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VIRTUAL EVENT: “The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook” with Author Becky Libourel Diamond
If you’re a fan of the Gilded Age and food, join Abbot Public Library in partnership with Ashland Public Library on Monday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. to hear author Becky Libourel Diamond as she discusses her new book, “The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook: Cookies and Treats from America's Golden Era,” with all of the details that will go straight to your foodie heart.
“The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook” bridges the past and present, bringing back sugar plums and other confections not typically found in modern cookbooks, while revisiting some beloved favorites. Please note that this is a discussion, NOT a cooking demo. But, feel free to grab the book from your library or local indie bookstore to learn how to make some fantastic, historical treats from one of our favorite eras!
Registration is required to attend via Zoom - please register at tinyurl.com/Gilded-Age-Cookbook. After registering for Zoom, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting online.
RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded and all registrants will receive the recording after the program.
A food writer, librarian and historian, Becky Libourel Diamond has had a varied career combining writing and research. Her book, “The Gilded Age Cookbook,” was published by Globe Pequot in August 2023. Her previous book, “The Thousand Dollar Dinner,” tells the unique story of a nineteenth-century “Top Chef”-style competition between Philadelphia restauranteur James Parkinson and the Delmonico family of New York. The result was a luxurious seventeen course feast that helped launch fine restaurant dining in America as we know it today. She is also the author of “Mrs. Goodfellow: The Story of America’s Cooking School,” a successful nineteenth-century pastry chef who also ran an innovative cooking school for young women - a Philadelphia first.
Her fourth book, “The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook: Cookies and Treats from America’s Golden Era,” launched in September 2025. She is currently working on a history of the City Tavern restaurant, to be published by Westholme in the Summer of 2026.
This program is hosted by Ashland Public Library and is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library in collaboration with the Chelmsford, Groton, and Tewksbury Libraries in partnership with a multitude of MA & NH libraries.
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Website: https://go.evvnt.com/3325586-0
