World Calendar of Cookbook Events
October 17, 2020 by JaneDue to COVID many bookstores and events are postponed or have been made available online. Events are added at the last minute so please check with the venues for more information.
If you know of any other cookbook related events, please email details to info@eatyourbooks.com, and we will add them to the list.
United States
Author book tours
- Zoë François – Zoë Bakes Cakes
- Hetty McKinnon – To Asia with Love
- Jake Cohen – Jew-ish
- Julia Turshen – Simply Julia
- Kate McDermott – Home Cooking with Kate/Art of the Pie
- Reem Kassis – The Arabesque Table
- Brian Hart Hoffman – Better Baking Academy
- Brian Hart Hoffman
Author cooking classes
- Gale Gand
- Joanne Weir
- Janet Fletcher
- Catherine Walthers
- Robin Asbell
- Hugh Carpenter and Teri Sandison
- The Farm Cooking School – Ian Knauer and Shelley Wiseman – NJ
- Institute of Culinary Education – NYC
- De Gustibus Cooking School – NYC
- King Arthur Flour – VT
- Milk Street Kitchen – MA
- Stonewall Kitchen – ME
- The Resort at Paws Up – MT
- Cook’s Pots & Tabletops – Eugene OR
- Hot Stove Society – Seattle WA
- PCC Community Markets – Seattle area WA
- Salt Water Farm – Lincolnville ME
- Cooks of Crocus Hill – MN
- Draeger’s Cooking School – CA
- The Cook’s Warehouse – GA
- Central Market – TX
Bookstore events
- Kitchen Arts and Letters – New York
- Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks – New York
- Union Square Greenmarket – New York
- Rizzoli Bookstore – New York NY
- Books are Magic – Brooklyn NY
- Archestratus Books – Brooklyn, NY
- Stir – Boston
- Politics and Prose Bookstore – Washington D.C.
- Bold Fork Books – Washington D.C.
- Read It and Eat – Chicago
- 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
- Book Larder – Seattle
- Powell’s – Portland OR
- Williams-Sonoma Stores
Canada
Author book tours
Author cooking classes
Bookstore events
UK & Ireland
Author book tours
Author Cooking Classes
- Divertimenti – London
- Loretta Liu – London
- Sarah Raven – Marlborough
- Aimee Twigger – London
- Olivia Wollenberg – London
- Jeremy Pang / School of Wok – London
- Carol Deacon – Hertford
Bookstore & Festival Events
- Waterstones
- Topping and Company
- Borough Market Cookbook Club – London
- Honey & Spice – The Food Talks
- The British Library – London
- Cookbookbake – Brighton
- The Portbello Bookshop – Edinburgh
Australia
Author book tours
Author cooking classes
Bookstore events
- Books for Cooks – Melbourne
- Scrumptious Reads – Bisbane
- Readings – Australia
- Tasting Australia – Australia
New Zealand
Author book tours
Author cooking classes
Bookstore Events
Worldwide
Publisher online events
Brian Hart Hoffman – details
Brian Hart Hoffman (Bake from Scratch) Virtual Classes with Williams Sonoma
Apr 12 – Gluten-free baking with Sweet Laurel
Apr 17 – Kids Baking School – Star Wars Baking
Apr 19 – Baking with Georgetown Cupcakes – cakes and cupcakes
May 3 – Mother’s Day brunch with Kylie Mazon-Chambers
May 10 – Muffin mania – with Michelle Lopez
May 17 – Spring cookies with Emily Hutchinson
May 24 – Brioche hamburger buns
Jun 7 – Pride desserts with Kelly Field – hosted by Lance Bass
Jun 14 – Small batch baking with Alice Choi (Blogger: Hip Foodie Mom)
Jun 19 – Kids baking with Mickey & Friends
Jun 21 – Bundt baking with The Bros that Bundt
Jun 28 – Icebox desserts with Kate Wood
Brian Hart Hoffman – Better Baking Academy – details
April: Conchas
May: Strawberry Roulade
June: Gluten-Free Summer Fruit Coffee Cake
July: Summer Focaccia
August: Three Ways with Oatmeal Cookies
September: English Muffins
October: Pumpkin Bagels
November: Pecan Pie Hand Pies
December: Red Velvet Battenberg Cake
Zoë François
Zoë Bakes Cakes: Everything You Need to Know to Make Your Favorite Layers, Bundts, Loaves, and More
