Cookbook Live with Nicole Rucker
- The Crawford, 474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena
Cookbooks don’t just provide instructions for recipes; they connect food with storytelling, both visual and narrative, and are your kitchen guides to help create delicious memories with family and friends. Cookbook LIVE takes these stories from the page to the stage. Hosted by LAist’s associate editor of food and culture, Gab Chabrán, each event will feature live demos of recipes, in-depth conversations, and tasty bites for everyone to try. Cookbooks will be available for purchase from an onsite pop-up bookshop from our friends at Now Serving, with chefs available to sign copies. Join LAist and the James Beard Foundation for three nights of culinary connection and exploration.
First up is chef and author Nicole Rucker. Nicole is the head chef and owner of the hugely popular Fat + Flour, with locations in Culver City and downtown L.A. Her latest cookbook is “Fat +Flour: The Art of a Simple Bake," which celebrates unfussy recipes that are accessible for any home baker. Nicole will demo one of her recipes and chat with host Gab Chabrán. Everyone in attendance will get a sweet treat afterwards and can enjoy Italian sandwiches from Ferrazani’s Pasta & Market before we get started.
Everyone in attendance will get a full-size sample from our friends at Graza Olive Oil.
UPCOMING COOKBOOK LIVE GUESTS
September 18 - Kiano Moju, author, “AfriCali: Recipes From My Jikoni”
November 13 - Roy Choi, owner, Kogi BBQ, Chego!, Best Friend at Park MGM Las Vegas, and LocoL, author, “The Choi of Cooking”
This series is presented in partnership with The James Beard Foundation
ABOUT NICOLE RUCKER
Nicole Rucker is a chef and author from Los Angeles. Formerly the pastry chef of the Gjelina Group (including G.T.A. and Gjusta), Rucker is known internationally for her rustic desserts and has won several awards for her homespun pies. In 2012, she won blue ribbons in the National Pie Championship, KCRW Good Food Pie contest and a Star Chef award for baking. She is the head chef and owner of Fat + Flour. Her first cookbook, ‘Dappled: Baking Recipes for Fruit Lovers', was nominated for a James Beard Award for baking.
Her new cookbook, Fat + Flour: The Art of A Simple Bake came out April 8th!
ABOUT GAB CHABRÁN
Gab Chabrán is a lifelong resident of Southern California. He grew up in Whittier, where he attended Whittier College. He began his journalism career writing for the local music rag L.A. Record where he wrote album and live music reviews. He became a regular contributor at L.A. Taco, where he was part of the James Beard Award-winning team. His monthly music column "Taco de Sonido", profiled up-and-coming artists from the Latinx community. He's been a regular contributor to LAist, Eater LA, Thrillist, Los Angeleno, KCET Artbound, and The New York Times.
My approach to coverage is to discover how food connects us to the ever-so-layered social fabric of Southern California and how food tells the region's story. Every dish has its historical significance. A taco is not just a taco; it's a window to the Mexican Revolution. Pizza is not just pizza; it's the vehicle for immigrants to enter the restaurant game. Noodles aren't just noodles; it's the personification of generational conflict and perseverance. My framework for writing and assigning stories aims to highlight the rich cultural histories of the L.A. region and broaden the LAist platform further to include, but not exclusive to, previously overlooked populations that exist beyond the confines of the city-area proper yet remain vital to its existence.
Thank you to our partner bookstore.
ACCOMMODATIONS
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