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FRIDAY JULY 29 An event celebrating the exceptional talents of women who have excelled as culinary professionals in the hospitality industry… The Vancouver Club, in partnership with Barbara Jo and Barbara Jo’s Books to Cooks, have invited Guest Chefs from across Canada, cookbook authors and up-and-coming culinary stars to prepare a 7 course menu with wine [...]

Monday, May 9, 6:30 p.m. In My Mother’s Kitchen with Trish Magwood Books to Cooks welcomes James Beard Award-winning author and chef, Trish Magwood, with her second book, In My Mother’s Kitchen. Join us for a cozy supper with Trish as she shares stories, recipes and cooking tips for delicious family meals. A limited number [...]

Fundraiser – Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 – 6pm The Loss of a Son Brings Hope To Youth In Crisis; Father hopes inspirational cookbook will raise funds for Canadian drug addicted youth. Author and Chef Kevin Snook will be in Canada this March to launch his second cookbook on behalf of the Dan Snook Foundation, with [...]

Books to Cooks on Monday, December 13, 6:00 p.m. Acclaimed chef and owner of Toronto’s North 44, Bymark, One and Fabbrica, Mark McEwan flexes his cooking muscles in the Books to Cooks kitchen with his new book, Great Food at Home. Mark translates his culinary artistry into real home cooking. Joining him in the kitchen [...]

On October 18th Good Life Vancouver and Breakfast TV will give away a copy of Everyone Can Cook Slow Cooker Meals along with an All-Clad Slow Cooker and a $60 Gift Certificate to Pastis where slow food is cooked.  If you want to learn more, Books to Cooks and Well Seasoned in Langley has some [...]

6:30 pm, Thursday, October 14th Food Network star Bob Blumer takes the stage for a raucous evening of food adventures and culinary spectacle. Get up close and personal with the affable host of the award-winning shows, Surreal Gourmet and Glutton for Punishment. Take in a live “food triathlon” and even find yourself challenged to a [...]

October 16, Mad for Macarons Chef Wendy Boys teaches guests about the essential ingredients and techniques for making perfect macarons. Guests will take home a copy of Hisako Ogita’s book, I Love Macarons. Cost: $85.00 November 6, Whole Grain Goodness Learn to make delectable, wholesome baked goods using a variety of whole grain flours. This [...]

Cooking for Me, You and Barbara-jo Earlier this past summer, Books to Cooks’ very own Barbara-jo McIntosh published an elegant little volume entitled Cooking for Me and Sometimes You, A Parisienne Romance with Recipes. In it she tells the tale of a month spent in Paris – a month spent dining, shopping at the local [...]