Mar 30 – Book Larder, Seattle WA (Virtual)
Hetty McKinnon
To Asia, With Love: Everyday Asian Recipes and Stories from the Heart
Apr 8 – Book Larder, Seattle WA
Aug 20, 21 – Scrumptious Reads, Australia – Cook Book Club
Reem Kassis
The Arabesque Table
Apr 17 – Online event – Omnivore Books – San Francisco CA
Apr 17 – Online event – Book Larder, Seattle WA
Apr 25 – Online event – Milk Street Kitchen, Boston MA
Apr 29 – Online event at Kitchen Arts & Letters
Julia Turshen – virtual event details
Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food
Apr 15 – Cookbook Club – Archestratus Books + Food, Brooklyn NY
Jake Cohen
Jew-ish: A Cookbook: Reinvented Recipes from a Modern Mensch
Apr 13, 5:30-6:30pm – KOL AMI, Celebrating Israeli Food – online – details
May 1, 6-7:30pm – The Billy Harris Series – online – details (includes a copy of the book)
Yotam Ottolenghi – details
Ottolenghi Flavour (A Life in Flavour Tour)
Apr 6, 7:30pm – Liberty Hall, Dublin
Apr 8, 7:30pm – St. George’s, Bristol
Apr 9, 7:30pm – Rose Theatre, Kingston
Apr 10, 7:30pm – Nottingham Playhouse
Apr 11, 7:30pm – The Lowry, Salford Quays
Apr 12, 7:30pm – Kings Theatre Edinburgh
Apr 13, 7:30pm – Union Chapel, London
Apr 14, 7:30pm – York Theatre Royal
Apr 17, 8pm – Oxford Playhouse
The Food Talks – details
Past talks can be found on their podcast
Donna Hay – details
Mar 31 – Free live virtual class presenting the author’s favourite Easter recipes and easy styling tips
Yotam Ottolenghi – Australia Tour
Jun 8 – Perth Riverside Theatre
Jun 9 – Adelaide Convention Centre
Jun 11 – Gold Coast The Star
Jun 12 – Hamer Hall Arts Center, Melbourne
Jun 13 – Sydney Darling Harbour Theatre
Jun 14 – Brisbane QPAC Concert Hall
Jun 18 – Canberra Theatre Centre
Gale Gand – cooking and baking classes – details
Facebook Live and Zoom classes, see details
Joanne Weir – details
No new events
Janet Fletcher – details – Zoom classes
Wine Country Table
No current events.
Catherine Walthers – cooking classes details
Robin Asbell – cooking classes details
Mar 30, 6-7:30pm – Classic Pot Stickers – Virtual
Apr 26 – 6-7:30pm – Better Know Your Gnocchi – Virtual
All classes at Cooks of Crocus Hill
Hugh Carpenter and Teri Sandison – details
No current events
The Farm Cooking School – details
Stockton, NJ – classes with Ian Knauer and Shelley Wiseman
Classes scheduled with social distancing and masks, check the schedule
There are classes with instructors who have not written cookbooks.
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
No classes scheduled at this time.
Stonewall Kitchen – York, Maine details
Classes are scheduled with limited seating, check the schedule
There are recurring classes with Dana Moos, Lukas Volger, Christine Burns Rudalevige and Vanessa Seder as well as many other classes led by instructors who have not written cookbooks.
Milk Street Kitchen – Boston MA – details
Schedule of online classes – below cookbook authors “Cooking at Home”
Apr 8 – Cooking at Home with King Arthur Baking Company
Apr 13 – Sonoko Sakai – Japanese Curry
Apr 25 – Reem Kassis – The Arabesque Table
May 6 – Tung Nguyen – Cooking at Home
May 8 – Irina Georgescu – The Heart of Romanian Cooking
May 13 – Amy Zitelman – The Tahini Table
May 15 – Susan Herrmann Loomis – French Dinners
The Resort at Paws Up – Greenough MT – details
Cookbook Live – acclaimed cookbooks brought to life with the authors
There are other culinary events at the ranch not involving cookbook authors.
Cook’s Pots & Tabletops – Eugene OR – details
Check site for last minute classes.
Hot Stove Society – Seattle WA – details
Virtual cooking classes are scheduled. See details.
There are classes with instructors who haven’t written cookbooks.
