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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2023 SUMMER COOKING CLASSES
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Jeanine Donofrio
AUGUST 2023
All Day Baking: Savoury, not Sweet
Michael James with Pippa James
This book delivers comforting, inventive, and wholegrain-forward ideas for pies, sausage rolls, pasties and myriad other mostly pastry-based recipes, alongside gutsy accompaniments that equip the reader with the tools to transform delicious bakes into nourishing any-time-of-day meals.
Being a baker takes patience and precision. But with some guidance from tonights class it will come to you as second nature. Learn skills and tips while we indulge in the home comforts that come along with savory baking.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 1st
6:30 pm
$115 or $155 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
Summer Kitchen
Olia Hercules
Summer kitchens—small structures alongside the main house where people cook and preserve summer fruits and vegetables for the winter months
Join us in this class while we explore the culture and food of Ukraine. These comforting dishes will make you feel like you’re stepping into the history of their food and highlighting the sense of a Ukrainian summer kitchen.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2nd
6:30 pm
$115 or $151 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
Knife Skills 1
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, AUGUST 3
6:30 pm
$140 includes knife
with Jonathan Cheung
SOLD OUT waiting list available
Win Son Presents: A Taiwanese American Cookbook
Josh Ku and Trigg Brown with Cathy Erway
The East Williamsburg restaurant quickly established itself as a destination and often incurs long waits for their vibrant and flavorful Taiwanese American cuisine.
This class will take you on a celebratory journey of Taiwanese cuisine with an American twist. Join us while we explore the recipes that feature classic well-known favorite dishes that introduce a fun, flavorful, and decidedly American-born in style.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9
6:30 pm
$115 or $155 with cookbook included
with Jonathan
SOLD OUT waiting list available
Via Carota
Jody WIlliams, Rita Sodi and Anna Kovel
Since 2014, Via Carota in NYC has been a destination for food lovers, celebrities, and well-informed travelers because of its impeccable Italian fare.
Enjoy an Italian evening sampling dishes in trattoria fashion that Via Carota is famous for.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16
6:30 pm
$115 or $159 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
Vegetable Revelation
Steven Satterfield
Discover innovative, adaptable, and delicious ways to serve a wide range of vegetables with this inspired cookbook.
Enjoy a flavor packed meal focused on every part of the plant. Join us as we explore these recipes and see how vegetables aren’t just for lunch and dinner.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 8
6:30 pm
$115 or $165 with cookbook included
with Jonathan
SOLD OUT waiting list available
Love Japan
Sawako Okochi and Aaron Isreal with
Gabriella Gershenson
Explore more than 80 unique and delicious recipes that reflect the cultural fusion of Japan and America. Shalom Japan’s owners, Sawako and Aaron, have shared their family recipes in Love Japan, a cookbook that features classic Japanese dishes as well as modern interpretations and adaptations.
Join our class as we discover a new world of culinary possibilities with homestyle Japanese American comfort recipes.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 15
6:30 pm
$115 or $148 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
Knife Skills 1
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!
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23
6:30 pm
$140 includes knife
with Jonathan
SOLD OUT waiting list available
2023 Fall Cooking Classes
SEPTEMBER
Nigel Slater
Knife Skills 1
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!
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
6:30 pm
$140 includes knife
with Jonathan Cheung
SOLD OUT waiting list available
Food of the Italian Islands
Katie Parla
With New York Times bestselling author Katie Parla as the intrepid guide, Food of the Italian Islands delves into the rich culinary and cultural fabric of the destinations, inviting readers to join a highly specialized, curated experience through places never previously documented in English or Italian cookbook form.
Join us as we take a trip to the Italian islands! Our class will transport you to the beach side of Pantelleria and the hills of Sicily.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
6:30 pm
$115 or $151 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
OTK: Extra Good Things
Jody WIlliams, Rita Sodi and Anna Kovel
The Globe and Mail bestselling author Yotam Ottolenghi and his superteam of chefs bring you the second installment in the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen series, delivering maximum-flavor recipes with cook-it-forward elements that can turn any dish into an Ottolenghi favorite.
In this class, you will be taught adaptable skills that will help you improve by improvisation. By teaching you dishes comprised of multiple, simple recipes, you will learn to cook elements that can be used across the week and combined with your existing staples to elevate the flavor of dishes you already love.
Veg Forward
Susan Spungen
In Veg Forward, the veteran cookbook author, columnist, and culinary consultant supplies the delicious answers, with 102 recipes in which vegetables claim a starring roles.
Learn about the vibrate recipes this book has to offer. Having VEG being in the spot light of every recipe, come find out just how exciting cooking with vegetables can be.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
6:30 pm
$115 or $150 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
A Cook's Book
A collection of more than 150 delicious, easy, and gratifying plant-based and meat recipes, A Cook’s Book is the story of famed food writer Nigel Slater’s life in the kitchen.
