World Calendar of Cookbook Events
October 17, 2020 by JaneIf you know of any other cookbook related events, please email details to [email protected], and we will add them to the list.
United States
Author book tours
- Rebecca Firkser – Galette
- Pooja Bavishi – Malai Frozen Desserts
- Gaz Oakley – Plant to Plate
- Samin Nosrat – Good Things
- Georgia Freedman – Snacking Dinners
- Phillip Ashley Rix – For the Love of Chocolate
- Tara Punzone – Vegana Italiano
- Pyet DeSpain – Rooted in Fire
- Tammy Donroe Inman – New England Brunch
- Sami Tamimi – Boustany
- Yasmin Khan – Sabzi
- Roy Choi – The Choi of Cooking
- Jyoti and Auyon Mukharji – Heartland Masala
- Mary Bryant Shrader – The Modern Pioneer Cookbook
- Gesine Bullock-Prado – My Harvest Kitchen
- Anne Byrn – Baking in the American South
- Justin Burke – Potluck Dessets
- Kate McDermott – Home Cooking with Kate/Art of the Pie
- Brian Hart Hoffman
Author cooking classes
- Gale Gand
- Elizabeth Andoh
- Andrea Nguyen
- Kathy Gunst
- Janet Fletcher
- Robin Asbell
- Sugar Glider Kitchen – Gesine Bullock-Prado
- Institute of Culinary Education – NYC
- De Gustibus Cooking School – NYC
- Powerhouse Arena – Brooklyn NY
- Foodies Cookbook Shop – Stratford CT
- King Arthur Flour – VT
- Milk Street Kitchen – MA
- Cambridge Culinary – MA
- The Resort at Paws Up – MT
- Cook’s Pots & Tabletops – Eugene OR
- Hot Stove Society – Seattle WA
- PCC Community Markets – Seattle area WA
- Shelley’s Table – New Jersey
- Salt Water Farm – Lincolnville ME
- Cooks of Crocus Hill – MN
- The Cook’s Warehouse – GA
- Central Market – TX
Culinary tours
- Irina Georgescu – Transylvania
- Bake from Scratch – Baking Retreats
- Rick Rodgers – Austria
- David Leite – Lisbon
- Milk Street Kitchen – Culinary Backstreets
- Roberta Muir – Europe
- Joanne Weir – Europe
- Nicole Rucker and Cheryl Day – France
- Domenica Marchetti – Italy
- Katie Parla – Italy
Bookstore events
- Kitchen Arts and Letters – New York
- Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks – New York
- Union Square Greenmarket – New York
- Rizzoli Bookstore – New York
- BEM | books & more – Brooklyn NY
- Books are Magic – Brooklyn NY
- Yu & Me Books, New York
- Archestratus Books – Brooklyn NY
- Talbott & Ardley – Hudson NY
- Read It & Eat – Buffalo NY
- Bookends – Ridgewood NJ
- The Book Kitchen – Mineral Point WI
- Binding Agents – Philadelphia PA
- Anchovy Book. Co – St. Louis MO
- Cookbooks and Convos – Philadelphia PA
- Food Temptress Cookbook Store – Virginia Beach VA
- Politics and Prose Bookstore – Washington D.C.
- WBUR – Boston MA
- Brookline Booksmith – Brookline MA
- The White House Historical Association – Washington D.C.
- Bold Fork Books – Washington D.C.
- Sixth & I – Washington D.C.
- Sur la Table Stores
- Book People – Austin TX
- A Cappella – Atlanta GA
- Omnivore Books – San Francisco CA
- Book Passage – San Francisco & Corte Madera CA
- Rakestraw Books – Danville CA
- Now Serving – Los Angeles CA
- Kitchen Lingo – Long Beach CA
- Books Inc. – Palo Alto CA
- Book Larder – Seattle
- Powell’s – Portland OR
- Vivienne Kitchen & Pantry – Portland OR
- Williams-Sonoma Stores
Canada
Author book tours
Author cooking classes
- Matthew James Duffy – Bread Baking Online
- Deerholme Farm – Vancouver Island
- Canadian Cookbook and Food Related Events
Bookstore events
Europe
Author book tours
UK & Ireland
Author book tours
- Asma Kahn – Monsoon
- Diana Henry – Around the Table
- Olia Hercules – Strong Roots
- Sami Tamimi – Boustany
- Tim Spector – Ferment
- Gurdeep Loyal – Flavour Heroes
- Yasmin Khan – Sabzi
- Gaz Oakley – Plant to Plate
- Letitia Clark – For the Love of Lemons
- Noor Murad – Lugma: Abundant Dishes and Stories From My Middle East
- Carolina Doriti – The Greek Islands Cookbook
Author cooking classes
- Yotam Ottolenghi – YouTube Classes
- Bread Ahead Bakery – UK
- The Community Kitchen – Brighton
- Divertimenti – London
- Sarah Raven – Marlborough
- Aimee Twigger – London
- Gilly Smith – Cooking the Books – Hove
- Jeremy Pang / School of Wok – London
- The Jamie Oliver Cookery School – Islington
Bookstore & Festival Events
- Waterstones
- The Kitchen Table – Dorset
- David’s Bookshop – Letchworth
- Topping and Company
- Borough Market Cookbook Club – London
- Honey & Co. – London
- The British Library – London
- Cookbookbake – Brighton
- The Portbello Bookshop – Edinburgh
- Blackwell’s – United Kingdom
- Chiltern Bookshops – United Kingdom
- National Geographic Traveller Food Festival – United Kingdom
- Edinburgh International Book Festival – Scotland
