July 20, 2018• byMichael Strangeways

America’s Test Kitchen hosts Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison are coming to Seattle in November!

Salivation begin….NOW.

Food nerds who enjoy watching cooking shows on PBS have long been aware of the joys of America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Illustrated/Cook’s Country, the Boston based food/cookery magazines that have also produced highly watchable television series for the last billion years. Yes, founder, chief host and beloved Yankee curmudgeon Christopher Kimball is now gone from the empire he created (long sordid story that boils down to ‘creative differences’ after he sold the empire to outsiders…) but it still lives on with equally beloved hosts Julia Collin Davison and Bridget Lancaster.

The ATK and Cook’s team are now headed our way for TWO big events in early November. On Friday, November 2 the Cook’s Illustrated 25th Birthday Bash takes over Block 41 on Bell Street followed by the the ATK Seattle EATS Festival the following day, Saturday, November 3rd at Bell Harbor/Pier 66 down on the waterfront (the two venues are just a few blocks apart actually).

Go HERE to buy individual tickets (regular and VIP) plus special tickets for both events. And, here’s more poo:

Cook’s Illustrated 25th Birthday Bash

The year was 1993… Nirvana and Pearl Jam shifted the country’s music epicenter, Boston’s Cheers gave way to Seattle’s Frasier, Sleepless in Seattle paired Tom and Meg for the first time, and a very different cooking magazine hit newsstands. It featured an oil painting of spring produce on its cover, tips on how to zest citrus and shop for the best eggplant, a guide to breaking down poultry, and recipes for, among other things, flaky biscuits, roast chicken, and grilled pizza peppered throughout its 32 pages. It cost 4 dollars and contained no advertising.

Let’s party like it’s 1993, see how Cook’s Illustrated changed home cooking since, and what’s ahead for the next 25 years.

Enjoy unlimited food from Seattle’s premiere chefs and mingle with them in this intimate setting
Sample unlimited beer, wine, and spirits
Birthday cake and specialty birthday cocktails
Meet our TV cast and test cooks and get your cookbooks and favorite Cook’s Illustrated issues signed
90’s music
Hands-on brand experiences (check back for more details)

VIP access includes one hour early entry, a VIP lounge with exclusive wine and food pairings, plus a gift bag which includes the latest ATK book!

WHEN & WHERE
FRIDAY 11/2/2018
7:30PM – 9:30PM

Block 41, 115 Bell Street
Seattle, WA

ATK Seattle EATS Cooking, Food & Wine Festival

Join America’s Test Kitchen test cooks and award-winning Seattle chefs for interactive tasting stations, wine, beer & spirits, book signings, main stage demos, music and much more.

Unlimited food sampling from Seattle’s best restaurants
Unlimited beer/wine/spirits sampling
Cooking demonstrations on the Main Stage
- Entire tent dedicated to stage and book signings
- Topics will be announced later this summer
Live music
Hands-on brand experiences (check back for more details)

VIP access includes one hour early entry, a dedicated VIP lounge with exclusive wine and food pairings, and gift bag which includes the latest ATK book!

WHEN & WHERE
SATURDAY 11/3/2018
2:00PM – 5:00PM

Bell Harbor & Pier 66,
Alaskan Way Seattle, WA

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About the Author: Michael Strangeways

As the Editorial Director/Co-Owner, Michael Strangeways writes, edits and does about a million other jobs for Seattle Gay Scene, Puget Sound's most visited LGBTQ news, arts and entertainment website now celebrating its 14th year as a media outlet. A semi-proud Midwesterner by birth, he's lived in Seattle since 2000. He's also a film producer who would like you to check out the Jinkx Monsoon documentary, "Drag Becomes Him" now available on Amazon.com. In his spare time, he gets slightly obsessive about his love for old movies, challenging theater, "otters", vodka, chocolate, "I,Claudius", Lizzie Borden, real books made out of paper, disaster films, show tunes, Weimar era Germany, flea markets, pop surrealistic art, the sex lives of Hollywood actors both living and dead, kitties, chicken fried steak, haute couture and David Bowie. But, not necessarily in that order.