Join us as we jump into the life of Nigel Slater. Not only does this book hold some of the most wonderful recipes but it touches on Slaters personal writing on his childhood, motivations, and food journey.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
6:30 pm
$115 or $147 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
6:30 pm
$115 or $145 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
Lidia's From Our Family Table to Yours
Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and
Tanya Bastianich Manuali
Nothing brings a family together like food. And no one knows food like Lidia Bastianich. In this inviting, deeply personal new cookbook, she shares the dishes she cooks for those she loves the most.
Join us as we take a seat at Lidia’s family table and enjoy the recipe that she shares with her loved ones. Food brings people together, from Lidia’s table to ours, let’s find out what dishes she shares with loved ones.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
6:30 pm
$115 or $147 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
Sweet Enough
Alison Roman
Casual, effortless, chic: These are not words you’d use to describe most desserts. But before Alison Roman made recipes so perfect that they go by one name, she was a restaurant pastry chef who spent most of her time learning to make things the hard way.
Alison Roman brings an effortless beauty to baking. You’ll leave the class not understanding how easy it can be to create something with such easy and beauty. Join our class, that’ll be sweet enough, it’ll leave you wanting more.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
6:30 pm
$115 or $154 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
OCTOBER
Pasta Everyday
Meryl Feinstein
Japan Vegetarian
Nancy Singleton Hachisu
Pasta just might be the perfect comfort food. Endlessly reinventable, it is a canvas for delicious dreams. And it’s well within your reach to make at home, anytime.
Let’s explore and indulge in the modern takes on an Italian classic. Join our table as we take a look at all the different ways we can work and cook with pasta. It might just make you want to have Pasta Every Day.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3
6:30 pm
$115 or $150 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
Farmhouse Vegetables:
A vegetable-Forward Cookbook
In this collection of new recipes, Nancy Singleton Hachisu, the most authoritative voice in Japanese home cooking today, showcases Japanese vegetarian dishes, bringing the exquisite flavors of the nation’s elegant cuisine to those who follow a plant-based diet or want to lower the amount of fish and meat they eat.
Step into a love for vegetables. Hachisu shares her expert knowledge of the ingredients, culture, and traditions of this unique culinary style. Come experience what Japan Vegetarian has to offer!
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4
6:30 pm
$115 or $167 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
Michael Smith
Farmhouse Vegetables features a wide array of unique and approachable recipes, and simple pantry staples, to easily boost your cooking to include more vegetables from mains, sides, and even drinks and desserts.
Join our class and find mouthwatering, compelling, and gorgeous recipes that make you want to continue cooking with vegetables.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5
6:30 pm
$115 or $147 with cookbook included
with Jonathan
SOLD OUT waiting list available
A Generous Meal
Christine Flynn
Dinner can be equal parts impressive and simple any day of the week. Sometimes all you need is a little inspiration and a cabbage—and this book! In A Generous Meal, Christine Flynn shows us—contrary to popular belief—that you don’t need a lot of time, money, or know-how to make good food.
With over 100 recipes that anyone can cook from. Join us for this class and find out just how special and generous a meal can be.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11
6:30 pm
$115 or $147 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
The North African Cookbook
Jeff Koehler
Filled with delicious and authentic North African dishes that can easily be recreated at home, this treasure trove of a book brings to life an exciting cuisine that is as varied and fascinating as the countries it covers.
Come enjoy the recipes the North African cookbook has to offer! Join us as we explore the territory’s vast culinary diversity and history of food.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18
6:30 pm
$115 or $167 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
Milk Street
Christopher Kimball
200 simple, clever recipes you can just cook: the world’s greatest culinary ideas, distilled to their essence and simplified for weeknight meals by the James Beard Award-winning team at Milk Street.
Learn the simplicity of cooking. Each of these recipes is created with just a handful of ingredients and a short cooking time. They are perfect for every weeknight but will elevate the flavor and bring a special touch to a no fuss meal.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24
6:30 pm
$115 or $150 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
Rice Table
Su Scott
This is a love letter from mother to daughter woven together by food. It’s a book about identity and immigration. It’s about how the food you feed your children builds a story about their heritage. But it’s mainly a book about wonderful food—the kind of food we all want to eat right now.
Join our class as we experience the bond food brings along in relationships. See where food can bring people together from families, friends, and strangers. Food acts as a link, come and enjoy the special recipes this book has to offer.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19
6:30 pm
$115 or $160 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
Knife Skills 1
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, OCTOBER 26
6:30 pm
$140 includes knife
with Jonathan Cheung
SOLD OUT waiting list available
Modern South Asian Kitchen
Sabrina Gidda
Modern South Asian Kitchen is a fascinating collection of recipes, encompassing traditional family dishes passed down through generations to contemporary, eclectic recipes that reflect a collaboration between cultures and experiences.
