| Dina's first book, Tasting Club (DK, August 2006), is available online, at bookstores nationwide (and overseas), and at Crate & Barrel stores! Her second book, Williams-Sonoma New Flavors for Salads (Oxmoor House, February 2009), is available online and at Williams-Sonoma stores beginning in mid-Februrary 2009. See below for information on upcoming talks, classes, and appearances throughout the New York Metro area.
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Publishers Weekly says: "Gourmands and novices alike can cultivate their palates with this DIY guide to themed tasting parties. Seizing on a growing home entertaining trend, culinary educator Cheney offers 10 different plans for tasting, including the most popular items like wine, chocolate and cheese, to more obscure tasting subjects like honey, tea, balsamic vinegar and apples...For every tasting, Cheney has included a menu and recipes for sophisticated, appropriate pairings...Throughout, Cheney proves to be an excellent guide, making her urbane subject matter accessible and her parties both fun and informative." (Sept.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Book Tour: Dina will be giving a few tastings and talks over the new few months. Below is a listing of upcoming and past events.
- November 15, 2008 - New York, NY
1 pm - Macy's, Herald Square
- September 12, 2006 - Old Greenwich, CT
7:30 pm - Arcadia Coffee House/Just Books
- September 16, 2006 - Corte Madera, CA
7 pm - Book Passage
- September 17, 2006 - Los Angeles, CA
2 pm - Skirball Cultural Center
- September 19, 2006 - Dayton, OH
7 pm - Books & Company
- September 20, 2006 - Cleveland, OH
7 pm - Joseph-Beth Booksellers
- September 27, 2006 - Cambridge, MA
7 pm - Porter Square Books
- September 29, 2006 - Seattle, WA
6 pm - The Tasting Room
- October 4, 2006 - New York, NY
6 pm - Bottlerocket Wine & Spirit
- November 4, 2006 - Washington, DC
4-5 pm - The Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show
- November 10, 2006 - New York, NY
12:30-1:15 pm with booksigning right afterwards - The Chocolate Show
- November 12, 2006 - New York, NY
3:45 pm booksigning - The Chocolate Show
- November 18, 2006 - Hartsdale, NY
2-3 pm - Chef Central
- November 21, 2006 - New York, NY
1 pm - Macy's, Herald Square
- December 8, 2006 - Greenwich, CT
6-8:30 pm - Literary Lights 2006: A Holiday Book Festival, booksigning
- February 8, 2007 - Madison, CT
7 pm - R.J. Julia Booksellers, talk and booksigning
- February 17, 2007 - Baltimore, MD
11 am-12 noon - "Great Tastes" gourmet food weekend, tasting talk and booksigning
- April 29, 2007 - New York, NY
2 pm - 2nd Annual Coffee & Tea Festival, Chocolate-tasting and booksigning
- April 30, 2007 - New York, NY
6:30 pm - Private event for the New York Women's
Culinary Alliance at Chocolat Michel Cluizel at ABC Carpet & Home, Chocolate-tasting and book talk/signing
- July 19, 2007 - New Orleans
2:30-4 pm and 5-7:30 pm - Tales of the Cocktail, Sake class and Cocktail Hour with book-signing
- Aug 22, 2007 - New York, NY
6:30-8 pm - Murray's Cheese Cheese-Tasting Party Class at Greenwich Village location
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