Sunday, September 22 – 6:00pm

For September we returned to the LA area, using the Baco cookbook by Josef Centeno, chef and owner of several LA restaurants, including namesake Baco Mercat. Centeno uses spice blends and sauces to flavor dishes, and of course includes a recipe for the flatbread that is used to make the Baco sandwiches which the cookbook and restaurant are named for. (more…)

Saturday, August 24 – 6:00pm

We decided August would be a good time to take a culinary trip to Spain, with Anya Von Bremzen’s The New Spanish Table. Inspired by her extensive travel through the country, her recipes cover regions all over Spain and come from a variety of sources from local people to well-known chefs. (more…)

Sunday, July 28 – 6:00pm

Summer has arrived, and with it – picnic season! Which seemed like an appropriate time to do a sandwich cookbook. We used Nancy Silverton’s Sandwich Book. The book’s subtitle is “The Best Sandwiches Ever—from Thursday Nights at Campanile”, which aptly describes what the cookbook is all about… the best recipes that came out of sandwich night at Silverton’s popular LA restaurant Campanile (sadly no longer open). (more…)

Sunday, June 9 – 5:00pm

In June we also had a bonus event thrown by Jennifer using Margarita Manzke’s Baking at Republique. Republique is a beloved LA eatery, especially known for its baked goods. Now for those of you who have been following along, you’ll know that we did an all-dessert event in the past (read all about it here) with mixed results due to sugar overload. But I personally am a big fan of Margarita Manzke’s creations, so I was willing to give this all-baked goods event a go. (more…)

Saturday, June 15 – 6:00pm

For our June cookbook, we used Marcus Samuelsson’s The Soul of a New Cuisine. Samuelsson was born in Ethiopia and raised in Sweden by adoptive parents. In this cookbook he returns to the continent of his birth to explore the foods and flavors of Africa, including traditional dishes as well as his own African-inspired creations. (more…)

Sunday, May 19 – 6:00pm

Our May cookbook was The Food Lab by J. Kenzi Lopez-Alt. The book delves into the science behind cooking. It includes experiments to test food myths, and provides techniques that the home cook can use to achieve better results than some conventional methods. (more…)

Sunday, March 31 – 6:00pm

I was traveling in April and wasn’t able to make either of the regular Cookbook Club events. Sounds like I missed out, because instead of using a cookbook they did an iron chef competition where I hear people went all out and made some spectacular dishes! Just before I left I did manage to make it to a bonus event where we used the Chin Chin cookbook by Benjamin Cooper, so that’s what I’m writing about this month. We did it as a bonus event because Chin Chin The Book is pretty hard to find – Sheana was gifted it by a friend who purchased it while visiting the restaurant in Melbourne, but I wasn’t even able to find it on Amazon! (more…)

Saturday, March 16 – 7:00pm

Our March cookbook was The Seasonal Jewish Kitchen by Amelia Saltsman. Her recipes offer a farm-to-table inspired take on traditional and contemporary Jewish cooking. The book is divided into six micro-seasons that tie the dishes to Jewish traditions. (more…)

Sunday, February 24 – 6:00pm

For February, we used The Immigrant Cookbook by Leyla Moushabeck. In the book, Moushabeck has collected recipes by immigrant chefs from around the world. Each recipe highlights the origin of the dish, and includes a pic and bit about the chef. (more…)

Sunday, January 27 – 6:00pm

For our first cookbook of 2019, we used Nigel Slater’s The Kitchen Diaries. In it, he presents a yearlong record of his cooking and entertaining. Because he talks about the food he eats as he progresses through the year, you get to see seasonal dishes and ingredients. And you can eat quite a lot in a year, so there are many recipes to choose from. (more…)