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James Beard Award-Winning Cookbook Author Melissa Clark

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Thursday, December 10, 2026, 1:00–2:00 PM

New Canaan Library — Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room + Kend Kitchen

151 Main Street, New Canaan, CT 06840Directions

Host: New Canaan Library with Elm Street BooksAdmission: Advance ticket purchase required through Elm Street Books; ticket includes admission for one and a copy of the bookBefore you go: Buy tickets in advance from Elm Street Books (link on the Library event page); no physical ticket — names are on a list at the door; books picked up at the eventOfficial details

New Canaan Library and Elm Street Books welcome Melissa Clark, the New York Times food writer behind the “A Good Appetite” column, to launch her new book, The Big Book of Dinner: Recipes and Rules (And How to Break Them). Clark, a multiple James Beard and IACP Award winner and bestselling author of Dinner in One and Dinner in French, talks with Anna Francese Gass about the book’s 175 any-night recipes, 150 tested variations, and lessons for making home cooking easy and intuitive. Advance tickets from Elm Street Books include admission for one and a copy of the book, picked up at the event.

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