World Calendar of Cookbook Events

If you know of any other cookbook related events, please email details to jenny@eatyourbooks.com, and we will add them to the list.

United States

Author book tours

Author cooking classes

Bookstore events

Canada

Author book tours

    Author cooking classes

    Bookstore events

    Europe

    Author book tours

    UK & Ireland

    Author book tours

    Author cooking classes

    Bookstore & Festival Events

    Australia

    Author book tours

      Author cooking classes

      Bookstore events

      New Zealand

      Author book tours

      Food Festivals

      Author cooking classes

      Bookstore Events

      Worldwide

      Publisher online events

      Indexed

      Brian Hart Hoffmandetails

      Brian Hart Hoffman (Bake from Scratch) Virtual Classes with Williams Sonoma

      Dec 16 – Candied Chestnut Pecan Cake and Mont Blanc with Laura Crandall

      Hsiao-Ching Chou and Meilee Chou Riddle details

      Feasts of Good Fortune: 75 Recipes for a Year of Chinese American Celebrations, from Lunar New Year to Mid-Autumn Festival and Beyond

      Jan 11 – Hot Stove Society – tickets
      Jan 22 – Elliott Bay Books, Seattle WA
      Jan 26 – Omnivore Books, San Francisco CA

      Clarice Lamdetails

      Breaking Bao: 88 Bakes and Snacks from Asia and Beyond

      Dec 17 – City Grit, Cook the Book Club, Columbia SC

      Hélène Jawhara Piñerdetails

      Matzah and Flour: Recipes from the History of the Sephardic Jews

      Mar 2, 2025 – Beth Am Congregation, San Diego CA
      Mar 3, 2025 – UCLA, Los Angeles CA
      To Be Determined – Now Serving CA
      Mar 5, 2025 – JCC, San Francisco CA
      Mar 6, 2025 – Berkeley University, San Francisco CA
      Philadelphia – To Be Determined – Free Library and Weitzman Museum
      Mar 10, 2025 – The Streicker Center, New York NY
      American Sephardi Association, New York NY – date to be determined
      August 2025 – Israel
      September 2025 – Mexico

      Joan Nathandetails

      A Sweet Year: Jewish Feasts, Celebrations, and Recipes for Kids and Their Families (revised edition of The Children’s Jewish Holiday Kitchen)

      Dec 18 – Now Serving, Los Angeles CA @Wilshire Blvd. Temple

      Kelsey Barnard Clarkdetails

      Southern Get-Togethers: A Guide to Hosting Unforgettable Gatherings―Plus Entertaining Inspiration, Tips, and 100+ Recipes

      Jan 11, 2025 – Williams-Sonoma, Center Green Hills, Nashville TN
      Jan 12, 2025 – Chahan Ale and Masala House, Nashville TN
      Jan 24, 2025 – Watersound Beach Club, Inlet Beach FL

