Casey Elsass + Sohla El-Waylly: What Can I Bring?

Casey Elsass + Sohla El-Waylly: What Can I Bring?

Join us for an in-person event with food writer, recipe developer, and cookbook author Casey Elsass for the release of his new cook book.

By The Strand Book Store

Date and time

Starts on Wednesday, May 21 · 7pm EDT.

Location

Strand Book Store

828 Broadway New York, NY 10003

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Refunds up to 1 day before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 hour 30 minutes

Join us for an in-person event with food writer, recipe developer, and cookbook author Casey Elsass for the release of his new cook book What Can I Bring? Joining Casey in conversation is American chef and author Sohla El-Waylly. This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store's 3rd floor Rare Book Room at 828 Broadway on 12th Street.


Can’t make the event? Purchase a signed copy of What Can I Bring? here.


ACCESSIBILITY:

Strand Book Store is an ADA compliant venue. The event space is accessible via elevator. Please ask a Strand employee upon arrival for directions to accessible seating if preferred.

ASL interpretation is available for this event by request only. Please reach out to our events team at events@strandbooks.com by 5/7 to request.

For further information on accessibility in this space, or to make a request, please contact events@strandbooks.com.

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In What Can I Bring?, veteran food and cookbook writer and guest extraordinaire Casey Elsass takes the stress out of the partygoer’s eternal dilemma with 75 recipes that will make you the talk of the party—for the right reasons.

In a room full of bags of chips, be the most desired dip with Golden Ratio Guac or Seven Onion Dip. Put down the $12 bottle of pinot grigio and pick up a tray of Jell-O Cocktail Shots. Discover a world of standout brunch dishes, such as Cream-Soaked Cinnamon Rolls or Bagel Panzanella. When you’re on dessert duty, choose from Buttermilk Brownies, Apple + Chinese Five-Spice Pie, Very Creamy Ice Cream, or death-by-chocolate Bruce Bogtrotter Cake. And when the host instructs you to bring yourself, come prepared with giftable treats like Seasoned Oyster Crackers or Homemade Hot Fudge. With plenty of options and adaptations for special diets and allergies, including vegan, gluten-free, and nut-free recipes, and detailed instructions for packing and serving for minimal stress on-site, this book is your road map for crowd-pleasing party fare. The only thing you’ll be taking home is the title of MVP—Most Valuable Partygoer.

Photo credit: Taylor Miller

Casey Elsass is a food writer, recipe developer, and cookbook author living in Brooklyn, NY. Known among his collaborators as the “cookbook doula,” Casey has helped birth over twenty titles, as coauthor, ghostwriter, and unlicensed therapist. His recipes have appeared on Bon Appétit, Food Network Kitchen, Delish, Epicurious, and Food52. In his free time, he enjoys attending the opera, eating his way around the world, and RSVP-ing yes to every party invite.

Photo credit: Laura Murray

Sohla El-Waylly is an American chef, food media personality, and author of the James Beard Award-winning cookbook, Start Here.

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The Strand Book Store

Strand Book Store was born in 1927 on Fourth Avenue on what was then called “Book Row,” an area that covered six city blocks and housed forty-eight bookstores. Our founder Benjamin Bass was all of twenty-five years old when he began his modest used bookstore and sought to create a place where books would be loved, and book lovers could congregate. Ninety years and a move over to Broadway, the Strand is still run by the Bass Family and is home to four floors of over 2.5 million used, new, and rare books, a wide array of bookish gifts, and fun literary events held almost every night of the week. From the dollar carts outside to the Rare Book Room on the third floor, and cheeky graffiti-ing throughout the store courtesy of Steve “EPSO” Powers, the iconic store now stands testament a place for book lovers to explore.