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Now Serving A Cookbook & Culinary Shop in Chinatown, Los Angeles, 90012 The brick & mortar shop will be closed for a short winter break January 3rd to January 12th.

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Last week, we welcomed back to Los Angeles for a rich and deeply personal conversation celebrating LEBANON: COOKING THE...
05/14/2026

Last week, we welcomed back to Los Angeles for a rich and deeply personal conversation celebrating LEBANON: COOKING THE FOODS OF MY HOMELAND with ✨

Together, they explored the vastness of Lebanese regional cooking, the ways food carries memory across borders and generations, and how even the most familiar dishes can shift dramatically from village to village, family to family, home to home. Anissa spoke beautifully about the micro-regional nature of Lebanese cooking—how recipes are constantly shaped by geography, migration, seasonality, and personal history.

From discussions of village dishes and family tables to the cultural histories layered into everyday cooking, the evening reminded us how cookbooks can hold far more than instructions—they can preserve identity, movement, and home itself.

Thank you to and everyone who joined us for another special sold out evening at the shop 🩵

Signed copies of LEBANON are available in-store and online 🇱🇧





A little Sunday night sweetness from the other week’s celebration of CAKE FROM LUCIE with and 🍰Thank you to everyone...
05/11/2026

A little Sunday night sweetness from the other week’s celebration of CAKE FROM LUCIE with and 🍰

Thank you to everyone who came out for such a warm, thoughtful evening - full of conversations about baking, homesickness, hospitality, the French countryside, New York City origin stories, and even the strange ways imposter syndrome can quietly become its own kind of superpower.

Special thanks of course to Lucie and Sasha for bringing a beautiful cake for everyone to share together at the shop ✨

Spring author event season keeps rolling, and we’re grateful to spend these nights with all of you.

Signed copies of CAKE FROM LUCIE are available in the shop and online while we got ‘em.

05/06/2026

Last week’s conversation with around EATING AT HOME settled into something really warm and honest.

Less about “cooking” in the formal sense, more about eating at home as a practice—rituals, gestures, the ways food fits into the middle of busy lives.

Early on, joked that he’d been “self-medicating with this book,” which pretty much opened the door to the whole conversation. Real talk.

Trinity spoke candidly about being an entrepreneur, a working parent of two young children, food from both the Japanese and the African American diaspora, and figuring out how to feed yourself and your family in a way that feels good but also realistic. Not every meal needs to be ambitious to matter. Dashi scrambled eggs!

Thanks to everyone who came out and spent the evening with us ✨

EATING AT HOME are currently sold out, but we’ll have more back in stock soon.

05/05/2026

A few seats left for Thursday…

x present in conversation with for THE ART AND CRAFT OF JAPANESE COOKING.

A thoughtful, deeply personal look at the people, ingredients, and traditions that shape Japanese cuisine—plus 140 recipes you’ll want to cook from at home.

THURSDAY, MAY 7 • 7 PM
Book signing to follow ✨

Tickets at the link in profile 🎟️

x present…Join us Thursday, May 7 at 7 PM as we welcome James Beard Award–winning author back to Los Angeles to celeb...
04/29/2026

x present…

Join us Thursday, May 7 at 7 PM as we welcome James Beard Award–winning author back to Los Angeles to celebrate THE ART AND CRAFT OF JAPANESE COOKING.

In conversation with - professor of sociology at CSU Long Beach, culture writer, and author of Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community.

After more than three decades living and cooking in rural Japan, Nancy brings us into the world of regional chefs and artisans—the people behind the ingredients that define Japanese cuisine. This is a book rooted in place and season, shaped by deep attention, and meant for real home kitchens.

Across 140 recipes, you’ll find everything from pristine, classic preparations to quietly inventive dishes influenced by French and Italian technique—each one grounded in a thoughtful, intuitive approach to flavor.

A conversation about tradition, craft, and the kind of cooking that stays with you 🍚✨

Book signing to follow.
Join us via link in profile.

Tomorrow, April 29, 7 PMA few seats left for EATING AT HOME: THE NOURISHING PRACTICE OF EVERYDAY COOKING with .A book (...
04/28/2026

Tomorrow, April 29, 7 PM

A few seats left for EATING AT HOME: THE NOURISHING PRACTICE OF EVERYDAY COOKING with .

A book (and an approach) rooted in the everyday cooking from what’s on hand, building meals in layers, taking a little more time when you can. The kind of food that quietly becomes part of your rhythm. Plenty of colors here - vegetables, grains, a bit of fish.

In conversation with longtime . Book signing and meet & greet to follow.

Tickets via link in profile 🏁

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Tuesday 11am - 3pm
Wednesday 11am - 3pm
Thursday 11am - 2pm
Friday 11am - 3pm
Saturday 11am - 3pm
Sunday 12pm - 3pm

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