Event Overview

The 2024 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is set to take place on April 26 and 27 at the University of Southern California. This year’s event features an impressive roster of cookbook authors, memoirists, and food personalities who will showcase their work through live interviews, cooking demonstrations, and exclusive book signings at the L.A. Times Food x Now Serving booth.

Panels and Interviews

Featured Discussions on Saturday, April 26

• 3:00 PM: The Terroir Memoir: Cooking, Culture and Place
  
  Panelists: Sarah Ahn, Michelle T. King, and Steve Hoffman, moderated by Danielle Dorsey. Venue: Albert and Dana Broccoli Theatre. (Ticket required)
• 4:30 PM: Food Fight: Top Chef and the Reality Cooking Show Phenomenon
  
  Featuring Tom Colicchio and Kristen Kish in conversation with Laurie Ochoa. Venue: Bovard Auditorium. (Ticket required)
• 12:45 PM: Comida & Community
  
  A discussion with Wes Avila, Jocelyn Ramirez, Karla Tatiana Vasquez, and Alba Velasquez. Venue: De Los Stage.

L.A. Times Cooking Stage Demonstrations

Saturday, April 26

• 11:00 AM: Chef Brooke Williamson, author of Sun-Kissed Cooking
• 12:30 PM: Chef Roy Choi, author of The Choi of Cooking
• 2:00 PM: Chef Christina Tosi, author of Bake Club
• 3:30 PM: Creator Alix Traeger, author of Scratch That

Sunday, April 27

• 11:00 AM: Comedian Mamrie Hart, author of All I Think About Is Food
• 12:30 PM: Sarah Ahn and Nam Soon Ahn, authors of UMMA: A Korean Mom’s Kitchen Wisdom
• 2:00 PM: Chef Nicole Rucker, author of Fat + Flour
• 3:30 PM: Producer Kiano Moju, author of AfriCali

L.A. Times Food x Now Serving Book Signings

Saturday, April 26

• 10:00 AM: Laurie Woolever, author of Care and Feeding: A Memoir
• 11:00 AM: Chef Ari Kolender, author of How to Cook the Finest Things in the Sea
• Noon: Sarah Ahn and Nam Soon Ahn, authors of Umma: A Korean Mom’s Kitchen Wisdom
• 2:00 PM: Zaynab Issa, author of Third Culture Cooking
• 3:00 PM: Caroline Pardilla, author of Margarita Time

Sunday, April 27

• 10:00 AM: Eden Grinshpan, author of Tahini Baby
• 11:00 AM: Nisha Vora, author of Big Vegan Flavor
• Noon: Benjamin Delwiche, author of Dessert Course
• 2:00 PM: Vanessa Lavorato, author of How to Eat Weed and Have a Good Time
• 3:00 PM: Becca Millstein, author of The Fishwife Cookbook