- General Events – United Kingdom
Australia
Author book tours
Author cooking classes
Bookstore events
- Books for Cooks – Melbourne
- Scrumptious Reads – Brisbane
- Readings – Australia
- Australian Cookbook and Food Related Events
New Zealand
Author book tours
Food Festivals
Author cooking classes
Bookstore Events
Worldwide
Publisher online events
Brian Hart Hoffman – details
Brian Hart Hoffman (Bake from Scratch) Virtual Classes with Williams Sonoma – For Baking Retreats see Culinary Tours
Jul 14 – Bagels 101
Jul 21 – Gluten-free baking (cinnamon rolls and sandwich bread)
Jul 28 – Blueberry baking (blueberry cobbler bread and blueberry oat scones)
Aug 4 – Hawaiian baking (butter mochi & chocolate-dipped macadamia shortbread
Aug 11 – Cherry baking (cherry chip cake & cherry cheesecake brownie bars)
Aug 18 – Basque style cheesecake
Aug 25 – Baking school in-depth – All about the crust
Rebecca Firkser – details
Galette!: Sweet and Savory Recipes As Easy As Pie
Jul 10 – Watchung Booksellers, Montclair NJ
Jul 13 – Downtime Bakery, Philadelphia PA
Jul 16 – Big Night, Brooklyn NY
Jul 19 – Cellar Door Provisions, Chicago IL
Jul 31 – Botanical, Los Angeles CA
Aug 9 – The Place, Camden ME
Aug 14 – Read It & Eat, Buffalo NY
Aug 23 – Little Egg Restaurant, Brooklyn NY
Pooja Bavishi – details
Malai Frozen Desserts – Inspired by South Asian Flavors
Jul 10 – Kiran’s, Houston TX
Jul 11-13 – Pullman Market, San Antonio TX
Jul 15 – Malai Philly – Sundae Party, Philadelphia PA
Jul 16 – Binding Agents, Philadelphia PA
Jul 24 – Essex Market, Manhattan NY with Kristen Kish
Jul 29 – Madison Street Books, Chicago IL with Molly Yeh
Aug 3 – Malai Philly – Philadelphia PA
Tammy Donroe Inman – details
New England Brunch: Seasonal Midday Meals for Leisurely Weekends
Jul 29 – Hanson Public Library, Hansom MA
Aug 28 – Morse Institute Library, Natick MA
Roy Choi
The Choi of Cooking
Oct 7 – Midland College, Midland TX- details
Jyoti and Auyon Mukharji
Heartland Masala: An Indian Cookbook from an American Kitchen
Sep 4 – Davoll’s Bookstore + Little Moss, South Dartmouth MA
Sep 5 – Brookline, Brookline MA
Sep 7 – Symposium Bookseller, Providence RI
Sep 8 – MassMoca & State Food & Drink, Williamstown MA
Sep 9 – Daily Operation/High Five, Northampton MA/Florence MA
Sep 11 – Word Barn, Exeter NH
Sep 15 – Vivienne Culinary Books, Portland OR
Sep 16 – Book Larder, Seattle WA
Sep 18 – Omnivore Books, San Francisco CA
Sep 19 – Rackstraw Books, Danville CA
Sep 20 – Book Passage @Foodwise, San Francisco CA
Sep 22 – Orange County Libraries, Cypress CA
Sep 23 – Arvida Books, Tustin CA
Sep 24 – Bel Canto Books, Long Beach CA
Oct 6 – Cooks of Crocus Hill Culinary School, MN
Oct 7 – Seven Acre Dairy Resort, WI
Oct 9 – Toledo Public Library, Toledo OH
Oct 10 – Zingermans, Ann Arbor MI
Oct 10 – Literati Bookstore, Ann Arbor MI
Oct 16 – Left Bank Books, St. Louis MO
Oct 17 – Rainy Day Books, Fairway KS
Oct 18 – Billie’s Grocery, Kansas City
Oct 20 – Milk Street Kitchen virtual class
Oct 22-23 – Carmel Clay Public Library, Carmel IN
Nov 5 – Dinner @The Restaurant at 1900, Mission Woods KS
Nov 10 – Labyrinth Books @Princeton Public Library, Princeton NJ
Nov 11 – Binding Agents, Philadelphia PA
Nov 12 – Bold Fork Books, Washington DC
Anne Byrn – details
Baking in the American South
Jul 9 – Monteagle Assembly, Monteagle TN
Aug 2 – The Hotchkiss Library of Sharon, Sharon CT
Aug 26-27 – Cashiers Designer Showhouse, Cashiers NC
Sep 18 – Lunch at the Library, Selma Dallas County Public Library
Nov 4 – Georgia Writer’s Museum talk and book signing (TBD)
Georgia Freedman – details
Snacking Dinner
Aug 16 – Talbott & Arding, Hudson NY
Phillip Ashley Rix
For the Love of Chocolate: 80 At-Home Recipes from a Master Chocolatier’s Imagination
Sep 9 – Novel Books, Memphis TN
Sep 13 – Panelist – Mississippi Book Festival
Tara Punzone
Vegana Italiana: Traditional Italian the Plant-Based Way
Oct 7 – Book Soup, West Hollywood CA
Pyet DeSpain
Rooted in Fire: A Celebration of Native American and Mexican Cooking
Nov 18 – Vroman’s Bookstore, Pasadena CA
Nov 20 – Smithsonian – virtual event
Samin Nosrat – details
Good Things – Recipes and Rituals to Share with the People You Love
Sep 11 – Virtual Cooking Class – Preorder exclusive
Sep 13 – City Arts & Lectures @ Sydney Goldstein Theater, San Francisco CA
Sep 16 – St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn NY (Books are Magic)
Sep 17 – Miller Theatre, Philadelphia PA with Tamar Adler
Sep 18 – The Bushnell, Hartford CT with Tamar Adler
