Omnivore Books on Food

	Events at Omnivore Books on Food If you would like a signed copy of a book from one of our events, but are unable to attend, just call the shop at 415-282-4712, we’ll be happy to take care of it for you. To see photos from some of our past author events, click here!
	Wed. Sept. 30 • Joanne Weir • Kitchen Gypsy: Recipes and Stories from a Lifelong Romance with Food • 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE, with wines from Hagafen Cellars! Chef, cooking instructor, and PBS television host Joanne Weir has inspired legions of home cooks with her signature California-Mediterranean cuisine and warm, engaging style. In Kitchen Gypsy, the James Beard Award-winning author offers a taste of the people, places, and flavors that have inspired her throughout the years. Add this event to your calendar. BUY A SIGNED COPY!
	Thurs. Oct. 1 • Duggan McDonnell • Drinking the Devil's Acre: A Love Letter From San Francisco & Her Cocktails • 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE, with cocktail tasting. San Francisco's cocktail history comes alive through author McDonnell's engaging memoir of a decade-plus shaking and stirring, shaping the cocktail renaissance of the City. Does San Francisco have a preference for bright, bitter and boozy on the cocktail palate? Martini's, Lemon Drop's, Mai Tai's and more? Yes, Yes and Yes! Experience a side of the culinary history of San Francisco too long forgotten, with a cocktail in hand. Add this event to your calendar. BUY A SIGNED COPY!
	Fri. Oct. 2 • Cat Cora • Cooking as Fast as I Can: A Chef's Story of Family, Food, and Forgiveness • 6:30-7:30 p.m. • FREE. Before she became a celebrated chef, Cathy Cora was just a girl from Jackson, Mississippi, where days were slow and every meal was made from scratch. Remarkably candid, compulsively readable, renowned chef Cat Cora’s no-holds-barred memoir on Southern life, Greek heritage, same sex marriage, and the meals that have shaped her memories. Add this event to your calendar. BUY A SIGNED COPY!
	OFF-SITE EVENT! Sat. Oct. 3 • Heidi Swanson • Near & Far: Recipes inspired by Home and Travel • 4:00-6:00 p.m. FREE with book purchase from Omnivore (at event or beforehand) A special off-site event hosted by Omnivore Books at the QUITOKEETO studio. We're excited to invite you to come celebrate the release of Near & Far: Recipes inspired by Home and Travel on Heidi's home turf. There will be tasty bites, sparkling beverages, and beautiful tea poured by Leaves & Flowers in a true San Francisco setting. It's a casual, informal, celebratory booksigning, and a way for us to meet up in person (and for you to meet each other as well)! QUITOKEETO STUDIO 1256 Mason St (at Jackson), San Francisco. BUY A SIGNED COPY!
	Off-Site Event! Tues. Oct. 6 • Ruth Reichl • My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life. • Cocktail reception with small plates from recipes in the book at Bar Agricole • 6:00-10:00 p.m. In the fall of 2009, the food world was rocked when Gourmet magazine was abruptly shuttered by its parent company. No one was more stunned by this unexpected turn of events than its beloved editor in chief, Ruth Reichl, who suddenly faced an uncertain professional future. As she struggled to process what had seemed unthinkable, Reichl turned to the one place that had always provided sanctuary. “I did what I always do when I’m confused, lonely, or frightened,” she writes. “I disappeared into the kitchen.” GET TICKETS HERE BUY A SIGNED COPY!
	Thurs. Oct. 8 • Meera Sodha • Made in India: Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen • 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE Sodha serves up a feast of over 130 delicious recipes collected from three generations of her family. On the menu is everything from hot chapatis to street food (chili paneer; beet and feta samosas), fragrant curries (spinach and salmon, or perfect cinnamon lamb curry) to colorful side dishes (pomegranate and mint raita; kachumbar salad), and mouthwatering desserts (mango, lime, and passion fruit jello; pistachio and saffron kulfi). Made In India will change the way you cook, eat, and think about Indian food. Add this event to your calendar. BUY A SIGNED COPY!
