We are such huge fans of the Gilded Age and food that this is the perfect program for us! Join author Becky Libourel Diamond as she discusses her new book "The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook: Cookies and Treats from America's Golden Era" with all of the details that will go straight to your foodie heart. "The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook" bridges the past and present, bringing back sugar plums and other confections not typically found in modern cookbooks, while revisiting some beloved favorites.

Please note that this is a discussion NOT a cooking demo. But, feel free to grab the book from your library or local indie bookstore to learn how to make some fantastic, historical treats from one of our favorite eras! 

About the Presenter:

A food writer, librarian and historian, Becky Libourel Diamond has had a varied career combining writing and research. Her book, The Gilded Age Cookbook, was published by Globe Pequot in August 2023. Her previous book, The Thousand Dollar Dinner, tells the unique story of a nineteenth century “Top Chef”-style competition between Philadelphia restauranteur James Parkinson and the Delmonico family of New York. The result was a luxurious seventeen course feast that helped launch fine restaurant dining in America as we know it today. She is also the author of Mrs. Goodfellow: The Story of America’s Cooking School, a successful nineteenth century pastry chef who also ran an innovative cooking school for young women - a Philadelphia first.

Her fourth book, The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook: Cookies and Treats from America’s Golden Era, launches in September 2025 and is now available for preorder! She is currently working on a history of the City Tavern restaurant, to be published by Westholme in the summer of 2026.

This program is presented in collaboration with the Ashland Public Library and is in partnership with a multitude of MA & NH libraries.

Virtual registration required. Register HERE. Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9517575166555/WN_2kSPwgyfQI-ATyYYFyDvPw