      Alton Brown Livedetails

      Food for Thought – Essays and Ruminations

      Feb 13 – King Center for the Performing Arts, Melbourne
      Feb 14 – Florida Theatre, Jacksonville FL
      Feb 15 – Dr. Phillips Center, Orlando FL
      Feb 16 – Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Sarasota FL
      Feb 18 – Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Fort Lauderdale FL
      Feb 19 – Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa FL
      Feb 20 – Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta GA
      Feb 21 – Pensacola Saenger Theatre, Pensacola FL
      Feb 22 – BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham AL
      Feb 23 – Belk Theater, Charlotte NC
      Feb 25 – Chrysler Hall, Norfolk VA
      Feb 26 – Peace Center, Greenville NC
      Feb 27 – Wilson Center at Cape Fear Community College, Wilmington NC
      Feb 28 – Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts, Greensboro NC
      Mar 1- DPAC, Durham NC
      Mar 2 – North Charleston PAC, North Charleston SC
      Mar 4 – Montgomery Performing Arts Center, Montgomery AL
      Mar 5 – Saenger Theatre, Mobile AL
      Mar 6 – Von Braun Center, Huntsville AL
      Mar 7 – Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville TN
      Mar 8 – The National Theatre, Washington DC
      Mar 9 – The Bushnell, Hartford CT
      Mar 11 – Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord CT
      Mar 12 – State Theatre, Easton PA
      Mar 13 – Santander Performing Arts Center, Reading PA
      Mar 14 – Wang Theatre, Boston MA
      Mar 15 – Circus Maximus Theater, Atlantic City NJ
      Mar 16 – Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Pittsburgh PA
      Mar 25 – Wachholz College Center, Kalispell MT
      Mar 26 – First Interstate Center for the Arts, Spokane WA
      Mar 27 – Morrison Center, Boise ID
      Mar 28 – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland OR
      Mar 29 – Paramount Theatre, Seattle WA
      Mar 30 – Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham WA
      Apr 2 – Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, Reno NV
      Apr 3 – San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, San Jose CA
      Apr 4 – The Wiltern, Los Angeles CA
      Apr 5 – Balboa Theatre, San Diego CA
      Apr 6 – Mesa Arts Center, Mesa AZ
      Apr 8 – Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa CA
      Apr 9 – Centennial Hall, Tucson AZ
      Apr 12 – Kingsbury Hall, Salt Lake City UT
      Apr 13 – Union Colony Civic Center, Greeley CO
      Apr 15 – Lied Center for Performing Arts, Lincoln NE
      Apr 16 – Overture Center for the Arts, Madison WI
      Apr 17 – Taft Theatre, Cincinnati OH
      Apr 18 – Fox Theatre, Detroit MI
      Apr 19 – CIBC Theatre, Chicago IL
      Apr 22 – Mershon Auditorium, Colombus OH
      Apr 23 – Playhouse Square, Cleveland OH
      Apr 24 – Clowes Memorial Hall, Indianapolis IN
      Apr 25 – Fabulous Fox Theatre, St. Louis MO
      Apr 26 – The Riverside Theater, Milwaukee WI
      Apr 27 – Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis MN
      Apr 30 – Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre, Denver CO
      May 1 – Orpheum Theatre, Wichita KS
      May 2 – The Midland Theatre, Kansas City MO
      May 3 – Orpheum Theatre, Memphis TN
      May 4 – Tulsa Performing Arts Center, Tulsa OK
      May 5 – Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences, Lubbock TX
      May 7 – Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center, Midland TX
      May 8 – Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, San Antonio TX
      May 9 – Smart Financial Centre, Sugarland TX
      May 10 – Texas Trust CU Theatre, Grand Prairie TX
      May 11 – Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater, Austin TX

      Indexed

      Kate McDermott – details 

      Pie Camp

      Kate has many online classes scheduled. See Kitchen Arts & Letters.

      Honey & Co. Supper Club – details 


      Past talks can be found on their podcast

      Gale Gand – cooking and baking classes – details

      Check Gale’s schedule – several international tours scheduled

      Rick Rodgers – baking classes – details

      May 18-22, 2025 – Budapest Tour – details

      Joanne Weir – details 

      See details for culinary tours

      Catherine Walthers – details

      No current cooking classes or events scheduled.

      Robin Asbell – cooking classes details

      Nothing currently scheduled

      Institute of Culinary Education – New York City – details

      Virtual Classes, see details

      Classes with Jenny McCoy – details 
      Classes with Melanie Underwood – details 
      Classes with Peter Berley – details 
      Classes with Diana Kuan – details 
      Classes with Nick Malgieri – details 
      Classes with Cara Tannenbaum – details 
      Classes with Jennifer Abadi – details 
      Classes with Alexandra Leaf – details
      Classes with David Waltuck – details 
      Classes with Kathryn Gordon – details 
      Classes with Marge Perry – details
      Classes with Dana Jacobi – details
      Classes with Andrew Friedman – details 
      Classes with Lior Lev Sercarz – details 
      Classes with Renee Marton – details 
      Classes with Einat Mazor – details 
      Classes with Jackie Newgent – details

      There are lots of other classes with instructors who have not written cookbooks.

