Friday, June 25, 10:30 - 11:00 am CT
Stanley Tucci is an acclaimed actor, writer, director, and producer. He has directed five films and appeared in more than seventy, including Prizzi's Honor, Deconstructing Harry, The Devil Wears Prada, The Terminal, Spotlight, and The Hunger Game series. He has also worked on countless television shows and a dozen plays, both on and off-Broadway.
In 2012, he wrote The Tucci Cookbook, offering wine pairings, recipes, gorgeous photography, and family memories to a new generation of Italian food lovers. In 2014, he and his wife, Felicity Blunt brought us recipes from their traditional Italian and English roots. Taste: My Life Through Food, available Fall 2021, is a reflection on the intersection of food and life, filled with anecdotes about growing up in Westchester, New York, preparing for and filming the foodie films Big Night and Julie & Julia, falling in love over dinner, and teaming up with his wife to create conversation-starting meals for their children.
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Saturday, June 26, 1:00 - 1:30 pm CT
Trisha Yearwood’s spirit shines just as brightly in her cooking as it does in her music. While establishing herself as a respected culinary voice, the singer, actress, author, chef, personality, and entrepreneur delivered two #1 cookbooks on the New York Times bestseller list, Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen: Recipes from My Family to Yours, and Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood: Stories and Recipes to Share with Family and Friends.
In 2012, she welcomed viewers to Trisha’s Southern Kitchen, the Food Network series that garnered an Emmy Award in the category of “Outstanding Culinary Show.” She later returned to the New York Times bestseller list with her cookbook Trisha’s Table: My Feel-Good Favorites for a Balanced Life. She also teamed with Williams Sonoma for her signature best-selling cocktail mixes and released a bevy of delicious food products, including her own biscuit mix and even a complete Thanksgiving Dinner.
Yearwood shares what might be her most personal cookbook yet, Trisha’s Kitchen: Easy Comfort Food for Friends and Family, available September 2021. It collects 125 comfort food recipes peppered with unforgettable family stories and photos.
Thursday, June 24, 4:30 - 5:00 pm CT
Melissa de la Cruz is the #1 New York Times, #1 Publisher’s Weekly, and #1 IndieBound bestselling author of many critically acclaimed and award-winning novels for readers of all ages. Many of her more than fifty books have also topped USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Los Angeles Times bestseller lists and have been published in over twenty countries.