Cookbooks and Cooking Classes
EST. 2005
COOKING CLASSES
Scheduled Cooking Classes
Appetite for Books offers cooking demonstrations and tastings to groups at all levels of culinary skill. With a professionally equipped kitchen, Appetite for Books is the only cookbook store of its kind in Montreal! Led by Chef Jonathan, we invite you into the kitchen to explore the various styles of cuisine and culinary techniques. There will be plenty to eat, so be sure to bring your appetite!
Full payment must be made at time of registration. Classes are filled on a first come first serve basis.
To register for a class, you may register in person at the store, by email at [email protected], or telephone. Please call us at 514-369-2002.
We offer 10% discount on books purchased during classes.
Cancellation Policy:
Classes & Events are Non-Refundable.
If you are unable to attend a class, a minimum five days notice prior to the class date is required to be eligible for a store credit for a one-time only rebooking or can be used toward book purchase. We are unable to issue a store credit for cancellations with less than five days notice.
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WINTER 2025 CLASSES REGISTRATION!
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DECEMBER 2024
ZAYTINYA
A vibrant celebration of the shared flavors and traditions of the Eastern Mediterranean.
Delicious, surprising, and made for sharing: Those are the components of our Zaytinya class. With influences coming from Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon, this class will feature creative adaptations of the classic dishes of the Mediterranean.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3
6:30 pm SOLD OUT waiting list available
$120 or $165 with cookbook included.
BIG NIGHT
Elevate your home entertaining with the ultimate guide to hosting unforgettable dinner parties and celebrations.
Party foods but make it fancy! Learn how to make delicious snacks, appetizers and main dishes that will impress your guests and leave them wanting more.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4
6:30 pm SOLD OUT waiting list available
$120 or $157 with cookbook included.
Knife Skills
The first thing any chef needs to know is how to correctly use the most important tool in the kitchen. In this fully hands-on class, learn how to hold and use a kitchen knife like a true chef. Learning these skills will definitely shave time off your cooking. And come with an appetite because we'll be cooking with all the ingredients we're cutting!
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5
6:30 pm SOLD OUT waiting list available
$150 includes knife
with Jonathan Cheung
JANUARY 2025
Knife Skills
The first thing any chef needs to know is how to correctly use the most important tool in the kitchen. In this fully hands-on class, learn how to hold and use a kitchen knife like a true chef. Learning these skills will definitely shave time off your cooking. And come with an appetite because we'll be cooking with all the ingredients we're cutting!
MONDAY, JANUARY 13
6:30 pm SOLD OUT waiting list available
$155 includes knife
WHY I COOK
From Emmy Award-winning chef Tom Colicchio—a cookbook and memoir that shares an exclusive look inside the mind and kitchen of the beloved restaurateur and TV personality.
This class will feature delicious dishes that are, each of them, full of history and nostalgia. Join us for a dinner where we will get to know Tom Colicchio’s recipes intimately and deliciously together.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15
6:30 pm
$125 or $159 with cookbook included.
OTTOLENGHI COMFORT
Yotam Ottolenghi—the beloved chef who has captured the hearts of homecooks looking for inspiration and great-tasting cooking—is back. In Ottolenghi Comfort, he brings his inspiring, flavor-forward cooking to comfort dishes.
The summer may have ended but this cooking class is the perfect opportunity to revisit the crops you harvested in your city gardens this year. This class utilizes the idea of using home-grown ingredients to cook you homey meals.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14
6:30 pm SOLD OUT waiting list available
$125 or $159 with cookbook included.
CHUCK'S HOME COOKING
THIS CLASS WILL WELCOME CHUCK HUGHES IN PERSON!!!
Celebrity chef and TV host Chuck Hughes shares sure-fire advice and 85 of his favourite recipes to cook at home for friends and family.
If your everyday life is hectic and finding time to find and cook easy and quick recipes has been a challenge, this class is for you. Juggling work and a young family, Chuck knows first-hand that the hustle of everyday daily life can make mealtime feel like a chore—but with his simple planning and prep-ahead methods, delicious dishes with bold flavours come together with ease!
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16
6:30 pm
SOLD OUT waiting list available
$155 with cookbook included.
HALF BAKED HARVEST QUICK & COZY
Mega-bestselling author Tieghan Gerard is busier than ever—always creating recipes, taking photographs, and collaborating with friends. In her fourth cookbook, she returns with a collection of more than 120 recipes that reflect the way she cooks now: simple ingredients, easy to get on the table, short on time yet big on flavor.
Join us for an evening of Colorful. Convenient. Comforting, warm food. Perfect for the colder winter months where coziness is the only thing you desperately seek.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21
6:30 pm SOLD OUT waiting list available
$125 or $158 with cookbook included.