      De Gustibus Cooking School – New York City – details


      Other demos and classes by chefs who haven’t written cookbooks

      King Arthur Flour – Norwich VT details

      There are many other classes led by instructors who have not written cookbooks.

      Milk Street Kitchen – Boston MA – details

      Dec 17 – Kitchen improv – Julia Turshen
      Dec 21 – Tamales with Mely Martínez
      Jan 8 – Everything you need to know about mushrooms – Joe Yonan
      Jan 11 – All about paneer – Romy Gill
      Jan 12 – Make your own French Charcuterie – Gilles and Nicholas Vérot

      Cambridge Culinary details

      Jan 21 – Book signing and demo – Fred Csibi-LevinMastering Macarons
      Jan 22 – Cook the Book – The Complete Plant-Based Cookbook
      Mar 12 – Cook the Book – Ottolenghi Simple
      Mar 21 – Cooking Couples – The Wok: Recipes and Techniques
      Mar 26 – Cook the Book – Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
      Apr 2 – Cook the Book – The Food Lab
      Apr 30 – Cook the Book – Soframiz

      There are many other events not involving cookbooks or cookbook authors.

      The Resort at Paws Up – Greenough MT – details

      No events since 2020.

      Cook’s Pots & Tabletops – Eugene OR – details

      No current events.

      Hot Stove Society – Seattle WA – details

      Jan 11 – Feasts of Good Fortune – Hsiao-Ching Chou and Meilee Chou Riddle

      There are classes with instructors who haven’t written cookbooks.

      PCC Community Markets – Seattle WA area – details

      Many other classes with instructors who haven’t written cookbooks.

      Shelley’s Table – New Jersey/Pennsylvania – details

      Classes at various locations in the New Jersey area. See details.

      Salt Water Farm – Lincolnville ME – details

      Classes begin in May.

      Cooks Cooks – details


      St. Paul, Edina, Stillwater, Kowalski’s Market at Woodbury and White Bear Lake – all MN

      There are many classes with instructors who have not yet written cookbooks.

      The Cook’s Warehouse – details

      No classes scheduled with chefs who have written books

      Atlanta, Decatur, and Marietta locations in Georgia

      Classes scheduled with Christy Seelye-KingCynthia GraubartAmanda CushmanGeorge GearySheri Castle and Jennifer Booker. There are lots of other classes available with instructors who have not written cookbooks.

      Central Market – details


      Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas – Lovers Lane, Fort Worth, Plano

      Cooking school is back in session with limited seating. Check the schedule.

      Bread Ahead Bakery – details

      Multiple daily classes Wednesday – Sunday at their various locations in the UK, see details above.

      The Community Kitchen – Brighton details

      There are many cookery classes led by chefs who have not written cookbooks.

      Sarah Raven – details


      Many classes on gardening with Sarah Raven.

      Aimee Twigger – food styling and photography workshops in Clapham, London – details 

      Aimee’s Perfect Bakes

      No current events

      Jeremy Pang / School of Wok – London (Covent Garden) details 

      Hong Kong Diner

      Asian cooking classes

      Divertimenti – details 

      London and Truro, Cornwall (all classes listed here are in London)

      Feb 8, 2025 – All day Turkish brunch class – Özlem Warren
      Feb 22, 2025 – Steak class – Tim Hayward
      Mar 19, 2025 – Thai made easy – Yui Miles
      Mar 25, 2025 – Easing into Easter – multiple classes –  Jane Lovett
      Mar 26, 2025 – Easing into Easter – multiple classes –  Jane Lovett
      Mar 27, 2025 – March into Easter –  Jane Lovett
      Mar 27, 2025 – Easing into Easter – Jane Lovett
      Mar 28, 2025 – Easter recipe demo – Jane Lovett
      Apr 5, 2025 – Turkish feast masterclass – Özlem Warren

      Classes scheduled with Celia BrooksDa-Hae WestEric LanlardKylee NewtonJackie KearneySumayya UsmaniJenny ChandlerDan DohertyMonisha BharadwajValentina HarrisIzy HossackMina ManekSabrina GhayourEd SmithKay Plunkett-HoggeJo PrattJulie JonesRachel de ThampleElly Curshen and Rachel Green.

