Join Feedfeed's co-founder, Julie Resnick and Susan Spungen for a Q&A discussion and book signing of Open Kitchen + get excited to sample food and drink bites from the book!

Each $35 ticket includes admission to the event, as well as a hardcover copy of Open Kitchen; books are distributed at the event, and additional books are for sale. Susan Spungen will sign books during the event.

As a renowned food stylist, New York Times contributor, founding food editor of Martha Stewart Living, and frequent hostess, Susan Spungen is devoted to creating perfectly simple recipes for good food. In OPEN KITCHEN: Inspired Food for Casual Gatherings (Avery, March 2020, Hardcover), she arms readers with elegant, must-make meal ideas that are easy to share and enjoy with friends and family. Susan knows that just like anything else, cooking is a practice. In this magnificent cookbook, she shows readers how to achieve a certain sprezzatura—studied nonchalance—have more fun cooking, and get a beautiful meal on the table without too much last-minute fuss.

An open kitchen, whether physical or spiritual, is a place to welcome company, to enjoy togetherness and the making of a meal. This cookbook is full of contemporary, stylish, and accessible dishes that will delight and impress with less effort. From simple starters such as Burrata with Pickled Cherries and centerpieces such as Kale and Prosciutto-Wrapped Chicken, to desserts such as Chamomile Flan, the dishes are seasonal classics with a twist. Her meals are vegetable-forward and always appealing. Susan approaches cooking with an artist’s sensibility—layering on flavors, textures, and colors—for uncontrived, elegant food.

Susan Spungen is a cook, food stylist, recipe developer, and author. She was the food editor at Martha Stewart Living from its founding in 1991 to 2003. She was the culinary consultant and food stylist on the feature films Julie & Julia, It’s Complicated, and Eat Pray Love. She is the author of Recipes: A Collection for the Modern Cook,What’s a Hostess to Do?, and Short Stack Editions’ Strawberries. She also co-authored Martha Stewart’s Hors d’Oeuvres Handbook, which was a bestseller. She lives in New York City and East Hampton, New York.

Cookbook Signing and Q&A w/ Susan Spungen