Jessica Fechtor

Monday, November 16

7 pm at The Book Stall

Meet Jessica Fechtor, author of the popular website and blog Sweet Amandine and now a new memoir, Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals That Brought Me Home.  It is the amazing story of her recovery from a near-fatal brain aneurysm and how she drew strength from the restorative power of cooking and baking.

Click here for the Sweet Amandine website.

Cookie Stagman and Arlene Michlin Bronstein

Saturday, October 17

1 pm at The Book Stall

 

 

Glencoe native Cookie Stagman is back with a brand-new book, Cookie Stagman's Beautiful Buffets II, written with Arlene Michlin Bronstein. This new edition comes 25 years after the first Beautiful Buffets was published -- a "local" favorite that made it onto the national shelves of Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, and many other large stores. Now she and her partner Bronstein are out with a new edition with quick and easy recipes, suitable for cooks of all types and levels of experience. 

Mindy Segal

Thursday, October 15

7 pm, Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton St.

 

 

Mindy Segal, owner of Chicago's Hot Chocolate, winner of the 2012 James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry, and self-professed cookie nerd, presents her new book Cookie Love: More Than 60 Recipes and Techniques for Turning the Ordinary into the Extraordinary.  A bonus: cookies to sample! 

This program is free and open to the pubic, but registration is required by
clicking here or by calling 847 673-7774. 

Mimi Sheraton

 

Mimi Sheraton, the award-winning cookbook author and grand dame of food journalism, is at the store on Thursday, June 4, at 6:30 pm with her irresistible new book,  1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die: A Food Lover's Life List.

Gale Gand

GALE GAND

Thursday, February 26

12 noon, Luncheon, University Club of Chicago

Chicago's Gale Gand, described as "a nationally acclaimed pastry chef, restaurateur, cookbook author, television personality, root beer maker, and mom," talks about her latest cookbook, Gale Gand's Lunch! It shows how to do lunch simply and easily and for a fraction of the price of prepared salads and sandwiches. As Gale says, when it comes to entertaining, "lunch is the new dinner."

Click here for Gale's website and here  for a proclamation by Mayor Rahm Emanuel naming last October 15, 2014, "Gale Gand Day in Chicago" on the eve of her induction into the Chicago Culinary Museum and Chef's Hall of Fame.

Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart

and a Clean Slate in 2015

 We're delighted to have just added Martha Stewart to our January calendar. America's most trusted lifestyle expert and teacher and bestselling author will be at The Union League Club in Chicago for a luncheon on Friday, January 9

at 12 noon. She'll bring along her new book Clean Slate, a Cookbook and Guide: Reset Your Health, Detox Your Body, and Feel Your Best. In it, the editors of Martha Stewart Living hit the reset button to come up with 160 beautifully photographed recipes organized into action-focused chapters.

At the luncheon, Ms. Stewart will talk about the book's emphasis on eating clean, whole, unprocessed foods as part of a primarily plant-based diet, with delicious and nutritious recipes. Refreshing juices and smoothies, savory snacks, protein-packed main dishes, and even delectable desserts will keep you satisfied all day long; among them are plenty of vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and allergen-free options, each identified by helpful icons.

For luncheon reservations, please call

The Book Stall at 847 446-8880.

Ina Pinkney

INA PINKNEY

Saturday December 6

12 noon at The Book Stall

 

Popular Chicago restaurateur, businesswoman and TV personality Ina Pinkney (the "Breakfast Queen") signs her cookbook, Taste Memories: Recipes for Life and Breakfast, and recalls memories from her long career and her West Loop restaurant, INA's, which closed at the end of 2013.

Click here to reach Ina's website.

Emily Abrams

Saturday, November 29       11 am - 12:30 pm at The Book Stall

Young author and activist Emily Abrams presents Don't Cook the Planet, her book featuring contributions from an all-star collection of chefs and ecoactivists who share more than 70 delicious recipes using fresh, natural ingredients and tips on how to minimize your carbon footprint. Among the contributors are Gramercy Tavern co-founder Tom Colicchio, Alice Waters, Michael Pollan, Robert Redford, Chicago's Graham Elliot and Stephanie Izard, and many others. Also included: "Homemade Challah," contributed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel! Click here for an interview and video with Emily.

Fabio Viviana: Two Events

Two Events with

FABIO VIVIANI

      Tuesday, November 11

       12 noon, Luncheon at The Standard Club

AND

7 pm at The Book Stall

 

We're delighted to welcome back Fabio Viviani, of Bravo's "Top Chef" fame, for two appearances celebrating his new cookbook, Fabio's American Home Kitchen, filled with recipes for his favorite American dishes, infused with his own special Italian flair.