SECOND GENERATION
From the chef and owner of Agi’s Counter in Brooklyn comes 100 classic Hungarian and Jewish recipes reinvented for a new generation.
From Hungary to New York, this cooking class will explore the author’s mixed Jewish background and introduce recipes perfect for eating well, eating seasonally and eating together.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23
6:30 pm SOLD OUT waiting list available
$125 or $155 with cookbook included.
SOUP.SALADS.SANDWHICHES
The acclaimed chef, New York Times bestselling author, and executive producer and actor on The Bear redefines cooking’s iconic trinity: soups, salads, and sandwiches.
Who doesn’t love the three big S’: soups, salads, and sandwiches. If you’re an afficionado of all three, this class might just be what you were hoping for.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22
6:30 pm SOLD OUT waiting list available
$125or $161 with cookbook included.
SIMPLY JAMIE
In five knockout chapters covering Midweek Meals, Weekend Wins, One-Pan Dinners, Pantry Love and Delicious Desserts, Simply Jamie exists to inspire you to get cooking.
Let us dive into the world of fresh, simplified weeknight meals, using everyday ingredients. Nothing complicated, simply fresh and delicious dishes that can be thrown together in minutes.
MONDAY, JANUARY 27
6:30 pm SOLD OUT waiting list available
$125 or $159 with cookbook included.
THURAYA
At its heart, the book Thuraya is a culinary diary and loving tribute to the plates of Jordan and the Middle East, documenting and preserving the recipes and traditions passed down from mother to son.
From small dishes to large feasts for meat eaters and vegans alike, Thuraya brings you a diverse collection of classic Levantine recipes and family favorites to enjoy at home in your kitchen with your loved ones.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28
6:30 pm
$125 or $170 with cookbook included.
FEBRUARY 2025
PASS THE PLATE
Wildly popular blogger and viral recipe creator Carolina Gelen presents 100 crowd-pleasing, effortlessly delicious recipes that showcase her simple-but-sophisticated style.
Unfussy, uncomplicated, and savory, the Pass the Plate cooking class is all about helping you become the most efficient home cook you can be.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11
6:30 pm
$125 or $161 with cookbook included.
THE WEEKDAY VEGETARIANS: GET SIMPLE
100 accessible, stress-free recipes to make plant-forward cooking more streamlined than ever, from the bestselling author of The Weekday Vegetarians.
This class will feature easy to make everyday recipes for vegetarians on the go. Simple, delicious and nutritious, this is the class for you if you like all these things.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18
6:30 pm
$125 or $162 with cookbook included.
WAFU COOKING
A bold, fresh new approach to Japanese cooking: 120-plus globally influenced recipes—from the author of Japanese Home Cooking
Join us for a night of international dishes, all cooked with a Japanese twist. If you like innovation and inventive new flavors, this is the class for you.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20
6:30 pm SOLD OUT waiting list available
$125 or $166 with cookbook included.
WHAT GOES WITH WHAT
Julia Turshen is a home cook’s best friend. Known for her simple, no-frills, yet utterly satisfying recipes—as well as her authentic, relatable, problem-solving approach—hers are the cookbooks we all turn to when we want to know what else we can make with some ground turkey, or if we can pull off dessert with a few basic pantry ingredients.
In this class, we will learn a new way to think about cooking, one that focuses on mastering the alchemy of a meal—and then offers endless iterations.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13
6:30 pm
$125 or $160 with cookbook included.
KALAYA'S SOUTHERN THAI KITCHEN
Bring the bold, spicy, beautiful world of Southern Thai cooking to your kitchen through recipes and stories from the James Beard Award–winning chef of Kalaya, in Philadelphia.
Immerse yourself in Thai food and discover how to create the perfect harmony of sweet, sour, hot and salty flavors. This is the perfect book to learn how to cook your favorite Thai at home.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19
6:30 pm SOLD OUT waiting list available
$125 or $161 with cookbook included.
Knife Skills
The first thing any chef needs to know is how to correctly use the most important tool in the kitchen. In this fully hands-on class, learn how to hold and use a kitchen knife like a true chef. Learning these skills will definitely shave time off your cooking. And come with an appetite because we'll be cooking with all the ingredients we're cutting!
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24
6:30 pm SOLD OUT waiting list available
$155 includes knife
AGAK AGAK
Singaporean cuisine, as we know it today, has come from a long history of adjusting and adapting and doing things ‘to taste’. In Agak Agak, Shu Han Lee encapsulates this approach to cooking by sharing delicious recipes that bring punchy Singaporean flavors to simple home cooking, whilst encouraging you to use these recipes as inspiration to create other dishes.
