Events & Appearances

OK people, I don't have many upcoming events because I've got a second book to write. Here's what I've got coming up, though.

February 13th           Future of Food Writing
9 a.m. to 6 p.m.           Roger Smith Hotel, New York City

                                    Panel on "Writing a best-selling memoir" 
                                    with Monica Bhide, Mimi Sheraton and Betty Fussell
                                    moderated by veteran food writer Judith Weinraub.
                                    Get the handout.

Feb. 19th & 20th         Bed & Bookfest
                                    Skamania Lodge, Columbia River Gorge,Oregon

                                    An intimate weekend with a special reading and wine
                                    reception on Friday evening, and a cooking class and
                                    lunch on Saturday. A great chance to hang out and
                                    spend some quality time chatting about everything
                                    from food to writing to places to visit in Paris.


April 21-24th               International Association of Culinary Profesionals
                                   Annual Conference, Portland, Ore.

Ye Old Past Events
(Signed copies may be available at the locations below)

Sept 4               Auntie's Bookstore, Spokane, WA
7:30 p.m.          402 W. Main Street, (509) 828-0326 

Sept. 10th         Carmichael's Bookstore, Louisville, KY
7 p.m.                2720 Frankfort Avenue, (502) 896-6950

Sept. 11th          Garden District Book Shop, New Orleans, LA
5:30 p.m.           2720 Prytania Street, (504) 895-2266

Sept. 13th          Bookmarks Book Festival, Winston-Salem, NC
11:30 a.m.         Cooking demonstration, Food for Thought tent

Sept. 15th         Third Place Books, Bothell, Wa.
7 p.m.               17171 Bothell Way N.E.,

Sept. 18th         Village Books, Bellingham, Wa.
6:30 p.m.          Cooking class and reading, with wine with Ciao Thyme & In the Kitchen. 
                           This demonstration class is limited to 26 people and cost $60 per person
                           and includes a signed book. Details (360) 733-1599.

Sept. 23rd        Book Passage, San Francisco, CA
6 p.m.               1 Ferry Building  (415) 927-0960

Sept. 29th         Elliott Bay Book Co., Seattle, WA
 7 p.m.              101 S. Main Street (206) 624-6600
                           Reading and discussion with wine and cheese tasting and 
                           a brief culinary  trivia competition.
                        
Oct. 11             Big Read Festival, St. Louis, Mo.
10:30                Discussion about "Is Culinary School Right for You?" aimed at
                          anyone who is considering ditching their present career for a life in food.
                          Signed copies available at Left Bank Books, St. Louis.

Nov. 17-          Holland America Cruise, Honolulu to San Diego
Nov. 23           Kathleen will be a guest chef on board the cruise, providing demos &                           hands-on sessions in French cuisine.

Nov. 25           Between the Covers, Bend, Ore.
                         Reading and wine tasting at this adorable book store in Bend.

Dec. 1             Tom Douglas Holiday Cookbook Social, Seattle
                         A hugely popular book-signing bonanza features great food and loads of
                         Puget Sound authors. I'll be offering up carmelized onion quiche,
                         ahi tuna ceviche and one other course. Meanwhile, they pour wine
                         while attendees buy books to have them personalized by authors for holiday
                         gifts. Tickets are $20 plus tax, and includes tastes and a glass of
                         wine. A cash bar available throughout the evening. 206.448.2001.

Previous apperances, events, etc.:
(Bookstores below may have signed copies in stock)
The James Beard House, New York, Los Angeles Times Book Festival, Market Kitchen (UKTV), W.H. Smith (Paris, France), University Bookstore, Seattle, WA, Powell's City of Books, Portland Chicagourmet Club, Chicago, IL (author dinner at the fabulous 160 Blue restaurant), DePaul Univeristy Bookstore, Chicago, Harry W. Schwartz Reader's Retreat, Milwaukee, Wis., Brookline Books, Brookline, Mass., R.J. Julia, Madison, Conn., Sofitel Hotels (Philadelphia, Chicago, Miami, Redwood City, Los Angelos and Washington, D.C.), Malaprops, Asheville, N.C., Sarasota News & Books, Sarasota, Fla., Books & Books, Coral Gables, Fla., Vromen's Bookstore, Pasadena, Calif., Books Inc., San Francisco, Calif., Texas Book Festival, Austin, Tex., Left Bank Books, St. Louis, Mo., Wordstock, Portland, Richard Hugo House, Seattle, Bartolotta's Lake Park Bistro, Milwaukee, Union League of ChicagoFarmington Library, Metro Bis Restaurant, Simsbury, CT (author dinner),  Leonard Lopate Show (NPR radio interview), Borders at Columbus Circle, New York City