Fabio's many fans know him as the author of Fabio's Italian Kitchen and the owner and executive chef of Café Firenze in Moorpark, California; Firenze Osteria in Los Angeles; and Siena Tavern in Chicago.

For luncheon reservations, please call The Book Stall at 847 446-8880. 

The evening event at the store is free and open to the public.

Gale Gand

Co-sponsored with the Women's Exchange

GALE GAND

Thursday, September 18

12 noon, Luncheon, Westmoreland Country Club

2601 Old Glenview Rd., Wilmette 

 

Her last cookbook was called  Brunch!, and now Chicago chef extraordinaire Gale Gand is back with Lunch!, her newest volume. Join us and the Women's Exchange for a lunch featuring savory delights made from the book's recipes. They show how to do lunch simply, easily, and for a fraction of the price of prepared salads and sandwiches. 

Click here for Gale's website.

To register, click here or call the Women's Exchange at 847 441-3406. To order an autographed book, please call The Book Stall at 847 446-8880.

Leah Eskin at Glencoe Public Library

LEAH ESKIN

       Wednesday, April 23

                     7:30 pm, Glencoe Public Library, 320 Park Ave. in Glencoe

Meet Chicago Tribune food writer Leah Eskin, author of the paper's "Home on the Range" column, and hear her talk about her book Slices of Life: A Food Writer Cooks Through Many a Conundrum. It includes more than 200 recipes from her Sunday column and includes a generous helping of life stories that have happened along the way.

 

Open to the public. No reservations necessary.

Jeanne Nolan at Wilmette Library

JEANNE NOLAN

Tuesday, November 12

7 pm, Wilmette Public Library, 1242 Wilmette Ave.

Winnetka native Jeanne Pinsof Nolan talks about  From the Ground Up: A Food Grower's Education in Life, Love, and the Movement That's Changing the Nation, her book about the importance of planting and eating  organically, both for our health and for the environment. It also provides practical tips for growing your own food.   

Click here to read more about the book.

Making the Most of Summer's Bounty...

Making the Most of Summer's Bounty...

We're reaching that glorious time of the late summer when produce from the garden and local farmers' markets is at its peak.  Finding new ways to make good use of summer's bounty can be as easy as a trip to The Book Stall. A quick tour of our cookbook section by staffers Nancy Randall and Kathy Riley yielded these appetizing new titles:

Foraged Flavor: Finding Fabulous Ingredients in Your Backyard or Farmer's Market, with 88 Recipes by Tama Matsuoka Wong with Eddy Leroux, with a foreword by Daniel Boulud. A field guide by for cooking enthusiasts by the forager for Daniel Boulud's flagship restaurant and its chef de cuisine.

The Old Farmer's Almanac Garden-Fresh Cookbook. Words of wisdom for growing, harvesting, preparing, and storing vegetables, fruit, and herbs as well as choosing the very best ingredients from the marketplace.

Farmers' Markets of the Heartland by Janine MacLachlan. A tour of seasonal markets and farm stands throughout the Midwest and a sampling of local flavors from Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

Ripe: A Cook in the Orchard by Nigel Slater. From Britain's foremost food writer, a gorgeous new volume dedicated to fruit. It's equal parts cookbook, primer on produce and gardening, and affectionate ode to the inspiration behind the book -- Slater's 40-foot backyard garden in London.  

Plenty: Good, Uncomplicated Food for the Sustainable Kitchen by Diana Henry. A revival of the lost art of home economics: making the most of what we have without depleting bank accounts and the planet's resources. 

The Farm: Rustic Recipes for a Year of Incredible Food by Ian Knauer. Fresh, modern spins on classics that help you make the most of your market or garden.

The Pickled Pantry: From Apples to Zucchini, 150 Recipes for Pickles, Relishes, Chutneys and More by Andrea Chesman. Fresh, contemporary, low-fuss recipes for pickling everything from apples to zucchini. 

  

All of these delicious books and more are available at the store or by
calling us at 847-446-8880. We can even giftwrap and mail for you.

Special Cupcake Event with Karen Tack and Alan Richardson

The cupcakes are coming! The cupcakes are coming!

March 12, 2012 at 7 p.m. KAREN TACK and ALAN RICHARDSON present Cupcakes, Cookies, & Pie, Oh My!

 

The bestselling authors of Hello, Cupcake!  And What’s New Cupcake? are back, applying their oversized imaginations to new projects that are more hilarious, spectacular, awe-inspiring – and simpler – than ever.  Yes, they’ll bring samples!