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Cookin' the Books In-Person
Do you like looking at cookbooks for inspiration? Enjoy the stories? Learning about new cultures? Come join our monthly cook book club! Just register through our website, pick a recipe from the featured cookbook, make your dish at home and bring to share and enjoy a feast with other #swpl foodies! You don't need to be experienced in the kitchen to participate, just bring your enthusiasm and your appetite!
Menu updated as participants register with their chosen dish.
Book Selection: New Native Kitchen: Celebrating Modern Recipes of the American Indian by Freddie Bitsoie and James O. Frailoi
Modern Indigenous cuisine from the renowned Native foods educator and former chef of Mitsitam Native Foods Café at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian
From Freddie Bitsoie, the former executive chef at Mitsitam Native Foods Café at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, and James Beard Award–winning author James O. Fraioli, New Native Kitchen is a celebration of Indigenous cuisine. Accompanied by original artwork by Gabriella Trujillo and offering delicious dishes like Cherrystone Clam Soup from the Northeastern Wampanoag and Spice-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin from the Pueblo peoples, Bitsoie showcases the variety of flavor and culinary history on offer from coast to coast, providing modern interpretations of 100 recipes that have long fed this country.
- Date:
- Tuesday, October 21, 2025
- Time:
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Board Room
- Audience:
- Adult Young Adult
- Categories:
- Book Club Food / Drink