Our Common Table: A Journey through L.A.’s Flourishing Culinary Communities

Rothenberg Hall, Huntington Library & Gardens

Book signing will follow the conversation. Reservations required - link coming soon.

Join Bill Esparza, author of L.A. Mexicano: Recipes, People, and Places and Elisa Callow, author of The Urban Forager: Culinary Exploring and Eating on L.A.’s Eastside, in conversation with beloved hometown reporter and chronicler Val Zavala.

“The Los Angeles portrayed in cookbooks is swollen with creative vitality.”

India Mandelkern, Culinary Historian.

Elisa and Bill agree, but look beyond the widely-touted food trends of the moment to celebrate the authentic traditions that are the legacy of a multitude of food cultures. Both firmly believe that Los Angeles has always been a food city and that our city is just now waking up to its culinary brilliance. Come join the conversation.

Elisa Callow fourth from left with food makers and photographer Ann Cutting of The Urban Forager, Bill Esparza, and Val Zavala pictured above.