Bring your cooking questions to LA Times Food x Now Serving booth at this year's Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on April 18-19 at USC. We have an impressive list of authors signing their books and our own LA Times Food writers and editors will be available to chat. You can also purchase our new shopping bag made for us by Big Bud Press, get free posters and see more products including our custom Hedley & Bennett aprons. we will be in Stand 410 near the LA Times Dining Scene, where cooking demonstrations will be held throughout the weekend. Join us!
Tote bags, aprons, spices and more Los Angeles Times food products will be available at the LA Times Festival of Books.
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LA Times Food x Now Serving Book Signings
Saturday April 18
Joanne Lee Molinaro, author of “The Korean Vegan Homemade.”
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10am Author Joanne Lee Molinaro “The Homemade Korean Vegan” posters.
Hospitality professional Joshua Farrell is the author of “Serving Up Excellence.”
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11am Hospitality professional Joshua Farrell signs that say “Serve Excellence.”
“Soomaaliya: Food, Memory and Migration: A Cookbook” by Ifrah F. Ahmed
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Noon. Chef and artist Ifrah F. Ahmed “Soomaaliya: food, memory and migration” posters.
Tara Punzone, chef at Pura Vita in West Hollywood and author of “Vegana Italiana.”
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2 p.m. pure vita chef Tara Punzone “Vegan Italiana: Traditional Italian plant-based” posters.
Roxana Jullapat's morning chocolate muffins are featured in her cookbook “Morning Baker.”
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3 p.m. Friends and Family Baker Roxana Jullapat posters “Morning Baker: Recipes and rituals for breakfast and more.”
Sunday April 19
Chef Arnold Myint of Nashville Nashville International Market and author of “Family Thai: Bringing the Flavors of Thailand Home.”
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10am nashville chef Arnold Myint “Thai Family: Bringing the Flavors of Thailand Home” posters.
11am Creator Maxine Sharif signs that say “Maxi's kitchen.”
“Rooted in Fire: A Celebration of Native American and Mexican Cuisine” by Pyet DeSpain
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Noon. Chef Pyet DeSpain “Rooted in Fire” posters.
“Vitamin T” by Jorge Gaviria and Fermín Núñez.
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2 p.m. founder of masienda Jorge Gaviria signature “Vitamin T.”
Nikki Hill, left, and Claire Wadsworth meet in the always-busy dining room of their daytime restaurant La Copine.
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3pm Nikki Hill and Claire Wadsworth sign “La Copine”.
LA Times Food Stage Demonstrations
Saturday April 18
11am country singer Hannah Dasher prepares recipes from her book “Stand By Your Pan: 100 Easy, Affordable Comfort Food Recipes So Good They'll Hurt People's Feelings.”
12:30 p.m. Chef and social media star Cassie Yeung prepares recipes from her book “Bad B*tch in the Kitch.”
2 p.m. Chef Pyet from Spain makes recipes from her book “Rooted in Fire: A Celebration of Native American and Mexican Cooking.”
3:30 p.m. Baker edd kimber she makes recipes from her book “Baking Chocolate: The Ultimate Guide to Cakes, Cookies, Desserts, and Pastries.”
Sunday April 19
11am televisions Phil Rosenthal author of “Phil's Favorites: Friends and Family Recipes to Make at Home,” with his daughter lily rosenthal and son-in-law, the chef royal freemason, Demonstrate dishes from his Los Angeles restaurant, Max & Helen's.
12:30 p.m Chef and co-founder of Friends & Family Roxana Jullapat makes recipes from her book “Morning Baker: Recipes and Rituals for Breakfast and More.”
2:00 p.m. Leonard Maltin and Jessie Maltin prepare dishes with “Family menus for movie nights: recipes and movies to spend unforgettable moments together.”
3:30 p.m. Actress Cassandra Petersonalso known as Elvira, recipe demonstrations from “Elvira's Hell's Cookbook.”
Interviews and readings on stage.
Saturday April 18
11:40 a.m. Actress and lifestyle personality. Valerie Bertinelli talks about her new book, “Getting Naked: The Quiet Work of Becoming Perfectly Imperfect,” and her recipe and lifestyle site Valerie's Place with the Times restaurant critic. Jenn Harris. Los Angeles Times Stage.
4:05 p.m. Chef Daniel Hummmof Eleven Madison Park in New York, awarded three Michelin stars, and author Ahmed Roda They read the children's book “Daniel's Dream.” Children's stage, presented by Epic.