Sep 19 – Williams-Sonoma, Short Hills Mall, Short Hills NJ
Sep 20 – Sixth & I – Washington DC
Sep 21 – Cuyahoga County Public Library, Cleveland OH
Sep 25 – Segerstorm Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa CA
Sep 27 – Massey Hall, Toronto Canada
Sep 28 – Emerson Colonial Theatre, Boston MA
Sep 29 – Parnassus Books, Nashville TN – Montgomery AL
Oct 4 – Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa CA
Oct 7 – Book People, Austin TX – Paramount Theatre
Oct 8 – Cullen Theatre at the Wortham Center, Houston TX
Oct 9 – The Eisemann Center, Dallas TX
Oct 10 – Riffe Center Theatre Complex, Columbus OH
Oct 13 – Paramount Theatre, Denver CO
Oct 14 – Benaroya Hall, Seattle WA
Oct 15 – The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland OR
Oct 16 – The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Vancouver BC Canada
Oct 18 – United Theater on Broadway, Los Angeles CA
Nov 9 – Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo CA
Nov 12 – Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture, Chicago IL
Nov 13 – Hancher Auditorum at the University of Iowa, Iowa City IA
Nov 14 – The Fitzgerald Theatre, St. Paul MN
Dec 4 – Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento CA
Justin Burke – details
Potluck Desserts: Joyful Recipes to Share with Pride
Jul 2 – Omnivore Books, San Francisco CA
Mary Bryant Shrader
The Modern Pioneer Pantry: A Complete Guide to Preserving Food
Aug 26 – Barnes & Noble, Arboretum, Austin TX
Sep 10 – Barnes & Noble, San Pedro TX
Oct 4 – Decatur Book Festival, Decatur Georgia
Gesine Bullock-Prado
My Harvest Kitchen: 100+ Recipes to Savor the Seasons
Oct 11 – Norman Williams Public Library w/ The Yankee Bookshop, Woodstock VT
Oct 14 – The Strand, New York City
Oct 16 – Stowe Free Library, Stowe VT
Oct 18 – Barnes & Noble, West Lebanon NH
Oct 19 – Bridgeside Books, Waterbury VT
Oct 19 – Bear Pond Books, Montpelier VT
Oct 21 – Darien Public Library w/ Barrett Books, Darien CT
Oct 23 – Quechee Club, Quechee VT details
Oct 25 – Northshire Books, Manchester Center VT
Oct 29 – Seven Acre Dairy Farm, Belleville WI
Nov 4 – Bold Fork Books, Washington DC
Nov 5 – Harvard Book Store, Cambridge MA
Nov 6 – Skordo, Portsmouth ME details
Nov 8 – Norwich Bookstore, Norwich VT
Nov 10 – Williams-Sonoma Baking Class (Virtual)
Nov 14-15 – Erma Bombeck Foundation Authors Luncheon, Phoneix AZ
Nov 16 – Now Serving, Los Angeles CA
Andrea Nguyen – details
Kathy Gunst – details
Oct 3-8 – Writing workshop in Piedmonte
Gale Gand – cooking and baking classes – details
Jul 12 – Joyful Gourmet, Libertyville IL – Summer Spanish tapas and paella
Jul 14, 2:30pm & 6:30pm – Elawa Farm, Lake Forest IL – Summer Spanish tapas and paella
Elizabeth Andoh – details
Check details for newly added classes or to inquire about market tours
Janet Fletcher – details
Jul 1, 5:30pm – Taste the classics – Winston’s – Napa
Aug 12, 5:30pm – Cheese meets beer – Winston’s – Napa
Sep 9, 5:30pm – Blue ribbon winners – Winston’s – Napa
Oct 14, 5:30pm – Autumn cheese plate – Winston’s Napa
Oct 16, 5:30pm – Cheers and cheese – Mumm – Napa
Nov 4, 5:30pm – Let’s drink bubbles – Winston’s – Napa
Sugar Glider Kitchen – Gesine Bullock-Prado – details
Online classes
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
Powerhouse Arena – Brooklyn NY – details
Many other book events not relating to cookbooks.
Foodies Cookbook Shop – details
Many cooking classes on their calendar – see details.
Milk Street Kitchen – Boston MA – details
Jul 10 – Four sauces – Vanessa Seder
Jul 12 – Variations on a samosa – Radhika Howarth
Jul 17 – Canning homemade hot sauces – Sarah Marshall
Jul 20 – Local recipes of the Greek Isles –Carolina Doriti
Jul 21 – Calzones the Neopolitan way – Michele Pascarella
Jul 22 – Perfect paella – Becky Selengut
Jul 26 – Become a cheesemaking expert – Kirstin Jackson
Jul 28 – Three ways to make ceviche – Kiera Wright-Ruiz
Jul 31 – Italian mother sauces – Lucinda Scala Quinn
Aug 2 – How to eat dumplings in Hong Kong – Jeremy Pang
Aug 7 – Pies in many sizes – Stacey Mei Yan Fong
Aug 12 – Meathead and his grill go veg – Meathead Goldwyn
Aug 28 – Japanese bento boxes – Brendan Liew
Sep 13 – Korean banchan – Da-Hae West
Sep 18 – Brew your own hard cider – Emma Christensen
Oct 20 – Jyoti and Auyon Mukharji – Heartland Masala
Cambridge Culinary – details
Aug 25 – Cook the Book – The Wok – Recipes and Techniques by J. Kenji López-Alt
Sep 17 – Cook the Book – The Wok – Recipes and Techniques by J. Kenji López-Alt
There are many other events not involving cookbooks or cookbook authors.
