A New Book from Chef Clara Moore and Matt Sorrell
We had a lovely book release party on November 9th (I know, that was two months ago). But I am now downloading and uploading photos and wanted to share them with everyone! We had fun with old and new friends.
Photos by Tim Lumpkins, Tim Lumpkins Creative
Join us from 2-4 this afternoon at Vom Fass in Maplewood. We will be signing books and they will be sampling wines!! Get all your Foodie Holiday Gifts at this wonderful little store.
Then in the evening, we will be at Parker’s Table (behind the Tip Top Cleaners) in Clayton from 5-7 signing books and noshing on salumi from Salume Beddu and sampling some of their massive wine selection. If you haven’t seen Parker’s Table yet – this is the best time to come and check it out.
Join us this Afternoon at Extra Virgin: An Olive Ovation for book signings and an olive oil and vinegar tastings, from 2pm-4pm at 8829 Ladue Road.
Then swing by Flowers To The People, at 2317 Cherokee, between 5pm-7pm for tea and cookies and to chat with the authors.
Both of these wonderful woman-owned, small businesses are stocked full of great holiday gifts!!
Shop Like A Chef is stacked with over 2 dozen recipes, simple and fun for the home cook, including:
BBQ Sauce, page 119
Arugula Chutney, page 203
Mushroom Risotto Cakes, page 190
Sautéed Tindora, page 192
Madras Potatoes, page 119
Asparagus Milanese, page 96
Ginger Vegetable Soup, page 121
Pork Dumplings, page 218
Roasted Cauliflower Tahini, page 180
Quinoa and Walnuts with Roasted Root Vegetables, page 75
We are booking lots of fun food-filled events for December. We hope you can join us and support your local small shops.
Thursday December 19th:
2pm-4pm Signing at Extra Virgin, An Olive Ovation in Ladue (8829 Ladue), the tasting bar will be open with about 100 oils, vinegars, mustards, honey, and complimentary wine.
5pm-7pm Tea and Cookies at Flowers to the People on Cherokee Antique Row (2317 Cherokee), see some beautiful flowers and have some lovely tea and cookies.
Friday December 20th:
2pm-4pm Signing at Vom Fass in Maplewood (7314 Manchester), enjoy complimentary wine and tasting over 75 things “from the cask.”
5pm-7pm Signing at Parker’s Table in Clayton (7118 Oakland, behind the Tip Top), we will have wonderful wine, cheese, and specialty salumi care of Mark Sanfilippo from Salume Beddu.
Saturday December 21st:
11am-2pm Signing at DiGregorio’s on the Hill (5200 Daggett), get some wonderful salami and olives!
2;30pm-5pm Signing at Viviano’s and Sons on the Hill (5139 Shaw), find some Italian specialties.
Sunday December 22nd:
12pm-3pm Signing at Kitchen Conservatory in Clayton (8021 Clayton), do a little last minute Holiday Shopping!
5pm-7pm Signing at Local Harvest Grocery in Tower Grove South (3108 Morganford), grab some amazing local products for your Holiday Dinners.
The week before Christmas is gonna be a fun book signing whirlwind! We are scheduling events all over the place.
Come by and buy a wonderful gift for the foodie(s) in your life.
This is what we have so far:
Thursday 12/19 Extra Virgin: An Olive Ovation, Ladue 2pm-4pm
(You get the chance to taste over one hundred oils from the tasting bar!)
Thursday 12/19 Flowers to the People, Cherokee Street 5pm-7pm
(Enjoy tea and cookies from Whisk: A Sustainable Bakery!)
Friday 12/20 Vom Fass, Maplewood 2pm-4pm
(They will wines to taste, as well as their entire inventory for sampling!)
Friday 12/20 Parker’s Table, behind the Tip Top Cleaners in Clayton
Saturday 12/21 Digregorio’s, The Hill 11am-2pm
(You know you want to get some salami and olives!)
Sunday 12/22 Kitchen Conservatory, Clayton 12pm-3pm
(Browse their amazing selection of food equipment and goodies!)
Sunday 12/22 Local Harvest Grocery, Tower Grove South 5pm-7pm
(Pick up great local groceries for your holiday dinner!)
Kelli Stair, one of our Kickstarter backers, left this amazing and humbling comment on our page:
Congratulations! You have put so much work into this project. I received mine yesterday and was very impressed by the many ways in which this book is interesting and informative. I love the cover and its vibrancy and the interior organization is great. Feel proud…you’ve done well.
Thank you so much Kellie and we hope everyone feels this way!!
We are putting together a calendar of events for the release of Shop Like A Chef! Here are a few we have booked so far.
November 9th:
12pm-2pm Signing at Local Harvest Grocery (3108 Morganford)
7pm-10pm Book Release Party (at Local Harvest Cafe Downtown – 815 Olive), $20 includes copy of the book, appetizers, cocktails, and fun with great people. Registration will begin soon.
November 13th:
7pm-8:30pm Signing at Extra Virgin, An Olive Ovation (8829 Ladue), the tasting bar will be open with about 100 oils, vinegars, mustards, honey, and complimentary wine.
November 16th:
11am-1pm Signing at Kitchen Conservatory (8021 Clayton)
4pm-6pm Signing at Afterwords (232 S. Buchanan St, Edwardsville), as part of their Holiday Open House
Please join us for all the book fun!!
The manuscript is shipped off to the printer! So we are just a few weeks away from the real thing. Sharon, Matt, Ben, and I have been staring at a digital copy of the book for so long I think we forgot that it was even going to be printed….
This is what the cover looks like:
We are busy busy scheduling events, signings, and other fun book related things for November! We have already got preorders from some wonderful stores all over the area and will be shipping out the Kickstarter rewards as soon as we get the books and the gorgeous swag from Firecracker Press.
Stay Tuned!
Don’t worry. We have been working diligently on getting this book into print over the last month and a half!
I have taught some fun classes at Kitchen Conservatory:
Raw Foods Class
Vegan Tapas Class
Treasures of the Pacific Northwest
A little smoked salmon appetizer!
And had a whirlwind time on Fox 2 !!
We are finishing up edits and the cover is in the final stages of design – like it will be done any minute!!!
I will happily keep you posted on all the new developments to our project. Thanks for staying tuned in!
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