	Sun. Oct. 11 • Jacques Pépin • Jacques Pépin Heart & Soul in the Kitchen • 3:00-4:00 p.m. FREE with book purchase Spiced with reminiscences and stories, this book reveals the unorthodox philosophy of the man who taught millions how to cook, revealing his frank views on molecular gastronomy, the locavore movement, Julia Child and James Beard, on how to raise a child who will eat almost anything, and much, much more. For both longtime fans of Jacques and those who are discovering him for the first time, this is a must-have cookbook. Add this event to your calendar. BUY A SIGNED COPY!
	Wed. Oct. 14 • Darra Goldstein • Fire and Ice: Classic Nordic Cooking • 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE Author Darra Goldstein, the foremost American authority on this region, offers readers an opportunity to discover the history, lore, and rich culinary traditions of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden with deeply personal essays about each country, as well as information on the history of foraging, the iconic ingredients of the north, and regional cooking techniques. Add this event to your calendar. BUY A SIGNED COPY!
	OFF-SITE BOOK SIGNING! Thurs. Oct. 15 • Claire Ptak • The Violet Bakery Cookbook • 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Chez Panisse • FREE, with goodies! Chez Panisse alum Claire Ptak opened Violet Bakery, a jewel box of a cake shop and café in Hackney, east London, in 2010. The baking is done with simple ingredients including whole grain flours, less refined sugars, and the natural sweetness and nuanced hues of seasonal fruits. Famed for its exquisite baked goods, Violet has become a destination. BUY A SIGNED COPY!
	Off-Site Event! Tues. Oct. 20 • Enrique Olvera. Mexico from the Inside Out • Cocktail reception with small plates from recipes in the book at Bar Agricole • 7:00-10:00 p.m. The debut book from Mexico's best chef, Enrique Olvera, pioneer of contemporary, authentic Mexican food. Mexico from the Inside Out captures and presents a new contemporary Mexican style of food, rooted in tradition but forward thinking in its modern approach. GET TICKETS HERE BUY A SIGNED COPY!
	Wed. Oct. 21 • Paul Clarke • The Cocktail Chronicles: Navigating the Cocktail Renaissance with Jigger, Shaker & Glass • 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE From Paul Clarke, the 2014 Best Cocktail & Spirits Writer and founder of the groundbreaking spirits blog, The Cocktail Chronicles, comes an approachable guide to the cocktail renaissance thus far and―as the name implies―a chronicle of the cocktails that have come along the way. Add this event to your calendar. BUY A SIGNED COPY!
	Thurs. Oct. 22 • Maggie Battista • Food Gift Love: More than 100 Recipes to Make, Wrap, and Share • 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE, with samples In Food Gift Love, Maggie Battista, a food-gift guru and rising star of the blog world, celebrates her expertise in and enthusiasm for small-batch, hand-crafted foods. She features 100 memorable, edible gifts for any occasion with simple, delicious recipes, detailed wrapping instructions, and stunning photography. Add this event to your calendar. BUY A SIGNED COPY!
	Fri. Oct. 23 • Karen MacNeil • The Wine Bible: Second Edition • 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE, with wine tasting. Announcing the completely revised and updated edition of The Wine Bible, the perennial bestselling wine book praised as “The most informative and entertaining book I’ve ever seen on the subject” (Danny Meyer), “Astounding” (Thomas Keller), and “A magnificent masterpiece of wine writing” (Kevin Zraly). Add this event to your calendar. BUY A SIGNED COPY!
	Sat. Oct. 24 • David Lebovitz • BOOK SIGNING for any of his books purchased at Omnivore • 2:00-3:00 p.m. FREE, with confections from Charles Chocolates! David began working in restaurants at the age of sixteen, until he ended up at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California, working with Alice Waters and co-owner, Executive Pastry Chef Lindsey Shere, who he considers his mentor. He spent nearly thirteen years in the kitchens at Chez Panisse before leaving in 1999 to move to Paris. Add this event to your calendar. BUY My Paris Kitchen
