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Council Literary Series with Melissa Clark

Date: Wednesday, Dec 2, 2026
Time: 11am
Location: Wilshire Country Club
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Council Literary Series: Melissa Clark

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

11am        | Reception
11:30am  | Author Program
12:30pm | Lunch and Book Signing

Wilshire Country Club (301 N Rossmore Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90004)

Parking Information
Valet parking is included

Dress Code

Business Attire


The Wilshire Country Club maintains a dress code. You may read more about it here. Please note that jeans or denims of any color are not permitted.

If you have any questions, please email The Council office at thecouncil@lfla.org or call 213.228.7506.

Our Guest Author:

Melissa Clark

Melissa Clark is a best-selling cookbook author and food columnist for the New York Times, where she writes the popular column: A Good Appetite and has starred in over 100 cooking videos. She’s written 46 cookbooks, including the award-winning Dinner, Changing the Game. Her latest book, The Big Book of Dinner, will be published in November. Melissa attended Barnard College, and Columbia University, where she earned her Master of Fine Arts in Writing. Born and raised in Brooklyn, she lives there with her family. She loves anchovies, radishes, chicken feet, and lox but not in that order.

About the Book:

The Big Book of Dinner: Recipes and Rules

With Melissa’s friendly instructions guiding the way, you can take classic Italian-American Meatballs, and switch them up with aromatic spices reminiscent of Middle Eastern kibbe, or use them in an easy sheet-pan dinner with roasted vegetables. Super-quick Sweet and Spicy Chicken with Cumin and Honeycan be transformed with ginger and marmalade for a fresh punch, or honey mustard and lemon for a different spin.

Throughout, there are signature Melissa favorites like Creamy Corn Pasta with Tomatoes and Chile Flakes, lessons on cooking the perfect steak or nailing a braise every time, plenty of vegetables and plant-based dishes, a baker’s dozen (and then some) of perfect desserts, and beautiful photographs for every recipe.

Whether you’re a novice in the kitchen or a longtime cook, a devotee of Melissa’s or just getting to know her, The Big Book of Dinner will be your cooking companion for a lifetime.

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