork and everything else she does, she embraces new tools, whatever they may be, to make what she is working on better.”