Foodie Fun in DC

My book tour continues this weekend and I'm heading to Washington DC to the annual IACP conference! At this convention, foodies from around the world come together to learn and talk about (and eat!) good food. There will be food bloggers, cookbook authors, test kitchen professionals, chefs, and other culinary professionals, plus a special 80th birthday party for Jacques Pepin (with 80 birthday cakes!). I'm thrilled to be a part of the Creative Showcase on Sunday March 29th from 7 to 9pm where I'll be signing copies of Cooking Class so please stop by and say hello. The last time I attended this conference was in 1996 (20 years ago!) on my book tour for the Disney Family Cookbook. I'm sure things have changed. I remember the food was oh so good and I bet it will be even better this time. Can't wait!

On a separate note, my book is officially for sale now on Amazon. If you write a review, I'll love you forever! 

Think Spring with a fruit flower garden from Cooking Class. 

New York Here We Come!

Hello friends! I am gearing up for a trip to NYC this weekend to participate in the kids food fest. My girls are coming along to help and we'll be cooking up some Think Spring! rolls (and dreaming of Spring). The festival has an impressive line up of foodies who are all focusing on feeding kids good, healthy food—the overall mission is to fight childhood obesity—all good stuff. I'm looking forward to watching some of the cooking demonstrations. And my girls are hoping to catch the star of iCarly cook right before me. If you are out and about on March 1st, please stop by and say hello. I'll be on the main (free) stage at 2pm on Sunday. 

On Saturday, we are dipping chocolate at the Bank Street Bookstore (assuming I can find my way there!). Come check out my cookbook and nibble on some chocolate pretzels. I'll be there Saturday February 28th at 2:30 pm. Hope to see you there!

TV & Radio Days

I've had a fun week in the local media, talking up Cooking Class, and getting ready for the official release in a few weeks. This morning, I went on the radio (and felt like I was being heard in that giant microphone!). I met Monte and Bill Newman and they introduced me as "The eponymous Deanna F.Cook, author of a totally cool new cookbook for kids." Thanks Bill and Monte! You can listen here (go to minute 43 just after the mayor). 

I also cooked up some Think Spring! Rolls on Mass Appeal. I always feel at home on this show—the hosts are around my height and they like to cook (and eat and talk!). It's nice to see all the colors in the veggie-packed spring rolls on the air (we are all hoping for Spring, which seems like lightyears away on this snowy day). 

I just discovered a great article about tomorrow's chocolate making event in MassLive and a nice q & a in the Valley Nibbler. Thanks to both of them! 

The book signing event at the Odyssey was a big hit! There were 70 kids at the chocolate dipping party (and Ella helped me—what would we do without teenage daughters?). Check out my favorite pics from the event.

Happy February!

I am counting down the days until my new cookbook, Cooking Class, hits bookstores and feeling very grateful to all the wonderful kids who modeled in the book. Every time I open it up, I smile when I see them cooking away. We didn't hire any food stylists or wardrobe specialists for the book. The kids (who are the children of many of my friends) cooked up all the food and the amazing photographer Julie Bidwell caught them in action. We just picked a date for a book launch party to celebrate the publication with all the models and I can't wait. I'm also looking forward to more events—a chocolate dipping party at the Odyssey bookstore on February 18th at 3pm, a Think Spring! Roll demonstration at the Kids' Food Festival in NYC on March 1st, and book signing at the IACP convention in Washington DC on March 28th. I hope to see some of you there!