      There are many other classes with teachers who have not yet written cookbooks.

      Borough Market – London – details

      Festive opening times – schedule here.

      The Jamie Oliver Cookery School details – online classes
      details – cookery school – Islington

      For cooking classes please see details as there are dozens of classes listed.

      Rizzoli Bookstore, New York NY details


      There are many other cultural and book events not related to cookbooks.

      Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks – New York NY – details 

      Greenmarket – New York NY – details

      End of season

      Yu & Me Books, Chinatown New York – details


      Other events scheduled not involving cookbook authors

      Books are Magic, Brooklyn NY – details


      There are many book events scheduled that do not pertain to cookbooks.

      BEM | books & more, Brooklyn NY  details


      BEM | books & more is an online bookstore, events are scheduled at various locations – see details above. For more information on BEM see our Cookbook Stores page here.

      Archestratus Books + Food, Brooklyn NY – details

      There are other events that are not related to cookbook authors.

      Bookends Ridgewood NJ – details


      There are other events that are not related to cookbook authors.

      Talbott & Arding  Hudson NY – details

      Read It & EatBuffalo NY details

      Apr 19, 2025 – Read It & Eat Book Fair – details

      Cookbooks & Convos – Philadelphia PAdetails

      Binding Agents, Philadelphia PAdetails

      WBURBoston MAdetails

      Jan 21, 2025 – Sandwiches of History
      Feb 3, 2025 – Curated Cuisine with  Emily Weinstein Melissa Clark and Eric Kim
      Apr 23, 2025 – Curated Cuisine – An evening with Ruth Reichl

      There are many other events not involving cookbook authors.

      Brookline Booksmith – Brookline MAdetails


      There are many other events not involving cookbook authors.

      Politics and Prose Bookstore – Washington DC – details


      There are many other events not involving cookbook authors.

      Sixth & I – Washington DC – details


      There are many other events not involving cookbook authors.

      Food Temptress Cookbook Store – Virginia Beach VA – details

      The White House Historical Associationdetails

      Bold Fork Books – Washington, D.C. – details


      For videos of past talks click here.

      A Cappella Bookstore – Atlanta GA – details 


      There are many other cultural and book events not related to cookbooks.

      Sur la Tabledetails

      See details for in-store, online and other classes.

      Book People Austin TX – details

      Omnivore Books – San Francisco CA – details

      Jan 12 – Soy Sauce! Laura G. Lee
      Jan 25 – Nat Harry – Spirits Distilled
      Jan 26 – Feasts of Good Fortune: 75 Recipes for a Year of Chinese American Celebrations, from Lunar New Year to Mid-Autumn Festival and Beyond – Hsiao-Ching Chou and Meilee Chou Riddle
      Feb 8 – Mortar & Pestle – Patricia Tanumihardja
      Feb 20 – The Hebridean Baker – The Scottish Cookbook – Coinneach MacLeod
      Mar 1 – My (Half) Latinx Kitchen – Kiera Wright-Ruiz
      Mar 20 – Zareen’s Pakistani Kitchen: Recipes from a Well-Fed Childhood – Zareen Khan and Umair Khan
      Apr 10 – Snacking Dinners: 50+ Recipes for Low-Lift, High-Reward Dinners That Delight – Georgia Freedman
      Apr 13 – Umma: A Korean Mom’s Kitchen Wisdom – Nam Soon Ahn

      Book Passage – San Francisco, Corte Madera & Sausalito CA – details 

      Dec 21 – Cook Simply, Live Fully: Flexible, Flavorful Dinner Recipes for Any Mood – Yasmin Fahr (Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market)

      There are other events involving authors who have not written cookbooks.

