In 2008, Alter's Gem Jewelry published our first cook books, Gems to Enjoy. It is a fun, community based, Cook books featuring local recipes as well as submissions from Kate Bosworth, Mario Batali, Rob Reiner, Jeff Foxworthy, former 1st Lady Barbara Bush, former President Jimmy Carter, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and more! World renowned jewelry designers such as Sybil and David Yurman, Penny Preville, Bellarri and Laura Gibson also contributed as well as over 100 of our friends, clients and staff.