The Resort at Paws Up – Greenough MT – details
Events scheduled that are not related to cookbook authors.
Cook’s Pots & Tabletops – Eugene OR – details
No current events.
Hot Stove Society – Seattle WA – details
Sep 12 – Demystifying Amaro with Brad Thomas Parsons
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 – Annemarie Ahearn – details
Jul 1 – Cooking over fire
Jul 2 – Seasonal hors d’ oeuvres
Jul 3 – The art of bouillabaisse
Jul 10 – Iranian summer feast (sold out)
Jul 16-18 – Mexican regional cuisine (sold out)
Jul 20-25 – Salt Water Farm – Masterclass (sold out)
Jul 29-31 – Jumpstart your memoir
Aug 5 – Basque country cooking
Aug 8 – Ice cream (sold out)
Aug 12-14 – Italian regional cuisine
Aug 19 – Cooking over fire
Aug 21 – In honor of Marcella Hazan (sold out)
Aug 26 – Cuisine of Provence, France (sold out)
Aug 28 – Honoring Edna Lewis
Sep 3 – Leaning less on grains
Sep 5 – Cuisine of Sicily
Sep 7-12 – Salt Water Farm – Masterclass (sold out)
Sep 9 – Saucing up and spicing up seasonal vegetables (sold out)
Sep 10 – Gluten-free baking (sold out)
Sep 16 – Cooking over fire
Sep 18 – Planning ahead – dishes that can be made well before mealtime
Sep 30 – Modern country cooking
Oct 1 – Seasonal hors d’ oeuvres
Oct 2 – Cuisine of Normandy, France
Oct 7 – Three Autumn soups
Oct 9 – Braising on the bone
Oct 14 – Cooking over fire
Oct 16 – Savory pies
Cooks Cooks – details
St. Paul, Edina, Stillwater, Kowalski’s Market at Woodbury and White Bear Lake – all MN
Oct 6 – Heartland Masala: An Indian Cookbook from an American Kitchen – Jyoti and Auyon Mukharji
There are many classes with instructors who have not yet written cookbooks.
The Cook’s Warehouse – details
Atlanta, Decatur, and Marietta locations in Georgia
Classes scheduled with Christy Seelye-King, Cynthia Graubart, Amanda Cushman, George Geary, Sheri 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.
Bake From Scratch Baking Retreats – details
Sep 10-17 – Sweden
Oct 28-Nov 4 Lyon and Avignon
2026 (More details to come)
Jan 16-19 – Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 26-30 – New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 20-23 – Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 2-10 – Scotland
Mar 10-18 – Scotland
Apr 10-15 – Amalfi Coast and Capri, Italy
Apr 19-24 – Paris and Normandy, France
Jul 29-Aug 2 – Maine
Aug 3-7 – Maine
Sep 3-12 – Japan
Sep 19-26 – The Cotswolds, England
Oct 9-12 – Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 6-9 – Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 5-10 – Holiday Baking in Amsterdam
Dec 11-16 – Holiday Baking in London
Irina Georgescu – details
Culinary Transylvania tour (2025 sold out)
Joanne Weir – details
Sep 22-28 – Provence France
Oct 3-9 – Marrakech, Morocco
Oct 13-19 – Barcelona and Catalonia, Spain
Apr 11-17, 2026 – Sicily, Italy
Roberta Muir – details
Food and Wine Tours
Mar 2026 and 2027: Rome and Southern Italy
Apr 2026 and 2027: Venice and Veneto
Sep 2026 and 2027: Switzerland
Oct 2026 and 2027 – Emilia-Romagna
Milk Street Kitchen Culinary Backstreets – details
Sep 7-14 – Cotswold and London United Kingdom
2026
Feb 3-10 – Mexico City
Mar 26-Apr 5 – Oaxaca Mexico
Apr 7-14 – Venice Italy
May 3-10 – Istanbul Turkey
May 24-31 – Naples and Campania Italy
May 4-11 – Catalonia
May 14-21 – Emilia-Romagna Italy with Viola Buitoni
Jul 2-9 – Malaysia
Sold out tours not listed above.
David Leite – Culinary tour – details
May 12-18, 2026 – A Cook’s Tour of Lisbon
Domenica Marchetti – details
Sep 29-Oct 6 – Culinary tour of Liguria and Italian Riviera
Oct 3-8 – Food writers in Italy – Piemonte
Katie Parla – details
Many walking tours available. Check details.