      Rakestraw Books – Danville CA – details 

      There are non-cookbook related author events.

      Now Serving – Los Angeles CA – details

      Kitchen Lingo, Long Beach CA – details

      April 2025 – Butter tour of Normandy France

      See details for other classes

      Books Inc. Palo Alto CAdetails

      Book events are scheduled but none with cookbook authors.

      Book Larder – Seattle WA – details

      Dec 16 – Raw Deal

      Powell’s – Portland OR – details

      Feb 8 – Grow Cook Eat – Willi Galloway

      Check details for events unrelated to cookbook authors. You may watch past events on Powell’s YouTube channel.

      Vivienne Kitchen & Pantry – Portland OR – details 

      Dec 27 – Wafu Cooking – Sonoko Sakai – Book workshop

      Williams-Sonoma stores – details

      Ongoing: Brian Hart HoffmanBaking classes

      There are numerous other demos from chefs who have not yet written cookbooks.

      The Cookbook Co. Cooks – Alberta – details


      There are many other classes scheduled with the Cookbook Co. Cooks’ own instructors as well as with Gail Norton, author and co-owner.

      Good Egg – Toronto details

      No current events.

      Appetite for Books – Westmount, Montreal – details

      Jan 14 – Ottolenghi Comfort by Yotam Ottolenghi, Helen Goh, Tara Wigley and Verena Lochmuller
      Jan 15 – Why I Cook by Tom Colicchio
      Jan 16 – Chuck’s Home Cooking by Chuck Hughes
      Jan 21 – Half Baked Harvest Quick & Cozy by Tieghan Gerard
      Jan 22 – Matty Matheson – Soups, Salads, Sandwiches – Matty Matheson
      Jan 23 – Second Generation by Jeremy Salamon and Casey Elsass
      Jan 27 – Simply Jamie: Fast & Simple Food by Jamie Oliver
      Jan 28 – Thuraya by Nadeem Mansour
      Feb 11 – Pass the Plate – Carolina Gelen
      Feb 13 – What Goes with What by Julia Turshen
      Feb 19 – Kalaya’s Southern Thai Kitchen by Nok Suntaranon
      Feb 20 – Wafu Cooking by Sonoko Sakai
      Feb 25 – Agak Agak: Everyday Recipes from Singapore by Shu Han Lee
      Mar 4 – Japanese Home Cooking / Simply Japanese by Maori Murota
      Mar 5 – Justine Cooks by Justine Cooks
      Mar 11 – My Egypt by Michael Mina
      Mar 12 – Easy Wins by Anna Jones
      Mar 18 – Mediterra by Ben Tish
      Mar 19 – You Can Cook Everything by DK
      Mar 20 – Big Vegan Flavor by Nisha Vora
      Mar 24 –  Ottolenghi Comfort by Yotam Ottolenghi, Helen Goh, Tara Wigley and Verena Lochmuller
      Mar 25 – Italian American Forever by Alex Guarnaschelli


      All classes are demonstrations of recipes from the book plus tastings and all are at 6:30pm

      Deerholme Farm – details

      Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, BC Canada – classes with Bill Jones
      In addition, there are foraging workshops and themed dinners

      Canadian Cookbook & Food Related Eventsdetails

      Jan 5 – Zoom event – Culinary Historians of Canada – Dining Out in History
      Feb 2 – Victorian Cake Decorating – 757 Victoria Park Avenue (Toronto) – details to come
      Mar 5 and 6 – Cook the Books – Jill’s Table – Jill’s Favourites 25th Anniversary
      Apr 19-20 – Ottawa International Food & Book Expo 2025

      Check details link for many classes, workshops and more.

      Loads of classes at Jill’s Table – London Ontario – details – many sold out
      Classes at La Hacienda Restaurant – details (online and in person)

      CookbookbakeBrightondetails


      There are other classes and events available.

