J. Kenji López-Alt

The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science is On Sale Now!

J. Kenji López-Alt is the Managing Culinary Director of Serious Eats, author of the James Beard Award-nominated column The Food Lab, and a columnist for Cooking Light. He lives in San Francisco. A New York native, Kenji cut his cooking chops the old-fashioned way by working his way up through the ranks of some of Boston's finest restaurants. With an education in science and engineering and as a former Senior Editor at Cook's Illustrated and America's Test Kitchen, Kenji is fascinated by the ways in which understanding the science of every day cooking can help improve even simple foods. His first book, The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science will be released this September, followed by a second volume in September of 2017.

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SOLD OUT Seattle: In Person Author Talk

  • Town Hall 1119 8th Avenue Seattle, WA, 98101 United States (map)

The Wok: Recipes and Techniques is finally here! We’re thrilled to celebrate J. Kenji López-Alt’s highly anticipated new book with a LIVE, IN-PERSON event at Town Hall Seattle. We’ll kick off Kenji’s book tour with this hometown show, 3 days before The Wok’s official release date, so you’ll even get you:r copy early. Kenji will be in conversation with Spilled Milk podcast hosts Molly Wizenberg and Matthew Amster-Burton, so this is sure to be a lively conversation about cooking with the most versatile pan in your kitchen.

Tickets available here. (SOLD OUT)

Earlier Event: September 2
Discussion at Inforum SF
Later Event: March 9
SOLD OUT San Francisco: Sporkful Live! With Dan Pashman