Nicole Rucker and Cheryl Day
Sep 26-Oct 1 – Loire Valley – Culinary Tour (details)
Rick Rodgers – Culinary tour
Dec 1-10 – Rick Rodgers’ Austrian Christmas Market
Gurdeep Loyal – details
Flavour Heroes: 15 Modern Pantry Ingredients to Amplify Your Cooking
Jul 3 – Topping and Company – Bath
Yasmin Khan – details
Sabzi: Fresh Vegetarian Recipes for Every Day
Jul 9 – Topping and Company – Bath
Jul 10 – Riverford Supperclub – Totnes
Jul 15 – Waterstones – Tottenham Court Road with Noor Murad
Jul 16 – Topping and Company – Edinburgh
Sep 9 – Omnivore Books, San Francisco CA
Sep 21 – Abervagnny Food Festival
Asma Khan
Monsoon: Delicious Indian Recipes for Every Day and Every Season
Aug 15 – Edinburg International Book Festival – details to come
Diana Henry
Around the Table – 52 Essays on Food & Life
Aug 12 – Edinburgh International Book Festival – details
Sep 25 – Village Books and Alleyn’s School – details
Sep 29 – Topping and Company – Bath
Oct 22 – Topping and Company – York
Olia Hercules – details
Strong Roots: A Ukrainian Family Story through War, Exile and Hope
Jul 10 – The Kitchen Table – Dorset
Sami Tamimi – details
Boustany: A Celebration of Vegetables from my Palestine
Jul 3 – Divertimenti – Knightsbridge
Jul 14 – Sofra, Boston MA
Jul 15 – Brookline Books @Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline MA
Jul 17 – Books are Magic @Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Heights Branch
Jul 18 – Bold Fork Books, Washington DC @All Souls Episcopal Church
Jul 21 – Book Larder, Seattle WA
Jul 22 – Insalata’s w/Book Passage, San Anselmo CA – details
Jul 22 – Omnivore Books, San Francisco CA
Aug 13 – Lunch with author at Edinburgh International Book Festival – details
Tim Spector – details
Ferment – The Life-Changing Power of Microbes
Sep 8 – How to Academy, Royal Geographic Society, London
Sep 9 – Topping & Co., Bath
Sep 10 – Topping & Co., Edinburgh
Sep 11 – James Allen School, Village Books, Dulwich
Gaz Oakley – details
Plant to Plate: 100 Delicious and Versatile Plants-only Recipes
Jul 13 – Roots & Flame, Homeacres, Somerset UK
Aug 23 – Big Feastival, Cotswold UK
Letitia Clark – details
For the Love of Lemons: Italian-Inspired, Sweet and Savoury Recipes
Sep 1-6 – Sweet lemons, bitter honey (details)
Sep 14 – Ludlow Food Festival
Oct 4-7 – Table talk retreat – sold out (details)
Noor Murad – details
Lugma: Abundant Dishes and Stories From My Middle East
Jul 24-27 – Rock Oyster Festival – Cornwall details
Aug 22 – Big Feastival, Oxfordshire
Carolina Doriti – details (tickets)
The Greek Islands Cookbook: Simple sun-kissed Recipes
Jun 28 – Oliveology, Borough Market
Jun 30 – Honey & Co. Supper Club
Honey & Co. – details
Honey & Co Studio, 47 Lambs Conduit Street, Bloomsbury, WC1N 3NG
Honey & Smoke, 216 Great Portland St, London W1W 5QW
Honey & Smoke Grill House, 216 Great Portland Street, W1W 5QW
Honey & Co Daily, 19-21 Store Street, WC1E 7BL
Jun 30 – The Greek Islands Cookbook: Simple sun-kissed Recipes by Carolina Doriti – details (Honey & Co Daily)
Jul 2 – Kombucha workshop (Honey & Co Studio)
Jul 8 – A Taste of Greece from Maltby & Greek (Honey & Co Studio)
Jul 9 – Picky: From Fussy Child to Professional Gourmet by Jimi Famurewa (Honey & Co Studio)
Jul 14 – Smoke and Seasoned Bread: Recipes from Turkeye by Hasan Semay (Honey & Smoke) – details
Jul 15 – Bread and War: A Ukrainian Story of Food, Bravery and Hope by Felicity Spector (Honey & Co. Studio)
Jul 16 – Kimchi workshop with Russo’s Kitchen (Honey & Co. Studio)
Jul 18 – Grill masterclass with Sarit & Itamar (Honey & Smoke Grill House)
Jul 21 – Grill masterclass with Sarit & Itamar (Honey & Smoke Grill House)
Jul 29 – Winnie & Bridget’s book club Takeaway: Stories From a Childhood Behind the Counter by Angela Hui (Honey & Co Studio) details
Jul 30 – Supper Club – José Pizarro – The Spanish Pantry: 12 Ingredients, 100 Simple Recipes (Honey & Co Daily) – details
Past talks can be found on their podcast
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.
OTK – Ottolenghi Test Kitchen – YouTube classes – details
OTK What’s for Dinner? Grilled Courgettes with warm yoghurt
OTK What’s for Dinner? Curried Cauliflower Cheese Filo Pie
OTK What’s for Dinner? Confit Tandoori Chickpeas
OTK What’s for Dinner? Sticky Miso Bananas
See details for all classes
Sarah Raven – details
Many classes on gardening with Sarah Raven.
Aimee Twigger – food styling and photography workshops in Clapham, London – details
Oct 9-15 – Puglia, Italy Food photography and cooking workshop
Gilly Smith – Cooking the Books, Hove UK details
Jeremy Pang / School of Wok – London (Covent Garden) details
Asian cooking classes
Divertimenti – details
London and Truro, Cornwall (all classes listed here are in London)
Jun 27 – Upside Down cookbook event – Dominic Franks
Jun 28 – Smørrebrød Midsommer – Trine Hahnemann
Jul 1 – Simply Dinners cookbook event – Mandy Miller Simmonds
Jul 3 – Cookbook taster event: Boustany: A Celebration of Vegetables from my Palestine – Sami Tamimi
Sep 11 – Recipes from Amalfi – Ursula Ferrigno
Oct 23 – Trade route tapas class – Radhika Howarth
Classes scheduled with Celia Brooks, Da-Hae West, Eric Lanlard, Kylee Newton, Jackie Kearney, Sumayya Usmani, Jenny Chandler, Dan Doherty, Monisha Bharadwaj, Valentina Harris, Izy Hossack, Mina Manek, Sabrina Ghayour, Ed Smith, Kay Plunkett-Hogge, Jo Pratt, Julie Jones, Rachel de Thample, Elly Curshen and Rachel Green.
There are many other classes with teachers who have not yet written cookbooks.
Borough Market – London – details
The Jamie Oliver Cookery School – details – online classes – details – cookery school
Jul 8 – Gennaro Contaldo – Summer veg-packed Italian cookery
For cooking classes please see details as there are dozens of classes listed.
