Some families store their histories in albums. Filmmaker Phoebe Brown's story begins in a cookbook. 'Family Album' is the first chapter in a of a forthcoming series of short documentaries exploring the nearly forgotten history of Phoebe's great grandfather, the avant garde writer Bob Brown, and the filmmaker's tenuous connection to her own past. Bob, along with his mother Cora and wife Rose, traveled the globe and made their living publishing cookbooks. In her introduction to the Brown clan, Ms. Brown searches the pages of these books for clues to a family history stored in boxes that never get opened. 'Family Album' is just a taste of the intriguing Brown clan that will leave you wondering what the next course will bring.