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Season To Taste - A Cookbook Conversation

  • Kitchen Lingo 2116 East 4th Street Long Beach, CA, 90814 United States (map)

Have you ever wanted to write a cookbook, but didn’t know where to start or what to expect from the process? Get the inside scoop and participate in a discussion while learning from both the point of view of a cookbook author and the point of view of a cookbook editor. 

Tuesday, August 29 at 6:30 p.m. Please join Kitchen Lingo Books as they welcome cookbook author Natasha MacAller (Vanilla Table, Spice Health Heroes, The Taipa Salt Pig-The Recipes), and cookbook editor, Linda Ruggeri (Modernist Pizza, La Cocina Casera Mexicana), as they discuss the do’s and don’ts of writing a cookbook, from coming up with an original idea and putting it into a proposal, to writing, testing, photographing, and selling the finished manuscript. 

You’ll be able to ask questions and meet other people interested in writing cookbooks. 

Signed copies of Natasha’s books will be available for purchase and personalization. 

In order to make this a personal experience, there will be only fifteen seats available. Book your tickets now from Kitchen Lingo Books (shop@kitchenlingobooks.com). 

WHAT: How to write a cookbook discussion with cookbook author Natasha MacAller and cookbook editor Linda Ruggeri.
WHERE: Kitchen Lingo Books, 2116 E. 4th Street Long Beach, CA. 6:30-8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $30 

This is a private event, purchasing tickets in advance is required, either in person at Kitchen Lingo, or by email: shop@kitchenlingobooks.com


Natasha MacAller is an international chef consultant and the author of three internationally recognized cookbooks: Vanilla Table, Spice Health Heroes, and the recipes for The Taipa Salt Pig- The Recipes. She has received endorsements from author Bee Wilson (Consider The ForkFirst Bite), and Chef Jacques Pépin; and she has collaborated with José Andrés, Nancy Silverton, Jonathan Waxman, Yotam Ottolenghi, Gale Gand, Duff Goldman, Rose Levy Beranbaum, Sherry Yard and Elizabeth Falkner to name just a few. Natasha is currently working on her fourth book.

Linda Ruggeri is a freelance editor based in Los Angeles. She works in all areas of publishing, including: writing, developmental editing, line editing, copyediting, translating, self-publishing, and book marketing. She specializes in memoirs, cookbooks, gardening books, and how-to guides. Her clients include first-time authors, experienced writers, ghostwriters and publishers; she also offers Spanish translation, author guidance, and manuscript evaluation services.