J. Kenji López-Alt

The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science is On Sale Now!

J. Kenji López-Alt is the Managing Culinary Director of Serious Eats, author of the James Beard Award-nominated column The Food Lab, and a columnist for Cooking Light. He lives in San Francisco. A New York native, Kenji cut his cooking chops the old-fashioned way by working his way up through the ranks of some of Boston's finest restaurants. With an education in science and engineering and as a former Senior Editor at Cook's Illustrated and America's Test Kitchen, Kenji is fascinated by the ways in which understanding the science of every day cooking can help improve even simple foods. His first book, The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science will be released this September, followed by a second volume in September of 2017.

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Portland, OR: Powell’s Books with Bill Oakley

  • Powell's City of Books 1005 West Burnside Street Portland, OR, 97209 United States (map)

Powell's Books is honored to welcome J. Kenji López-Alt for the release of his latest cookbook, The Wok. López-Alt will be joined in conversation by Bill Oakley, former The Simpsons head writer and showrunner — also known as “The Gordon Ramsay of Fast Food.” In addition to enjoying the presentation, ticket buyers will receive a hardcover copy of J. Kenji López-Alt’s book, The Wok.

Get tickets here.

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