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 No. 1 →  There are many more testimonials we could share. This is the year! Join our Food Writing Class with Devra Ferst.  (If you wanna see what's up - google her name, hit the news tab and see all her latest articles in Eater, Condé Nast Traveller, Bon Appetit and more.)  

 No. 2 →  Ciao! This is a random photograph I love from our screenwriting teacher, Sophie Finkelstein. No matter the medium, she knows how to tell a story. Join us on WEDNESDAY in the shop for our Screenwriting Part Two Class. You need about 20 pages of a script to get started (we know what we are doing this weekend.) They can be real bad.  Or, join our Part One Class at the end of March to start from scratch and get an outline and pitch deck going.  

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  The January 25th Bake Sale for LA raised over $9,000. ($4,000 is in the process of being matched by a corporate sponsor, so that's $13,000 for LA.) Congrats to everyone who participated.  Join us for the next bake sale on February 8th. YOU ALL AMAZE US.  O, and come pick up your Tupperware!!! plz thanks u.  

No. 4  →  Come by after 4p today to try out Rawaan Alkhatib's Heirloom Date Vending Machine. Do you understand? There is going to be a friggin vending machine filled with heirloom dates inside. Hahahahahaha wheeeeee!!!!  (We needed that laugh and know you do, too.)  This is all to get us pumped even more for hosting author Rawaan and moderator Charlotte Druckman this Tuesday as we celebrate her mesmerizing and art-packed book Hot Date! Already one of our favorite books of the year and Charlotte's, too. 

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  It's that time of year to come by the shop and procure a new harvest olive oil! The grass is very grassy. 

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  Have you ever wondered if you can order a book from us that is not food related? The answer is SI. Please feel free to email us with those inquiries at [email protected] or support our shop on bookshop.org.  

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A   R A R E   S E L E C T I O N

The Poetical Pursuit Of Food Japanese Recipes for American Cooks by Sonoko Kondo / $75

Hardcover

An outstanding collection of recipes the author learned from her Grandmother's kitchen in Japan. Includes appetizers, soups, salads, rice & noodles, tofu and egg dishes, vegetables & seaweed dishes, sushi, sashimi, hearty one-pot dinners, pickles, desserts, tea & spirits and menu planning.

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 → HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR to those who celebrate!!!! Our beloved Hetty is looking stunning and making her Vegetarian Crystal Dumplings (Gok Jai) for The NY Times Dumpling Week. Enjoy!

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our upcoming events + happenings

 C O O K B O O K   C L U B THUR JAN 30 IT IS SIMPLE: Cook your way through Justine Cooks: A Cookbook: Recipes (Mostly Plants) for Finding Your Way in the Kitchen by Justine Doiron in JANUARY and drop by with a dish on THURSDAY JANUARY 30th! All are welcome! It's a potluck party! It's mad civilized! Potlucks with all of you give us a dose of hope for the universe!  Free to hang, Bring a dish to eat, Books for sale 

 P E T   S T U F F SAT FEB 1 RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE! Come by the shop with your pet or a photo of your darling pet. The lovely Jordan Sondler can't wait to honor them with her artistic gifts. Portraits are $55 

 B O O K B O O K   C L U B MON FEB 3 Every six-ish weeks we read a new memoir, a collection of essays, novels, or anything else we find interesting that somehow, in a big or small way, relates to food. Then we discuss. Read through Heartburn by Nora Ephron and join us IN PERSON in Feb. Free, Books for sale 

 A U T H O R   E V E N T TUE FEB 4 Join us for a very special evening in celebration of Hot Date!: Sweet & Savory Recipes Celebrating the Date, from Party Food to Everyday Feasts.Author Rawaan Alkhatib will be joined in conversation by a moderator to be announced shortly. $5 or book 

 A C C A D E M I A TUE FEB 4 to MAR 11 We’ll cover matching the tone of a publication, honing the angle of a story, and pitching. Plus, writing functional yet entertaining recipe headnotes, concise and smart maps and guidebook entries, starting your own Substack, and more. Graduates of this course have gone on to write for publications like Food & Wine and Grub Street and launched zines and Substack newsletters of their own. $650 for a 6 week intensive 

 F I L M   C L U B FRI FEB 7 clue: Most underrated Nora. Join us at the shop for a community film night! We love film, so does our neighbor, friend, and film professor Sophie Finkelstein, and so we present to you: FILM CLUB. It is simple - we will show a film. Afterwards, we will all discuss it together for 15 to 30 minutes, depending. A few snacks and drinks for sale. Free 

 A C C A D E M I A WED FEB 5 to MAR 19 Do you have a draft of a script you are looking to take to the next level? Want to do it with a group of supportive, motivating peers? If so, this class is for you! Archestratus Accademia is excited to announce our inaugural PART TWO of Sophie Teaches Screenwriting course. We are offering a continuation of the course for anyone looking to finish or revise a script. $695 for a 7 week intensive 

 B A K E    S A L E SAT FEB 8 Calling all #archestratuscommunity BAKERS and EATERS to participate in the To LIVE and REBUILD in LA BAKE SALE. People have lost so much and the ongoing tragedy is completely overwhelming. Let's put donations directly into the hands of the people who need it most. Free to enter, Baked Goods for sale 

 C O M M U N I T Y   G R O U P TUE FEB 11 Love to write poetry and want a place to workshop it? Come join POETRY TABLE, a low stakes environment for your experiments, a place to meet fellow writers in the hood, and a way to establish a regular practice. Free, Drinks for sale 

 C R A F T   N I G H T FRI FEB 21 LINK TO TICKETS HERE. 

 From Craft Society: Come be playful and make stick paper puppets with us! Decorate your puppets with paints while enjoying a tasty spread. Once you are finished, there will be an optional theater "photo-booth" where you can make an animated video of your puppet(s)! Materials, instruction, and refreshments provided. Workshop is beginner friendly :) $40 event 

 A U T H O R   E V E N T TUE MAR 11 Join us for a very special evening in celebration of Mother Sauce: Italian American Family Recipes and the Story of the Women Who Created Them.Author Lucinda Scala Quinn will be joined in conversation by fellow Italian cookbook author Dan Pelosi. $5 or book 

 K E E P    G R E E N P O I N T   W E I R D   B O O K   C L U B MON FEB 17 It is important to KEEP THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WEIRD. A lost feminist masterwork by a speculative fiction icon about a lesbian’s coming-to-consciousness during the social upheaval of the 1970s. Originally published in 1980, On Strike Against God is the only realist novel by feminist science fiction icon Joanna Russ.  Read through On Strike Against God by Joanna Russ in January and join us IN PERSON on February 17th!  Free event, Books for sale 

 A C C A D E M I A WED MAR 26 to MAY 7 Ever had an idea for a screenplay but have no idea where to start? If so, this class is for you! Local hero and screenwriting professor Sophie Finkelstein will introduce you to the craft of screenwriting and take you through an exploration into the universal art of storytelling. $695 for a 7 week intensive 

  ART NOW ON VIEW / i n   B O O K S HEADS WILL ROLL 

New sculptural objets de art from Daniel Zender.

S O C I A L   C L U B COMING IN 2025: Join us as we build a community around building community cookbooks! It's the COMMUNITY COOKBOOK COMMITTEE. Learn more here. Want to be a part of the reading/editing/ compiling team that makes this all happen? Email us to be added to the Google Group and we will keep you updated about when these meetings will resume.

PLEASE EMAIL [email protected] IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HOSTING A COMMUNITY GROUP or HAVING AN EVENT.

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