Omnivore Books on Food · Events

	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.



	Wed. May 15 • Makini Howell • Plum: Gratifying Vegan Dishes from Seattle's Plum Bistro • 6-7 p.m. FREE Plum Bistro, Seattle's wildly popular vegan restaurant, is known for its delicious and innovative vegan recipes using local ingredients. Sure to please both vegans and meat-eaters, this cookbook features Plum's flavorful, comforting dishes for brunch, soups, salads, entrées, desserts, and more. This photo-filled book features 60 recipes, including Pesto Plum Pizza, Good Old-Fashioned French Toast, Barbecue Oyster-Mushroom Sliders, Fresh Blueberry Shortcake, homemade vegan pasta, and more. Bring home delicious vegan cuisine with the Plum cookbook! Add this event to your calendar. Can't make it in person but want a signed book? Buy it here, and we'll ship it to you!
	Wed. May 15 • Reception and Book Signing with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, author of the River Cottage series • 8-9 p.m. • Join us for wine from Sonoma's SCRIBE Winery & some English sweets at Omnivore! • Free A talented British writer, broadcaster and campaigner, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is widely known for his uncompromising commitment to seasonal, ethically produced food and has earned a huge following through his River Cottage TV series and books. Our reception for him is to celebrate the American publication of his latest book, River Cottage Veg, but we will have his other books for sale, and feel free to bring your own copies to be signed as well. * Please note: We are hosting another book event from 6-7:30, so please arrive no sooner than 8 to allow us to set up - thanks! Add this event to your calendar. Can't make it in person but want a signed book? Buy it here, and we'll ship it to you!
	Thurs. May 16 • Janet Fletcher • Cheese & Beer • 6-7 p.m. FREE, with cheese tasting and beers from Almanac Brewery! “The rise in cheese connoisseurship has coincided with a delicious growth in quality beer appreciation. Janet draws on her keen palate to describe nuances in the many different beer styles and then recommends great cheese partners for each category. Cheese & Beer is an excellent guide that explains how different beers are crafted and what gives these different types their synergies with superior cheeses.” —Max McCalman, author, Mastering Cheese Add this event to your calendar. Can't make it in person but want a signed book? Buy it here, and we'll ship it to you!

	Fri. May 17 • Marvin Gapultos • The Adobo Road Cookbook: A Filipino Journey • 6-7 p.m. FREE As a food blogger-turned-gourmet food trucker, Marvin interprets traditional Filipino flavors with equal parts kitchen savvy and street smarts--providing easy-to-follow, tried and true recipes that serve as a guide to the pleasures of Filipino cooking. The nearly 100 recipes in these pages pave a culinary road trip that transports home cooks to the roadside food stalls, bars and home kitchens of the Philippines, to the hungry streets of L.A., and even into the sage kitchen's of Marvin's own grandmother, mother and aunties. Delectable Filipino spread will be provided by Seafood City. Add this event to your calendar. Can't make it in person but want a signed book? Buy it here, and we'll ship it to you!
	Sat. May 18 • Marion Nestle • Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health • 10th Anniversary Edition • 3-4 p.m. FREE An accessible and balanced account, Food Politics forever changed the way we respond to food industry marketing practices. By explaining how much the food industry influences government nutrition policies and how cleverly it links its interests to those of nutrition experts, this path-breaking book helps us understand more clearly than ever before what we eat and why. Add this event to your calendar. Can't make it in person but want a signed book? Buy it here, and we'll ship it to you!
	Tues. May 21 • Emma Christensen • True Brews: How to Craft Fermented Cider, Beer, Wine, Sake, Soda, Mead, Kefir, and Kombucha at Home • 6-7 p.m. FREE You can make naturally fermented sodas, tend batches of kombucha, and brew your own beer in the smallest apartment kitchen with little more equipment than a soup pot, a plastic bucket, and a long-handled spoon. All you need is the know-how. That’s where Emma Christensen comes in, distilling a wide variety of projects—from mead to kefir to sake—to their simplest forms, making the process fun and accessible for homebrewers. All fifty-plus recipes in True Brews stem from the same basic techniques and core equipment, so it’s easy for you to experiment with your favorite flavors and add-ins once you grasp the fundamentals. Add this event to your calendar. Can't make it in person but want a signed book? Buy it here, and we'll ship it to you!
	Wed. May 22 • Beata Zatorska • Rose Petal Jam: Recipes and Stories from a Summer in Poland • 6-7 p.m. FREE Part memoir and part travelogue, this unique cookbook that the story of Beata Zatorska's childhood in rural Poland, mixing stories of her youth and her grandmother’s handwritten recipes with stunning photos of Poland in summer. Included are more than 60 recipes for traditional Polish home cooked meals, from poppyseed cake and pierogi to fruit-flavored summer liqueurs. Add this event to your calendar. Can't make it in person but want a signed book? Buy it here, and we'll ship it to you!
	Thurs. May 23 • Lori Eanes • Backyard Roots: Lessons on Living Local from 35 Urban Farmers • 6-7 p.m. FREE Backyard Roots is a unique project by California-based photographer Lori Eanes that evocatively and intimately explores the lives of 35 urban farmers in Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. In these stories and photos, you'll find people like Laura Allen, the Oakland-based cofounder of Greywater Action, a policy and education nonprofit that promotes the use of greywater systems. Or meet Jonathan Chen, a young cancer survivor who now manages the Danny Woo Community Gardens in south Seattle, where a group of Southeast Asian immigrants farm in a vibrant mix of cultures. Add this event to your calendar. Can't make it in person but want a signed book? Buy it here, and we'll ship it to you!