Kitchen Arts & Letters – New York NY – details
Summer Book Club:
July 8 and 22: Pasta: The Spirit and Craft of Italy’s Greatest Food, with Recipes
August 5 and 19: The Land Where Lemons Grow by Helena Attlee. A reading-only selection.
September 16 and 30: Choose between Simply Tomato: 100 Recipes for Enjoying Your Favorite Ingredient All Year Long or Pesto: The Modern Mother Sauce: More Than 90 Inventive Recipes That Start with Homemade Pestos – or dive into both.
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
Jun 28 – The Italian Summer Kitchen – Cathy Whims
Yu & Me Books, Chinatown New York – details
Other events scheduled not involving cookbook authors
Books are Magic, Brooklyn NY – details
Jul 17 – Sami Tamimi – Boustany: A Celebration of Vegetables from my Palestine @Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Heights Branch
There are many book events scheduled that do not pertain to cookbooks.
Archestratus Books + Food, Brooklyn NY – details
Jul 8 – Sunny Days, Taco Nights by Enrique Olvera and Alonso Ruvalcaba – Cookbook Club
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
Jun 28 – Tivoli mushroom tasting
Jul 19 – BBQ popup
Aug 16 – Snacking Dinner – Georgia Freedman
Aug 23 – Nights and Weekend – Alexis deBoschnek
Read It & Eat – Buffalo NY details
Jun 28 – Chop Chop: Cooking the Food of Nigeria by Ozoz Sokoh
Jul 26 – Small Pies, Big Flavor: 60 Big Flavor Bakes for 1 or 2 – Helen Nugent
Aug 14 – Galette!: Sweet and Savory Recipes As Easy As Pie – Rebecca Firkser
Cookbooks & Convos – Philadelphia PA – details
Binding Agents, Philadelphia PA – details
Jun 28 – Pickling for family and friends
Jun 29 – Mortar & Pestle: Classic Indonesian Recipes for the Modern Kitchen by Patricia Tanumihardja – signing
Jul 16 – Malai Frozen Desserts – Inspired by South Asian Flavors – Pooja Bavishi
Jul 17 – Slow Drinks – Danny Childs
Sep 14 – A history of Philadelphia sandwiches – Italian food market tour
Nov 11 – Heartland Masala: An Indian Cookbook from an American Kitchen – Jyoti and Auyon Mukharji
Anchovy Book Co., St. Louis MO – details
Jul 24 – By Heart: Recipes to Hold Near and Dear by Hailee Catalano (Hot dish – cookbook club)
WBUR – Boston MA– details
Jul 14 – Let’s talk lobster with Jeremy Sewall
Aug 4 – Chocolate chip cookies with local bakers
There are many other events not involving cookbook authors.
Brookline Booksmith – Brookline MA– details
Jul 15 – Boustany: A Celebration of Vegetables from my Palestine – Sami Tamimi @Coolidge Corner Theatre
Sep 5 – Heartland Masala: An Indian Cookbook from an American Kitchen – Jyoti and Auyon Mukharji
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
Sep 20 – Good Things – Samin Nosrat
There are many other events not involving cookbook authors.
The Book Kitchen – Mineral Point WI – details
Jul 7 – Pick up and dine – Indian Flavor Every Day: Simple Recipes and Smart Techniques to Inspire by Maya Kaimal
Jul 11 – Lunch and learn – The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook
Jul 27 – Cookbook club – Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Aug 4 – Pick up and dine – Zaytinya: Delicious Mediterranean Dishes from Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon by José Andrész
Sep 10 – Girls’ Night – Salad Freak: Recipes to Feed a Healthy Obsession by Jess Damuck
There are many other classes and events not involving authors.
Food Temptress Cookbook Store – Virginia Beach VA – details
Nov 8 – Soulful and Vegan: The Ultimate Guide to Southern Plant-Based Cooking – Katrina Gay
The White House Historical Association – details
Bold Fork Books – Washington, D.C. – details
Jul 18 – Boustany: A Celebration of Vegetables from my Palestine – Sami Tamimi @All Souls Episcopal Church
Jul 23 – Cookbook Club: The SalviSoul Cookbook: Salvadoran Recipes and the Women Who Preserve Them by Karla T. Vasquez
Nov 4 – My Harvest Kitchen: 100+ Recipes to Savor the Seasons – Gesine Bullock-Prado
Nov 12 – Heartland Masala: An Indian Cookbook from an American Kitchen – Jyoti and Auyon Mukharji
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 Table – details
See details for in-store, online and other classes.
