Ruth Reichl News

In “Recipe for Change: Standing Up to Antisemitism” hosts Ilana Glazer, Moshe Kasher and Idina Menzel partner with Skylar Astin, Michael Ian Black, Rachel Bloom, Alex Edelman, Hannah Einbinder, Jordan Firstman, Lori Gottlieb, Bryan Greenberg, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, Hari Nef, Josh Peck, Zac Posen, Ruth Reichl, Rachel Sumekh, and Michael Zegen.

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park presents 'Playing Field Dinner' - an Inaugural End of Summer Feast, curated by Jeff Gordinier, author of Hungry: Eating, Road-Tripping, and Risking it All with the Greatest Chef in the World.

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will present its 2021 Summer Festival on Saturdays and Sundays from August 28 - September 12, 2021, taking place both outdoors across its 153-acres in the Hudson Valley as well as in its indoor Theater.

Bravo's 'Top Chef' jets to the City of Angels for Season 17 with All Stars LA, premiering with a supersized episode on Thursday, March 19 from 10 - 11:15 pm ET/PT. The Emmy and James Beard Award-winning series returns with 10 Finalists and 5 Front Runners, chasing the one thing that eluded them all -- the coveted title of 'Top Chef.' It has been nine seasons since the first All Stars competition, and these chefs aren't holding any punches as they battle it out for the largest cash prize in 'Top Chef' history. The chefs will compete across iconic locations in Los Angeles including the Griffith Observatory, The Getty Center, The Walt Disney Concert Hall, the LA Coliseum, and for the first time in show history, an epic finale in Italy. The series returns with host Padma Lakshmi, head judge Tom Colicchio, and judge Gail Simmons, along with some of the biggest names in the culinary world, as well as some of your favorite celebrity foodies.

Summer means hitting the beach or pool with a cold drink and a hot new book, and Bedside Reading®, the newest luxury hotel amenity that places a wide variety of complimentary books by the bedsides in luxury hotels and boutique properties is launching their 2019 summer program.

LIVE FROM MERKIN HALL it's IN YOUR FACE - NEW YORK.  When a multitude of New York's great women take the stage it's bound to be an amazing evening.

LIVE FROM MERKIN HALL it's IN YOUR FACE - NEW YORK, hosted by food writer Ruth Reichl, who will have a conversation with Danny Meyer of Union Square Cafe and Shake Shack fame. Featuring special guest Tony-award nominee Karen Akers (Nine and Grand Hotel),  Fiddler on the Roof violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins and Anand Giridharadas, author of Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World. Award winning novelist A.M. Homes offers the next installment of our serialized novella "Author to Come," and filmmaker Heather Quinlan (If These Knishes Could Talk) will explore the myths and truths of the New York accent, plus another sketch by Sex and the City writers Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky. The performance is December 6, 2018 at 7:30 pm at Merkin Hall (129 West 67th Street (btw Broadway and Amsterdam)). Get details & tickets.

It's big, it's loud – it's everything New York! In Your Face–New York captures the spirit, the energy, the music, noise and creativity of this capital of the world. A smart, fun and funny show (and podcast—www.inyourfaceny.org) for the 21st century urbanite, it's a raucous, head-on collision between a Marx brothers romp and the New York Review of Books. In Your Face – New York brings together the best of New York's actors, writers and musicians for supercharged revues featuring live stories, sketches and songs.

The new classical series Only at Merkin with Terrance McKnight, featuring, among others, the world-renowned pianists Andre Watts and Ursula Oppens; the world premiere of a piano quintet by acclaimed new music composer Laura Kaminsky; and presentations by Academy and Grammy Awards winner Kristen Anderson-Lopez (Frozen); Emmy, Tony, Grammy and Academy Awards winner Bobby Lopez (Frozen); Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winners Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey (Next to Normal); and 10-time Tony winner Maury Yeston (Titanic, Nine) are among the numerous highlights of the Kaufman Music Center's diverse 2018-19 season at Merkin Hall.

From renowned chef and restaurateur, David Chang (Momofuku) and Academy Award-winning producer Morgan Neville, comes a culinary experience that will challenge our taste buds and minds, as David continues to defy the status quo.  Ugly Delicious does not play by the rules or expectations when it comes to delicious food, it creates them.

Sharing her insights, on the tough stuff of life, award-winning author, internet sage and TED speaker, Anne Lamott, returns to Main Stage at the George S. and Dolores Dor Eccles Center for Performing Arts, Saturday February 3. The evening is part of the Park City Institute's 20th Anniversary Season.

Netflix Shares Clip From UGLY DELICIOUS With Ali Wong and David Chang

From James Beard Award-Winning Chef David Chang and Academy Award-Winning Director Morgan Neville comes UGLY DELICIOUS, a Netflix original documentary series that challenges both our taste buds and minds. Get a first look below!

We have been asking America's best chefs a personal question: What do you cook for the people you love? And they've answered in 'America The Great Cookbook' the ultimate celebration of our country's food scene, in all its glorious diversity.

'America The Great Cookbook' is the ultimate celebration of our country's food scene, in all its glorious diversity. Featuring recipes and stories from over 100 top food personalities, the carefully curated cookbook is an opportunity for home cooks to get an intimate glimpse into the lives of their favorite food heroes as they share what they cook for their loved ones.

The 6th annual Nantucket Book Festival, June 16-18, has made some recent additions to their author line-up and has announced a full slate of ticketed events that will round out the weekend.

Now in its sixth year, the Nantucket Book Festival has established itself as a major summer destination for booklovers of all stripes with impressive and varied line-ups of award-winning authors.  The three-day Festival, June 16-18, will offer author readings, panel discussions and social events that provide an informal atmosphere that encourages conversations between writers and readers.  Most of the Festival events are free and held within walking distance of the Ferry.