Vesper Service: A Cookbook Club

Schedule

Sun Oct 05 2025 at 03:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Vesper Books and Wine | Detroit, MI

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Join us for our innaugural cookbook club, hosted by friend of the shop, Lisa Kim, and in celebration of "Korean American" by Eric Kim.
About this Event

Vesper Service is a monthly cookbook club in which we get to show and tell recipes from a selected book, with our innaugural "service" celebrating the book "Korean American" by Eric Kim, and hosted by the one and only, Lisa Kim.
Lisa Kim selected "Korean American" by Eric Kim for October's Vesper Service, and as one of the first chefs and authors that we've ever hosted at Vesper Books and Wine, it feels almost too perfect.
An homage to what it means to be Korean American with delectable recipes that explore how new culinary traditions can be forged to honor both your past and your present.

New York Times staff writer Eric Kim grew up in Atlanta, the son of two Korean immigrants. Food has always been central to his story, from Friday-night Korean barbecue with his family to hybridized Korean-ish meals for one - like Gochujang-Buttered Radish Toast and Caramelized-Kimchi Baked Potatoes - that he makes in his tiny New York City apartment.
How does Vesper Service work?

  • Each "service" we ask someone we look up to in the hospitality community to host and select a cookbook to celebrate.
  • Purchase (we offer 15% off at Vesper Books and Wine if you purchase a ticket) or borrow the book from a friend or your local library.
  • We will email you a Google Form to fill out once you've decided on a recipe to share.
  • Cook through one recipe in the typical serving size to bring to share.
  • Together, we will each discuss why we chose what we made and any modifiers made to the recipe.
  • Feast and connect with other likeminded folx from our community.
  • Once we're finished, all unclaimed leftovers will be portioned out and donated to one of the many Detroit Community Fridges.
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Where is it happening?

Vesper Books and Wine, 5001 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, United States

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