      Waterstones – details 

      Jan 28 – The Food For Life Cookbook – Tim Spector – at The Forum Bath

      There are many author events not involving cookbooks.

      Blackwell’s – United Kingdom – details

      There are many author events not involving cookbooks.

      Topping and Company – Bath, Edinburgh, Ely, York & St. Andrews – details

      Jan 30 – Proper Healthy by Calum Harris – Bath
      Feb 3 – French Cooking for One by Michèle Roberts – Edinburgh
      Feb 7 – Big Vegan Flavor by Nisha Vora – Edinburgh
      Feb 13 – Wine tasting with Charlotte Kristensen- Ely
      Feb 13 – Big Vegan Flavor by Nisha Vora – Bath
      Mar 12 – Monsoon: Delicious Indian Recipes for Every Day and Every Season by Asma Khan – Bath
      Mar 12 – Service: One Day in a Restaurant – Anna Hedworth – Edinburgh
      Mar 24 – Monsoon: Delicious Indian Recipes for Every Day and Every Season by Asma Khan – Edinburgh
      Apr 3 – Lugma: Abundant Dishes and Stories From My Middle East – Noor Murad – Edinburgh
      Apr 29 – Ferment – Kenji Morimoto – Edinburgh
      Apr 30 – Ferment – Kenji Morimoto – Bath
      May 6 – Sama Sama: Comfort Food from my Mixed Malaysian Kitchen by Julie Lin – Bath
      May 13 – Sama Sama: Comfort Food from my Mixed Malaysian Kitchen by Julie Lin – Edinburgh


      Check details for any online events added at the last minute. Events scheduled for authors who have not written cookbooks.

      The Portobello BookshopEdinburghdetails

      Jan 16, 2025 – The Changing Tides by Roberta Hall-McCarron


      There are author events not related to cookbooks.

      The British Library – London – details

      Chiltern Bookshopsdetails

      Jan 29 – The Science of Plant-based Nutrition: How to Enhance the Power of Plants for Optimal Health – Rhiannon Lambert
      Feb 11 – Everyday Pressure Cooking – Catherine Phipps

      United Kingdom General Events

      Jun 12-15, 2025 – Good Food Show – Birmingham – sign up for details to come
      Jul 19-20, 2025 – National Geographic Traveller Food Festivaldetails
      Aug 2025 – Good Food Festival – Goodwood Racecourse, Chichester details to come

      Books for Cooks – Melbourne, Australia – details

      Scrumptious ReadsBrisbane, Australiadetails

      There are various events for non-food related authors.

      ReadingsAustraliadetails


      Events scheduled for authors who haven’t written cookbooks.

      Australian Cookbook and Food Related Eventsdetails

      Monthly cookbook club. Co.Bake Space, Richmond VIC

      Mar 21 – World’s Longest Lunch with Curtis Stone
      Mar 21-30 – The Melbourne Food Festival
      May 2025 – Free cooking demonstrations
      May 8 – Make – The Agrarian Kitchen
      May – October – Good Food Shows – click here for locations and dates

      See details for many food related events, cooking classes and more
      Food I Am – Springvale NSW – many cooking classes
      Sprout Cooking School – South Australia – many cooking classes

      Sydney Seafood School – Sydney, Australia – details

      Please check details above for many other classes available with chefs and the school’s own instructors.

      Accoutrement – Sydney, Australia – details

      Cook the Books – Auckland, New Zealand – details

      New Zealand Cookbook and Food Related Eventsdetails

      Jan 10 – Ruth Pretty’s Cookbook Library Extravaganza! — Mrs Blackwell’s Village Bookshop
      Jan 12 – Cookbook Club 5 – Cookbook: That Green Olive
      May 24 & 25 – Fire & Feast event

      See details for food related events, cooking classes etc and The Food Show below

      The Food Show details

      April 2025 – Christchurch
      July 2025 – Auckland
      August 2025 – Wellington