Come experience a seat at the table. While we embark on the recipes that bring you back to the roots of a family dinner, all a while experiencing the modern changes.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30
6:30 pm
$115 or $161 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
NOVEMBER
Sofreh, a Contemporary Approach to Classic Cuisine
Roast Figs, Sugar Snow;
Food to Warm the Soul
Diana Henry
Nasim Alikhani
Containing more than 120 recipes, Sofreh brings together traditional Iranian dishes and modern Sofreh favorites. Alikhani offers her readers what she has lovingly been providing for those who know her and who eat in her restaurant: the true tastes of Iran.
Join our table as we embark on the flavors and bright recipes Alikhani’s cookbook has to offer.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1
6:30 pm
$115 or $158 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
Gohan, Everyday Japanese Cooking
Emiko Davies
Unlike what many people think, Japanese home cooking is not fiddly, nor time consuming. It’s quick and remarkably simple, thanks to the Japanese philosophy that fresh, seasonal food doesn’t need much to enhance its natural flavor.
Join our class as we discover a new world of culinary possibilities with homestyle Japanese recipes.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14
6:30 pm
$115 or $153 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
Seafood Simple
Eric Ripert
The definitive seafood guide from the three-Michelin-starred chef of Le Bernardin, featuring gorgeous photography and step-by-step techniques alongside 85 accessible recipes for preparing incredible fish at home.
Come and explore the new techniques used in the book to execute the beautiful dishes and recipes.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16
6:30 pm
$115 or $156 with cookbook included
with Jonathan
SOLD OUT waiting list available
Full of comforting delights from cold-weather climates, it features recipes gathered from Diana’s travels to Scandinavia, the French and Italian Alps, Scotland, Ireland, and New England. This is irresistible food you’ll cook over and over again.
Come and enjoy a seat at our table as we warm up with the recipes in this revisited, revised, and refreshed book.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7
6:30 pm
$115 or $135 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
The Indian Vegetarian Cookbook
Pushpesh Pant
Discover fresh, delicious and easy Indian vegetarian dishes from the author of Phaidon's global bestseller, India: The Cookbook.
Learn how to master this hugely popular cuisine in this cooking class with approachable, nourishing, and authentic dishes that will satisfy vegetarians, meat-eaters, and those simply looking to reduce the amount of meat in their diet.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15
6:30 pm
$115 or $155 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
More is More: Get Loose in the Kithchen
Molly Baz
More is More: Get Loose in the Kitchen
It’s time to crank up the heat and lose the measuring spoons because the secret to cooking is hiding in one simple motto: MORE IS MORE. In her bestselling debut cookbook, Cook This Book, Molly Baz taught the cooking essentials and put her love for mortadella and dill on blast. In More Is More, she’s teaching cooks how to level up their cooking, loosen up in front of that ripping hot pan, and seek deliciousness at all costs.
Join our class as we explore More Is More. Its perfect for everyday and for any level of cooking! Join us as we try out some of the recipes featured in Baz’s second book.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22
6:30 pm
$115 or $154 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
Arabesque Table
Reem Kassis
Much-loved author and James Beard nominee Reem Kassis presents an acclaimed and unique collection of original contemporary recipes tracing the rich history of Arab cuisine.
Join our class as we discover a new world of culinary possibilities with a collection of recipes from The Arabesque Table.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23
6:30 pm
$115 or $155 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking
Marcella Hazan
Marcella Hazan introduced Americans to a whole new world of Italian food. In this, her magnum opus, she gives us a manual for cooks of every level of expertise—from beginners to accomplished professionals.
This class takes you through the wonderfully varied world of Italian cuisine. Based on the renowned cookbook, Essentials of Italian Cooking, you will be taught techniques and recipes that have stood the test of time and learn what you need to cook delicious Italian food for yourself and the ones you love.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29
6:30 pm
$115 or $158 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
Jamie 5 Ingredients Mediterranean
Jamie Oliver
5 Ingredients Mediterranean is everything people loved about the first book, but with the added va-va-voom of basing it on Jamie's lifelong travels around the Mediterranean.
Come and enjoy a trip around the Mediterranean! Let’s enjoy the bold flavors in these 5 ingredient recipes that transport you to sunnier climes.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28
6:30 pm
$115 or $151 with cookbook included
with Michelle Marek
SOLD OUT waiting list available
Knife Skills 1
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, NOVEMBER 30
6:30 pm
$140 includes knife
with Jonathan Cheung
SOLD OUT waiting list available
