Cookbooks: Past, Present, and Future

Ever wondered what it really takes to make a cookbook? Join publisher Jenny Wapner (Hardie Grant), producer Leslie Jonath, and author/collaborator/podcast host Kate Leahy for an inside look at how cookbooks come to life and how they've evolved over time.

From the earliest pitch to the finished book on your shelf, we'll pull back the curtain on the entire process: crafting proposals that sell, building narratives that resonate, creating visual stories through photography and design, and marketing books in a world where everyone scrolls for recipes on their phones.

Whether you collect cookbooks, cook from them religiously, or just love a beautiful book, this is your chance to understand the craft, passion, and strategy behind the ones that make it into your kitchen.

Lunch included. Come connect with the people who make the books you love.