Eat Their Words: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

Eat Their Words is a food-focused book club featuring literature and memoirs written by chefs, foodies, and other food lovers, where the content of the book is curated into a culinary experience by our Eat Their Words Chef, Toni Camphouse, with guest chefs, bakers, and restauranteurs included in the mix.

Each month, we will read a book and discuss it during an evening event where the book is brought to life through a custom food experience, special meal, and drinks pairing.

Monday, February 9, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. For February, we're reading at eating The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender.

$45-$75 sliding scale includes dinner and drinks inspired by The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, and book club activities and discussion. Participants can source a copy of , or through the library.

February's Eat Their Words Book Club will be at Hive Center for the Book Arts at 840 Custer in Evanston.

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2026 Schedule*

February 9: Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

March 9: Bite by Bite: Nourishment and Jamborees by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

April 13: In Every Generation by Ali Viterbi

May 11: Kitchens of the Great Midwest (play)by J. Ryan Stradal (we will source for you!)

June 8: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

July 13: With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

August 10: Mistress of Spice by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

September 7: Kate & Frida by Kim Fay

October 12: Arsenic and Adobo by Mida P. Manansala

November 9: Ghosts by Dolly Alderton

December 7: The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister

*please note: books on the schedule subject to change---we'll keep you updated in that event!

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