Since 2021, EVPL, Urban Seeds, and Legacy Taste of the Garden have partnered to present the Book N’ Cook series to promote literacy, local food, and agricultural education. Kids, and their families, have come together to share a love for cooking, learning new skills, and enjoying delicious food. This virtual cooking class series is offered for kids in grades 3-5.
Participants will prepare a dish each month to share with family and to start a dialogue about the cooking tradition in their family.
A cooking kit and all of each month’s ingredients will be provided along with children’s books about ethnic diversity in cooking, cooking basics, the history of farming, and where food comes from. Participants will pick up the recipe ingredients on Friday at their nearest EVPL branch and tune in live on Saturday morning or watch the recording at a later time. Attendance to all monthly classes is not mandatory, but encouraged for consistency.
Book N’ Cook 2024 Kickoff! | Thursday, April 18
Kids are welcome to join us for a fun evening all about food! Watch a cooking demonstration, learn about our upcoming Book n’ Cook program (for kids in grades 3-5), and take home a new kitchen tool.
Thursday, April 18 • 5:30 – 6:30 pm
EVPL East
2024 Dates
- Saturday, June 8 • 11:00 am | Get the recipe
- Saturday, July 13 • 11:00 am | Get the recipe
- Saturday, August 10 • 11:00 am | Get the recipe
- Saturday, September 14 • 11:00 am | Get the recipe
- Saturday, October 12 • 11:00 am | Get the recipe
- Saturday, November 9 • 11:00 am | Get the recipe
Register beginning April 18
2024 Cook Books
- Dynamite Kids Cooking School: Delicious Recipes That Teach All the Skills You Need: A Cookbook
- Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods by Grace Lin
- Lasagna Means I Love You by Kate O’Shaughnessy
- Zips and Eeloo Make Hummus by Leila Boukarim
- Humongous Fungus by Lynne Boddy
Check out what we did during Book n’ Cook 2023.