	Off-Site Event! Sat. Oct. 24 • Daniel Humm & Will Guidara • The NoMad Cookbook • Cocktail reception with small plates from recipes in the book at Bar Agricole • 7:00-10:00 p.m. Chef Daniel Humm and his business partner Will Guidara are the proprietors of two of New York's most beloved and pioneering restaurants: Eleven Madison Park and The NoMad. Their team is known not only for its perfectly executed, innovative cooking, but also for creating extraordinary, genre-defying dining experiences. The NoMad Cookbook translates the unparalleled and often surprising food and drink of the restaurant into book form. Check back for Ticket Information! GET TICKETS HERE BUY A SIGNED COPY!
	OFF-SITE EVENT! Sun. Oct. 25 • Michael Solomonov • Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking • In conversation with Michael Bauer, at the JCC SF. 5:00 p.m. $27 Ever since he opened Philadelphia's Zahav in 2008, Israeli-American chef Michael Solomonov is the torchbearer of modern Israeli cuisine. Hear how his unexpected path ultimately led to culinary fame, and learn the secret behind (and get a taste of) his world-renowned hummus. Tickets here! BUY A SIGNED COPY!
	Mon. Oct. 26 • Richard Betts • The Essential Scratch & Sniff Guide to Becoming a Whiskey Know-It-All: Know Your Booze Before You Choose • 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE Richard Betts boils down his know-how into twenty pages, cooling our “brown-sweat” anxieties and dividing whiskey into three simple categories: Grain, Wood, and Place. While most whiskey tomes are about as fun as a chemistry lesson, Betts makes the learning slide down easy, reassuring us that this exalted spirit is just distilled beer and, through a nasal romp, helping us figure out which kinds we love best. Add this event to your calendar. BUY A SIGNED COPY!
	Tues. Oct. 27 • Susan Volland • Mastering Sauces: The Home Cook's Guide to New Techniques for Fresh Flavors • 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE Finally, a cookbook on sauces that is fresh, vibrant, and alive. In Mastering Sauces, Susan Volland veers away from traditional lesson plans and presents sauce-making in a whole new way. She focuses on how great cooks all over the world make sauces with impromptu élan―they splash and drizzle, slather and douse. Add this event to your calendar. BUY A SIGNED COPY!
	DOUBLE-HEADER! Thurs. Oct. 29 • Yotam Ottolenghi • NOPI: The Cookbook • Luncheon at Camino Restaurant in Oakland (details to come) • Book Signing at Omnivore. 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE with book purchase. Yotam Ottolenghi is beloved in the food world for his beautiful, inspirational cookbooks, as well as his Ottolenghi delis and his fine-dining restaurant, Nopi. In The NOPI Cookbook, head chef Ramael Scully's Asian-inspired pantry meets Ottolenghi's Middle Eastern influences and brings the restaurant's favorite dishes within reach of the home cook. Add this event to your calendar. BUY A SIGNED COPY!
	Sat. Oct. 31 • Alana Chernila • The Homemade Kitchen: Recipes for Cooking with Pleasure • 3:00-4:00 p.m. FREE Written as much for the reader as the cook, The Homemade Kitchen covers a globe’s worth of flavors and includes new staples (what Alana is known for) such as chèvre, tofu, kefir, kimchi, preserved lemons, along with recipes and ideas for using them. Add this event to your calendar. BUY A SIGNED COPY!
	OFF-SITE EVENT! Sat. Oct. 31 • Eric Werner • Hartwood: Bright, Wild Flavors from the Edge of the Yucatan • Dinner at Camino Restaurant • 6:00-9:00 p.m. The best things happen when people pursue their dreams. Consider the story of Eric Werner and Mya Henry, an intrepid young couple who gave up their restaurant jobs in New York City to start anew in the one-road town of Tulum, Mexico. Here they built Hartwood, one of the most exciting and inspiring restaurants in the world. GET TICKETS HERE BUY A SIGNED COPY!
	Mark Your Calendars! Details to Come
	Off-Site Event! Thurs. Nov. 5 • Lidia Bastianich • Lidia's Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Great Italian Cook • At the JCC SF • 7:00-9:00 p.m. Tickets & details: www.jccsf.org/arts
	Sat. Nov. 7 • Dominique Crenn • Atelier Crenn: Metamorphosis of Taste • 3:00-4:00 p.m. At Omnivore • FREE
	Tues. Nov. 17 • Nigella Lawson • Simply Nigella • 6:30-7:30 p.m. At Omnivore • FREE