Colorful and warm, this cooking class will teach you everything you need to know about Singaporean cooking and its deeply rich history.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25
6:30 pm SOLD OUT waiting list available
$125 or $167 with cookbook included.
MARCH 2025
SIMPLY JAPANESE
Enjoy delicious, healthful Japanese food anytime with this stylish four-color cookbook from the author of the international bestseller Tokyo Cult Recipes, featuring 100 authentic and simple recipes to get you cooking like a pro in your own kitchen.
This class is all about no fuss Japanese cooking for the curious home cook.
TUESDAY, MARCH 4
6:30 pm SOLD OUT waiting list available
$125 or $158 with cookbook included.
MY EGYPT
Explore a lifetime of recipes that capture the flavor and energy of Egypt, from celebrated chef Michael Mina.
Clever, delicious, heartfelt and wholesome, join us for an evening of history and discovery of the foundations that make up Egyptian cooking, gaining understanding of how to cook with spice and use acidity to amp up flavors.
TUESDAY, MARCH 11
6:30 pm SOLD OUT waiting list available
$125 or $163 with cookbook included.
MEDITERRA
From the beloved author of Sicilia, more than a hundred mouth-watering Mediterranean dishes from Spain to Syria and everywhere in between.
Delicious, surprising, and made for sharing: Those are the components of this cooking class. With influences from all over the mediterranean, this evening will feature creative adaptations of the classic dishes of the regions’ many islands and shores.
TUESDAY, MARCH 18
6:30 pm
SOLD OUT waiting list available
$125 or $160 with cookbook included.
BIG VEGAN FLAVOR
A groundbreaking and comprehensive “vegan flavor bible”—with 150 must-make recipes—from the wildly popular home cook and creator behind Rainbow Plant Life.
If you enjoy big bold flavors and vegan cooking, this class was made for you. Roasted, caramelized, braised, pampered and more! You will discover the many ways in which you can improve and enjoy your plant-based meals from the comfort of your own kitchen.
THURSDAY, MARCH 20
6:30 pm
$125 or $170 with cookbook included.
JUSTINE COOKS
Find and refine your cooking style through 110 approachable and innovative plant-forward recipes from popular blogger and social media storyteller Justine Doiron.
This class will honor joyful reunions and cozy dinners with friends, featuring ideal plant-forward dishes to share around the table with your loved ones.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5
6:30 pm
$125 or $161 with cookbook included.
EASY WINS
A brand new and essential vegetarian cookbook from award-winning and bestselling cook Anna Jones.
On this evening, we will learn how to balance fresh, hearty ingredients with traditional methods- always keeping them easy, delicious, and balanced.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12
6:30 pm
$125 or $155 with cookbook included.
YOU CAN COOK EVERYTHING
This comprehensive guide to cooking includes over 275 recipes and techniques for every possible occasion, all with easy-to-follow instructions. Breaking down essential cookery, subject-by-subject, core techniques such as boiling an egg and making fresh pasta are presented with accompanying step-by-step photography.
This book will both inspire you and take much of the pressure out of deciding what to cook for dinner.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19
6:30 pm
$125 or $166 with cookbook included.
OTTOLENGHI COMFORT
Yotam Ottolenghi—the beloved chef who has captured the hearts of homecooks looking for inspiration and great-tasting cooking—is back. In Ottolenghi Comfort, he brings his inspiring, flavor-forward cooking to comfort dishes.
If you’ve been a long-time fan of Yotam Ottolenghi, join us for an evening of game-changing low-lift recipes where we will cook creative dishes that are comfortable to both cook and eat.
MONDAY, MARCH 24
6:30 pm SOLD OUT waiting list available
$125 or $159 with cookbook included.
ITALIAN AMERICAN FOREVER
120 go-to Italian American favorites for all the red-sauced, pan-fried, crispy-cornered, baked-until-bubbly comforting classics you’ll want to eat every night.
Learn the art of transforming everyday ingredients into delectable Italian dishes and master the secrets of creating dishes that blend beautifully the American and Italian cooking style.
TUESDAY, MARCH 25
6:30 pm SOLD OUT waiting list available
$125 or $161 with cookbook included.
Knife Skills
The first thing any chef needs to know is how to correctly use the most important tool in the kitchen. In this fully hands-on class, learn how to hold and use a kitchen knife like a true chef. Learning these skills will definitely shave time off your cooking. And come with an appetite because we'll be cooking with all the ingredients we're cutting!
THURSDAY, MARCH 27
6:30 pm SOLD OUT waiting list available
$155 includes knife
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