Susan Spungen: Talk & Tasting with Claudia Fleming

Dubbed by The New York Times as the “Babe Ruth of Cookies,” Susan Spungen—a cook, food stylist, recipe developer, cookbook author, and Founding Food Editor at Martha Stewart Living—shows how making cookies is both an art and a craft in Cookie Queen: 80+ Irresistible, Doable, Giftable Recipes.

Equal parts technical masterclass and love letter to the cookie, Cookie Queen draws from global traditions and bold flavor combinations for sweet and salty recipes to satisfy a simple cookie fix or to make cookie gift boxes. Spungen covers essential equipment and a well-stocked cookie pantry, best practices and tricks, plus guidance on decorating.

For a delicious take on show-and-tell, add a 3-cookie-pack to your ticket order to try recipes from the book (made by Capitol Jill Baking) that Spungen will discuss during the talk while you savor these treats: halvah mandelbrot, jammy sandies, and cardamom black pepper cookies (recipes contain nuts).

Spungen is the author of Recipes: A Collection for the Modern Cook and What’s a Hostess to Do? among other cookbooks. She was the culinary consultant on films including Julie & Julia and Eat, Pray, Love. Spungen will be in conversation with Claudia Fleming, a James Beard award-winning pastry chef, executive pastry director at Union Square Hospitality Group, and the author of Delectable: Sweet & Savory Baking.

A book signing will follow the event for those who would like their name added to their book.