Book People – Austin TX – details
Oct 7 – Good Things – Samin Nosrat (Paramount Theatre)
Omnivore Books – San Francisco CA – details
Jul 2 – Potluck Desserts: Joyful Recipes to Share with Pride by Justin Burke
Jul 8 – Sabor Judío: The Jewish Mexican Cookbook – Margaret E. Boyle
Jul 10 – Borderlands – Hank Shaw
Jul 15 – Backyard BBQ with Fire and Spice – Tony Ramirez
Jul 16 – Bitter & Sweet – Omid Roustaei
Jul 21 – Easy Indian Vegetarian: Delicious Recipes for Every Day and Classic Indian Recipes – 75 Signature Dishes – Chetna Makan
Jul 22 – Boustany: A Celebration of Vegetables from my Palestine – Sami Tamimi
Jul 23 – The Italian Summer Kitchen – Cathy Whims
Jul 31 – Taste Taiwan – Chelsea Tsai
Aug 4 – Pakistan – Recipes and Stories from the Country’s Home Kitchens, Restaurants, and Roadside Stands by Maryam Jillani
Aug 5 – Feasts on the Farm – Tamara Hicks and Jessica MacLeod
Aug 11 – Dad, What’s For Dinner?: Lifesaving Recipes to Avoid Meltdowns, Have Fun in the Kitchen, and Keep Your Kids Well Fed by David Nayfield
Aug 13 – Tony Tan’s Asian Cooking Class – Tony Tan
Aug 21 – Mumbai – A Journey Through Its Kitchens, Streets, and Stories – Sri Bodanapu
Aug 26 – Asian Heritage Chefs in White House History: Cooking to the President’s Taste by Adrian Miller and Deborah Chang
Sep 9 – Sabzi: Vibrant Vegetarian Recipes – Yasmin Khan
Sep 13 – Good Things – Samin Nosrat
Sep 18 – Heartland Masala – Jyoti and Auyon Mukharji
Sep 25 – The Accidental Seed Heroes – Adam Alexander
Sep 26 – My Cambodia – A Khmer Cookbook – Nite Yun
Sep 29 – House of Nanking by Kathy and Peter Fang
Oct 17 – Family Thai by Arnold Myint
Oct 23 – The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2025 by Bryant Terry and Jaya Saxena
Book Passage – San Francisco, Corte Madera & Sausalito CA – details
Jul 22 – Boustany: A Celebration of Vegetables from my Palestine – Sami Tamimi @ Insalata’s, San Anselmo CA details
Aug 3 – The Spice Collector’s Cookbook – Vina Patel (Corte Madera)
Sep 17 – The Vegan Creamery – Miyoko Schinner (Corte Madera)
Sep 18 – Permission – Elissa Altman (Corte Madera)
Sep 20 – Heartland Masala: An Indian Cookbook from an American Kitchen – Jyoti and Auyon Mukharji @Foodwise
Sep 27 – The Accidental Seed Heroes – Adam Alexander (Corte Madera)
There are other events involving authors who have not written cookbooks.
Rakestraw Books – Danville CA – details
Sep 19 – Heartland Masala: An Indian Cookbook from an American Kitchen – Jyoti and Auyon Mukharji
There are non-cookbook related author events.
Now Serving – Los Angeles CA – details
Jun 29 – Potluck Desserts: Joyful Recipes to Share with Pride – Justin Burke
Nov 16 – My Harvest Kitchen: 100+ Recipes to Savor the Seasons – Gesine Bullock-Prado
Kitchen Lingo, Long Beach CA – details
Jun 29 – Olive oil appreciation
Jul 27 – Wine tasting
See details for other classes
Books Inc. – Palo Alto CA – details
Book events are scheduled but none with cookbook authors.
Book Larder – Seattle WA – details
Jul 21 – Sami Tamimi – Boustany: A Celebration of Vegetables from my Palestine
Sep 16 – Heartland Masala: An Indian Cookbook from an American Kitchen – Jyoti and Auyon Mukharji
Powell’s – Portland OR – details
Jul 12 – Warehouse sale
Check details for events unrelated to cookbook authors. You may watch past events on Powell’s YouTube channel.
Vivienne Kitchen & Pantry – Portland OR – details
Jun 28 – Salsa Daddy: Dip Your Way into Mexican Cooking – Rick Martinez
Jun 29 – Picnics & Porcupines, Candice Groucher
Jul 5 – Chili crisp fundamentals
Aug 17 – The Italian Summer Kitchen – Cathy Whims
Sep 15 – Jyoti and Auyon Mukharji – Heartland Masala
Williams-Sonoma stores – details
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
Appetite for Books – Westmount, Montreal – details
Jul 3 – Tahini Baby by Eden Grinshpan
Jul 8 – K-Quick: Korean Food in 30 Minutes or Less by Judy Joo
Jul 10 – Sunny Days, Taco Nights by Enrique Olvera and Alonso Ruvalcaba
Jul 16 – Lugma by Noor Murad
Jul 17 – Kiin: Recipes and Stories from Northern Thailand by Nuit Regular
Jul 22 – The Spanish Mediterranean Islands Cookbook by Jeff Koehler
Jul 23 – Family Style by Peter Som
Jul 29 – My Cypriot Table by Irene Matys
Jul 30 – In the Kusina: My Seasonal Filipino Cooking by Woldy Reyes
Aug 5 – By Heart: Recipes to Hold Near and Dear by Hailee Catalano
Aug 6 – Boustany by Sami Tamimi
Aug 12 – Viet Kieu by Thi Bich Phuong Le
Aug 13 – For the Love of Lemons by Letitia Clark
Aug 19 – Zareen’s Pakistani Kitchen by Zareen and Umair Khan
Aug 20 – Salsa Daddy: Dip Your Way into Mexican Cooking by Rick Martinez
Aug 26 – The Artful Way to Plant-Based Cooking by Chloé Crane-Leroux and Trudy Crane
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
Matthew James Duffy – details
Bread baking courses online – see details
Canadian Cookbook & Food Related Events – details
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)
Cookbookbake – Brighton – details
There are other classes and events available.
Waterstones – details
Jul 15 – Yasmin Khan – Sabzi – Tottenham Court Road with Noor Murad
Aug 26 – BookFest 2025 Waterstones Piccadilly
There are many author events not involving cookbooks.