PCC Community Markets – Seattle WA area – details
Check details for virtual classes
Salt Water Farm – Lincolnville ME – details
Cooks of Crocus Hill – details
St. Paul, Edina, Stillwater, Kowalski’s Market at Woodbury and White Bear Lake – all MN
Other virtual events scheduled
Classes with Robin Asbell are scheduled. There are lots of other classes with instructors who have not yet written cookbooks.
Draeger’s Cooking School – details
San Mateo, Blackhawk, Menlo Park – all CA
Classes on currently on hold.
Classes are also scheduled with Joyce Jue, Michael Kalanty, Joanne Weir, Janet Fletcher, Linda Carucci, George Geary, and Tori Ritchie. There are many other classes with instructors who have not yet written cookbooks.
The Cook’s Warehouse – details
Atlanta, Decatur, and Marietta locations in Georgia
Virtual classes and some hands-on limited, check the schedule
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, Fort Worth, Southlake, Plano
Cooking school is back in session with limited seating. Check the schedule.
Sarah Raven – details
Sarah has many gardening related classes on her schedule.
Loretta Liu
London – all classes are held at Oncafe
Macarons, dim sum and eclairs classes.
Aimee Twigger – food styling and photography workshops in Clapham, London – details
Aimee’s Perfect Bakes
No current events
Food photography and styling workshops
Olivia Wollenberg – details
Livia’s Kitchen
No events currently scheduled
Jeremy Pang / School of Wok – London (Covent Garden) details
Hong Kong Diner
Asian cooking classes
Carol Deacon – details
Cake decorating classes in Hertford
No classes currently scheduled
Divertimenti – details
London and Truro, Cornwall (all classes listed here are in London)
Nothing on the calendar.
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 Cookbook Club – London – details
Mar 31 – Digital Bookclub – Red Sands
Mar 31 – Virtual Tasting Table
Kitchen Arts & Letters with 92Y – New York City – details
Apr 8 – Gluten free apple pie with Kate McDermott
Apr 21 – Sourdough with King Arthur Baking Company
Apr 29, 7pm – Online – The Arabesque Table – Reem Kassis
May 4, 7pm – Online – Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food – Hsiao-Ching Chou
May 12 – Vegetable Simple: Eric Ripert and Nigel Parry in Conversation with Nilou Motamed
Jun 16 – Matthew Raiford: Bress ‘n’ Nyam
Jun 17 – Strawberry rhubarb pie with Kate McDermott
Check for updates offering online classes.
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
No events currently scheduled
Greenmarket – New York NY – details
No current events
Books are Magic, Brooklyn NY – details
Apr 12 – Rebekah Peppler: A Table with Klancy Miller
There are many book events scheduled that do not pertain to cookbooks.
Archestratus Books + Food, Brooklyn NY – details
Virtual events through Zoom
Apr 15 – Cookbook Club – Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food
There are other events that are not related to cookbook authors.
Stir – Boston – details
Stir at Home – see details above – Virtual cooking parties & ingredient kits
Politics and Prose Bookstore – Washington DC – details
Apr 20 – Nigella Lawson — Cook, Eat, Repeat: Ingredients, Recipes, and Stories – with Ina Garten
Apr 21 – Crying in H Mart
There are many other events not involving cookbook authors.
Bold Fork Books – Washington, D.C. – details
Mar 27, 3pm – Noble Rot Book: Wine from Another Galaxy – by Dan Keeling and Mark Andrew – details
A Cappella Bookstore – Atlanta GA – details
Virtual events
There are many other cultural and book events not related to cookbooks.
Read It & Eat – Chicago IL – details
New website coming soon.
Omnivore Books – San Francisco CA – details
Check details for virtual events
Apr 17 – Reem Kassis – The Arabesque Table
Book Passage – San Francisco, Corte Madera & Sausalito CA – details
See schedule for online events.
Rakestraw Books – Danville CA – details
All events virtual.
Now Serving – Los Angeles CA – details
Zoom events scheduled check details for updates
Book Larder – Seattle WA – details
Apr 8 – Hetty McKinnon: To Asia, With Love
Apr 9 – Mezcal and Tequila Cocktails
Apr 17 – The Arabesque Table – Reem Kassis
Apr 27 – Rebekah Peppler: A Table
May 14 – Vietnamese: Simple Vietnamese Food to Cook at Home
May 19 – The Flour Craft Bakery & Cafe Cookbook
Virtual events scheduled, check details
Powell’s – Portland, OR – details
May 11 – Gregory Gourdet in Conversation With Michelle Tam about his new book Everyone’s Table
Check details for virtual events as well as events unrelated to cookbook authors.