Events at Omnivore Books on Food

Wed. Sept. 30 • Joanne Weir • Kitchen Gypsy: Recipes and Stories from a Lifelong Romance with Food • 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE, with wines from Hagafen Cellars!

Thurs. Oct. 1 • Duggan McDonnell • Drinking the Devil's Acre: A Love Letter From San Francisco & Her Cocktails • 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE, with cocktail tasting.

Fri. Oct. 2 • Cat Cora • Cooking as Fast as I Can: A Chef's Story of Family, Food, and Forgiveness • 6:30-7:30 p.m. • FREE.

OFF-SITE EVENT! Sat. Oct. 3 • Heidi Swanson • Near & Far: Recipes inspired by Home and Travel • 4:00-6:00 p.m. FREE with book purchase from Omnivore (at event or beforehand)

Off-Site Event! Tues. Oct. 6 • Ruth Reichl • My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life. • Cocktail reception with small plates from recipes in the book at Bar Agricole • 6:00-10:00 p.m.

Thurs. Oct. 8 • Meera Sodha • Made in India: Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen • 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE

Sun. Oct. 11 • Jacques Pépin • Jacques Pépin Heart & Soul in the Kitchen • 3:00-4:00 p.m. FREE with book purchase

Wed. Oct. 14 • Darra Goldstein • Fire and Ice: Classic Nordic Cooking • 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE

OFF-SITE BOOK SIGNING! Thurs. Oct. 15 • Claire Ptak • The Violet Bakery Cookbook • 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Chez Panisse • FREE, with goodies!

Off-Site Event! Tues. Oct. 20 • Enrique Olvera. Mexico from the Inside Out • Cocktail reception with small plates from recipes in the book at Bar Agricole • 7:00-10:00 p.m.

Wed. Oct. 21 • Paul Clarke • The Cocktail Chronicles: Navigating the Cocktail Renaissance with Jigger, Shaker & Glass • 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE

Thurs. Oct. 22 • Maggie Battista • Food Gift Love: More than 100 Recipes to Make, Wrap, and Share • 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE, with samples

Fri. Oct. 23 • Karen MacNeil • The Wine Bible: Second Edition • 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE, with wine tasting.

Sat. Oct. 24 • David Lebovitz • BOOK SIGNING for any of his books purchased at Omnivore • 2:00-3:00 p.m. FREE, with confections from Charles Chocolates!

Off-Site Event! Sat. Oct. 24 • Daniel Humm & Will Guidara • The NoMad Cookbook • Cocktail reception with small plates from recipes in the book at Bar Agricole • 7:00-10:00 p.m.

OFF-SITE EVENT! Sun. Oct. 25 • Michael Solomonov • Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking • In conversation with Michael Bauer, at the JCC SF. 5:00 p.m. $27

Mon. Oct. 26 • Richard Betts • The Essential Scratch & Sniff Guide to Becoming a Whiskey Know-It-All: Know Your Booze Before You Choose • 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE

Tues. Oct. 27 • Susan Volland • Mastering Sauces: The Home Cook's Guide to New Techniques for Fresh Flavors • 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE

DOUBLE-HEADER! Thurs. Oct. 29 • Yotam Ottolenghi • NOPI: The Cookbook • Luncheon at Camino Restaurant in Oakland (details to come) • Book Signing at Omnivore. 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE with book purchase.

Sat. Oct. 31 • Alana Chernila • The Homemade Kitchen: Recipes for Cooking with Pleasure • 3:00-4:00 p.m. FREE

OFF-SITE EVENT! Sat. Oct. 31 • Eric Werner • Hartwood: Bright, Wild Flavors from the Edge of the Yucatan • Dinner at Camino Restaurant • 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Mark Your Calendars! Details to Come

Off-Site Event! Thurs. Nov. 5 • Lidia Bastianich • Lidia's Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Great Italian Cook • At the JCC SF • 7:00-9:00 p.m. Tickets & details: www.jccsf.org/arts

Sat. Nov. 7 • Dominique Crenn • Atelier Crenn: Metamorphosis of Taste • 3:00-4:00 p.m. At Omnivore • FREE

Tues. Nov. 17 • Nigella Lawson • Simply Nigella • 6:30-7:30 p.m. At Omnivore • FREE

DOUBLE-HEADER!
Thurs. Oct. 29 • Yotam Ottolenghi • NOPI: The Cookbook • Luncheon at Camino Restaurant in Oakland (details to come) • Book Signing at Omnivore. 6:30-7:30 p.m. FREE with book purchase.