"Ma Vie en Rose" Book Launch Event

Discover the story behind the woman who transformed American home baking through precision, science, and fearless innovation
About this Event

Join the Culinary Literacy Center in the Skyline Terrace for a conversation with Rose Levy Beranbaum. In Ma Vie en Rose (My Sweet Life), Rose Levy Beranbaum shares her deeply personal journey from a sensitive, food-averse child in postwar New York to the pioneering author of The Cake Bible—the groundbreaking work that introduced standardized weights, ingredient science, and techniques like reverse creaming to generations of home bakers. Along the way, she also designed innovative precision equipment, further advancing accuracy and confidence in the kitchen.

Set against the rise of food television, the cultural shifts of the 1960s, and the golden age of cookbook publishing, Ma Vie en Rose offers both an intimate portrait of resilience and a working collection of recipes that shaped modern baking. Whether you are an experienced baker or simply drawn to stories of passion and perseverance, this memoir invites you into a story where exactness evolves into empowerment — and measurement holds deep meaning.

Rose will be in conversation with Catie Gainor, founder of Philly's only cookbook shop, Binding Agents. Participants are invited to a sweet tasting of Rose's "My Dream Chocolate Chip Cookies". Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event.