Williams-Sonoma stores – details
Brian Hart Hoffman (Bake from Scratch) Virtual Classes with Williams Sonoma (for Brian’s classes click on his name below to go to registration information)
Apr 8 – Brunch with Bobby Flay
Apr 10 – Aug 7 – Breakfast club
Apr 12 – Brian Hart Hoffman – Gluten-free baking with Sweet Laurel
Apr 17 – Brian Hart Hoffman – Kids Baking School – Star Wars Baking
Apr 19 – Brian Hart Hoffman – Baking with Georgetown Cupcakes – cakes and cupcakes
May 3 – Brian Hart Hoffman – Mother’s Day brunch with Kylie Mazon-Chambers
May 6 – Mother’s Day Celebration with Trisha Yearwood
May 10 – Brian Hart Hoffman – Muffin mania – with Michelle Lopez
May 17 – Brian Hart Hoffman – Spring cookies with Emily Hutchinson
May 24 – Brian Hart Hoffman – Brioche hamburger buns
Jun 7 – Brian Hart Hoffman – Pride desserts with Kelly Field – hosted by Lance Bass
Jun 14 – Brian Hart Hoffman – Small batch baking with Alice Choi (Blogger: Hip Foodie Mom)
Jun 19 – Brian Hart Hoffman – Kids baking with Mickey & Friends
Jun 21 – Brian Hart Hoffman – Bundt baking with The Bros that Bundt
Jun 28 – Brian Hart Hoffman – Icebox desserts with Kate Wood
There are numerous other demos from chefs who have not yet written cookbooks.
The Cookbook Co. Cooks – Alberta – details
Classes are postponed.
Many other classes are scheduled with the Cookbook Co. Cooks’ own instructors as well as with Gail Norton, author and co-owner.
Appetite for Books – Westmount, Montreal – details
Every Thursday afternoon at 1pm Jonathan will be cooking on Instagram live with Heidi Small. Go to @beyondtheplate__ or @appetite4books for the live Instagram. Sign up for their newsletter for more information and to view past weeks link to cook along anytime!
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
Cookbookbake – Brighton – details
There are other classes and events available.
Waterstones – details
There are many author events not involving cookbooks.
Topping and Company – Bath, Edinburgh, Ely & St. Andrews – details
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
May 4 – The Green Barbecue by Rukmini Iyer
Check details for any online events
The British Library – London – details
Apr 13 – May 6 – Food Season – many events celebrating cookbooks and people in food. A few highlights below:
Apr 13 – Nose Dive with Harold McGee
Apr 24 – The Art and History of Pies with Calum Franklin author of The Pie Room
May 1 – Simply Raymond – Raymond Blanc
May 20 – Madhur Jaffrey: A Life In Food
Tasting Australia – details
Apr 30 – May 9, 2021 – see details
Books for Cooks – Melbourne, Australia – details
No current events
Scrumptious Reads – Brisbane, Australia – details
Mar 25 – Slow Victories: A Food Lovers Guide to Slow Cooker Glory – Book Launch
May 21, 22 – The Cook’s Apprentice – Cook Book Club – details
June 18, 19 – How Wild Things Are – Cook Book Club – details
Aug 20, 21 – Hetty McKinnon: To Asia, With Love – Cook Book Club – details
Sep 17, 18 – Parwana – Cook Book Club – details
Many other classes and cookbook masterclasses (see details) scheduled for 2021.
Readings – Australia – details
Events scheduled for authors who haven’t written cookbooks.
Sydney Seafood School – Sydney, Australia – details
Check site for virtual cooking classes at SSS@Home
There are many other classes available with chefs and the school’s own instructors.
Accoutrement Cooking School – Sydney, Australia – details
No current classes.
Cook the Books – Auckland, New Zealand – details
Apr 25, 27, 28 – The Modern Preserver – Kylee Newton – sign up for 25th, sign up for 27th, sign up for 28th
Other classes with chefs who have not written cookbooks.
The Food Show – details
Apr 9-11 – Horncastle Arena, Christchurch
May 28-30 – Sky Stadium previously Westpac, Wellington
Jul 29-Aug 1 – ASB Showgrounds, Auckland
Yotam Ottolenghi – New Zealand details
Jun 15 – Wellington Michael Fowler Centre
Jun 16 – The Civic, Auckland
Kogebogeriet – Denmark – details
No current events
Penguin Random House UK – The Happy Foodie
No current contests