On Saturday, May 4 at 1 p.m., I am speaking on a panel titled Cookbook + Art at the Food Book Fair at the Wythe Hotel in Brooklyn. Use the code FRIENDSANDFAMILY for a 20 percent discount on registration for the panel. If you want to purchase full-day and three-day passes, use FBF2013, and ILOVEFBF for 50 percent off Foodieodicals.

COOKBOOKS + ART

Saturday, May 4, 1:00PM – 2:00PM

Wythe Hotel, Screening Room

Are cookbooks meant for beauty, function or both? Our kitchen reading might provide inspiration, though it doesn’t always lead us to traditional forms of cooking. In a time where many of us are turning to online resources for our daily meals, are cookbooks becoming more art than instruction? Whether or not our books are intended as user guides or for the coffee table, cookbooks seem to be taking a different and intriguing form. They are filled with interesting content, rich storytelling and are inspiring us inside and outside of the kitchen. Join a panel of writers, editors and cooks as they discuss the evolving nature of reading in the kitchen.

Paula Forbes, Writer, Eater National
Anne E. McBride, Author, Culinary Careers
Caitlin Leffel, Editor, Rizzoli
Orr Shtuhl, Writer, An Illustrated Guide to Cocktails
Moderated by Emilie Baltz, Curator