The Kitchen Table, Dorset – store information – event details
Cooking the Books – bimonthly cookbook club – bring a dish, talk about food, make new friends
Jul 3 – Kitchen Fiction and Memoir Book Club
Jul 10 – Olia Hercules – Strong Roots – The Grosvenor Arms
Jul 18 – George Egg – The Snack Hacker – The Mitre
Aug 6, 7pm – Cooking the Books
Oct 3, 7pm – Cooking the Books
Dec 3, 7pm – Cooking the Books
David’s Bookshop – Music – Cafe – details
Sep TBD – Simply Malaysian: Everyday Dishes to Cook at Home – Mandy Yin
Oct 14 – Simply Raymond Kitchen Garden: Delicious Seasonal Recipes from my Place to Yours – Raymond Blanc
Blackwell’s – United Kingdom – details
Sep 14 – Ferment – Simple Ferments and Pickles, and How to Eat Them by Kenji Morimoto
There are many author events not involving cookbooks.
Topping and Company – Bath, Edinburgh, Ely, York & St. Andrews – details
Jul 3 – Flavour Heroes: 15 Modern Pantry Ingredients to Amplify Your Cooking – Gurdeep Loyal – Bath
Jul 9 – Sabzi: Fresh Vegetarian Recipes for Everyday – Yasmin Khan – Bath
Jul 16 – Sabzi: Fresh Vegetarian Recipes for Everyday – Yasmin Khan – Edinburgh
Sep 4 – Do Ferment: Gut Boosters and Foods that Fizz – Matthew Pennington and Nicola Cradock – Bath
Sep 9 – Ferment – The Life-Changing Power of Microbes – Tim Spector – Bath
Sep 10 – Ferment – Tim Spector – Edinburgh
Sep 10 – FUSÃO – Untraditional Recipes Inspired by Brasil – Ixta Belfrage – Bath
Sep 15 – Abundance – Mark Diacono – St. Andrews
Sep 18 – Padella: Iconic Pasta at Home – Tim Siadatan – Bath
Sep 19 – Do Ferment – Matthew Pennington and Nicola Cradock – Edinburgh
Sep 29 – Around the Table – 52 Essays on Food & Life – Diana Henry – Bath
Oct 7 –Simply Raymond Kitchen Garden: Delicious Seasonal Recipes from my Place to Yours – Raymond Blanc – Bath
Oct 9 – Mexican Table – Thomasina Miers – Bath
Oct 22 – Mexican Table – Thomasina Miers – Edinburgh
Oct 22 – Around the Table – 52 Essays on Food & Life – Diana Henry – York
Check details for any online events added at the last minute. Events scheduled for authors who have not written cookbooks.
The Portobello Bookshop – Edinburgh – details
There are author events not related to cookbooks.
The British Library – London – details
Chiltern Bookshops – details
Oct 7 – The Unprocessed Plate: Simple, Flavourful UPF-free Recipes to Transform Your Life by Rhiannon Lambert @Chorleywood Library Lower Road
National Geographic Traveller Food Festival – details
Jul 19 – Clodagh McKenna: Fresh from the Sea
Jul 19 – Yotam Ottolenghi: A Flair for Flavour
Jul 19 – Asma Khan: Darjeeling Express
Jul 19 – Dina Macki: A Taste of Oman
Jul 20 – José Pizarro: The Spanish Pantry
Jul 20 – Andi Oliver: An Antiguan Brunch
Jul 20 – Jeremy Pang: Hong Kong Kitchen
Jul 20 – Karan Gokani: Flavours of Southern India
See details for other events regarding tasting, photography and more
Edinburgh International Book Festival – details
Aug 3 – Lunch with Jessica Elliott Dennison
Aug 10 – Something sweet with Benjamina Ebuehi
Aug 12 – Table talk with Diana Henry
Aug 12 – Table talk with Kenji Morimoto – two events
Aug 14 – Middle Eastern cooking – Sabrina Ghayour
Aug 14 – Best root forward – Alissa Timoshkina
Aug 16 – Have lunch with Rosie Kellett
Aug 17 – Lunch with Sami Tamimi
Aug 20 – Table talk with Ixta Belfrage
Aug 20 – Dinner for one – Michèle Roberts
Aug 20 – The Unserious Wine Club: A Table Talk with Hannah Crosbie
Aug 23 – Have lunch with José Pizarro
Aug 24 – Have lunch with Julie Lin
Books for Cooks – Melbourne, Australia – details
Scrumptious Reads – Brisbane, Australia – details
Jun 27 – An Interactive Culinary Experience with Chef Eugene Lee * Hosted at Scrumptious Reads Gallery, Red Hill
There are various events for non-food related authors.
Readings – Australia – details
Events scheduled for authors who haven’t written cookbooks.
Australian Cookbook and Food Related Events – details
Monthly cookbook club. Co.Bake Space, Richmond VIC
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
Jul 5 – Lebanese seafood feast – Karima Hazim and Sivine Tabbouch
Aug 13 – Masterclass with Simon Sandall
Aug 16 – Masterclass with Emiko Davies
Sep 3 – Masterclass with Michael Rantissi
Sep 11 – Masterclass with Rosheen Kaul
Sep 25 – Masterclass with Danielle Alvarez
Please check details above for many other classes available with chefs and the school’s own instructors.
Roberta Muir – details
Online Cooking Classes – Recipes & Videos
See author’s website for list of classes.
Accoutrement – Sydney, Australia – details
Sugar Flour – Maxine Scheckter – details
Pâtisserie Made Simple: The Art of Petits Gâteaux
Jun 28 – Maple bacon doughnuts
Aug 23 – Concha and shio pan
Aug 24 – Mango, passion and caramelized white chocolate petit gateaux
Check for new classes – other classes not listed are sold out.
Cook the Books – Auckland, New Zealand – details
New Zealand Cookbook and Food Related Events – details
See details for food related events, cooking classes etc and The Food Show below
The Food Show – details
July 2025 – Auckland
August 2025 – Wellington