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  TOMORROW. ENRIQUE OLVERA. Just a few spots left. The legendary chef of iconic Pujol in Mexico City is coming to the shop with his new taco cookbook this week. Christine Muhlke will moderate the conversation. 

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  FREE LIVE MUSIC tonight at the shop. Always cozy and lovingly curated by the incomparable Jess Tsang. Hear a sample of one of the performers Matt Evans below. A very good idea to come. 7p to 9p. 

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 Enjoy the zoom recording of our recent conversation with Jill Damatac of Dirty Kitchen and Alicia Kennedy here. They covered Jill's unique memoir structure, her childhood growing up as undocumented in America, and really feeling her Filipino roots through the cuisine. Like it and subscribe lol! It's Archie TV.  

 No. 4  →  Sorry, loves. Bread Talk sold out in a few days. We will record the audio and post it in the next newsletter. Stay reading.

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  Can't emphasize how good this conversation undoubtably shall be! One of the most fascinating stories we have heard in a very long time. The story of Rosemary Woodruff Leary: Timothy Leary's wife most involved in shaping the psychedelic movement. Not to be missed if you are a human. Did you read the harrowing classic Brain on Fire? Same writer. 

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  We had to move Book Book Club which means you have more time to read it! This is the most unfiltered, gossipy, hilarious, insane summer read. Join, join.  

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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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Breakfast, Lunch, Tea with Children: Rose Bakery by Rose Carrarini and Marissa-catherine carrarini

More than 50 simple, elegant, and delicious recipes to prepare with children, from Rose Carrarini, founder of the iconic Rose Bakery in Paris

In this inspiring new recipe collection, Rose Carrarini, author of the acclaimed best-seller Breakfast, Lunch, Tea, celebrates the rituals of family cooking. Carrarini, whose iconic Rose Bakery cafés attract a loyal following around the world, shares the knowledge she’s gathered through the years cooking both professionally and at home with her own extended family, offering practical advice and clear, step-by-step instructions for home cooks of all ages and skill levels

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 → From Roulette: Drummer and composer Matt Evans’s New Topographics is an aqueous collection of drum-driven, ambient adjacent, hypnotic soundscapes that radiate from a liminal zone between the physical and the digital. Woot!!!

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our upcoming events + happenings

 M U S I C    E V E N T WED JUN 4 June 4th's set features a meeting between Greek violist and composer Alkistis Misouli alongside percussion and synth wizard Matt Evans (hello!) plus a very special performance from Norma Jean Haynes aka Norma Dream, the folk hero of Northampton, MA (at last!).  Free 

 A U T H O R   E V E N T THUR JUN 5 Join us for a very special evening in celebration of Enrique Olvera's Sunny Days, Taco Nights. Olvera will be joined in conversation by a moderator, soon to be announced. 

Enrique Olvera is known for the sophisticated Mexican cuisine he serves at his globally renowned restaurants, including the iconic Pujol, in Mexico City. However, his true passion is the everyday taco, which he regards as the most ‘democratic’ of foods. In Sunny Days, Taco Nights, Olvera presents an in-depth exploration of the taco’s history and many different styles, ingredients, and accompaniments, and much more. $5 or book

 P A N E L    E V E N T MON JUN 9 Please join us for an evening spent in conversation with some of the most exciting whole grain bread bakers and millers practicing today.  SOLD OUT 

 M U S I C    E V E N T TUE JUN 10 June 10th's set combines the electronic, violin and vocal explorations of Raquel Acevedo Klein and Kyla-Rose Smith (hello!), followed by the ever-evolving boio, the bouncy enigmatic band of Robby Bowen and Finn Shanahan (at last!).  Free 

 C O O K B O O K   C L U B WED JUN 11 Join us at the shop for a community potluck and party! The Archestratus Cookbook Club has been running for 9 years and counting...

IT IS SIMPLE: Cook your way through Madame Vo in MAY and drop by with a dish on JUNE 11! 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, but MUST bring a dish to eat, Books for sale

 A U T H O R   E V E N T THUR JUN 12 Join us for a very special evening in celebration of Acid Queen: The Psychedelic Life and Counterculture Rebellion of Rosemary Woodruff Leary. Author Susannah Cahalan, author of Brain on Fire and The Great Pretender, will be joined in conversation by owner of the shop Paige Lipari to talk about the fascinating life of Rosemary, their personal connection with Lilydale, NY, and much more. $5 or book 

 M U S I C    E V E N T TUE JUN 17 June 17th's set brings the sensitive ears and sound of violinist/violist/vocalist Abby Swidler together with the folk multi-instrumentalist Shona Carr (hello!), and a long-awaited experimental pedal steel set from the one-of-a-kind Liz Faure (at last!). Free 

 A G O R A   C L U B WED JUN 18  Agora, from the Greek – an Assembly of the People, used not only for debating, trials, and other public purposes, but also as a marketplace – a shop? A place where people gather to talk about ideas together.

A philosophy reading group, gathered for the sake of puzzling through the specific peculiarities, insights, and pleasures of the text, and for the sake of talking together about what the world is and who we are.

Monthly, or so. Essays, short texts, ideally readable in a long quiet afternoon. Texts drawn from no particular tradition or time period.

Facilitated by KATIE KELLEY (PhD, Philosophy, NSSR), lapsed academic and longtime friend, sometimes employee of the the shop.  Free event 

 B O O K B O O K   C L U B THUR JUN 19 / NEW DATE Every six-ish weeks we read a new memoir, a collection of essays, novel, or anything else we find interesting that somehow, in a big or small way, relates to food. Then we discuss.

Read through Group My Lunches with Orson by Peter Biskind in April and join us IN PERSON on May 30th! Free, Books for sale

 M U S I C    E V E N T TUE JUN 24 June 24th's set collides the sensitive versatilities of both Ilusha Tsinadze's guitar and Amy Garapic's percussion (hello!), with Livvy Marcus' beautiful tunes closing out the night and this series (at last!). Free 

 P O E T R Y   T A B L E   R E A D I N G WED JUN 25 We are going to have a performance/ reading! Stay tuned for more details. Free, Drinks for sale 

 A C C A D E M I A DATE TBD  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.

We'll be back soon. In the meantime, listen to our latest food-filled Spotify Playlist, or subscribe + watch our YouTube Channel + this here video: