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ĐẶC BIỆT BOOK TOUR

OJAI FOOD & WINE 2025
Opening Night Reception
Thursday, March 13th | 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Cooking Demonstration: Đặc Biệt with Nini Nguyen
Saturday, March 15th | 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
NEW ORLEANS, LA
The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University
New Orleans, New Flavors: Cultural Fusions on the Plate Nina Compton + Nini Nguyen Moderated by: Kevin Belton
Friday, March 28th | 2:00pm - 2:45pm
The Programming Tent - Berger Family Lawn
Making the Case for New Orleans as America's Sandwich Capital Tara Francolini, Nini Nguyen, Dan Stein + Julie Vaucresson
Moderated by: Brett Martin
Saturday, March 29th | 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Times-Picayune | Nola.com Stage Marshall Family Commons
Plus more cities to come...

01.08
FOOD NETWORK
Guy's Grocery Games S38E01 - GGG New Stars Airs
01.17
NBC
Today with Jenna & Friends
FEB/MAR ISSUE
Garden & Gun
A Perfect Day in New Orleans, According to Six People Who Live There
02.20-23
MIAMI BEACH, FL
South Beach Wine & Food Festival w/ Chef Shota Nakajima
03.02
FOOD NETWORK
Tournament of Champions Season 6 Premiere
05.21-23
LEXINGTON, KY
FEAST for FoodChain 2025
05.28
NEW ORLEANS, LA
Sandwiches of History: Live! w/ Barry Enderwick

08.27
NEW ORLEANS, LA
The Garden District Book Shop

08.28
LOS ANGELES, CA
daybird w/ Chef Mei Lin
SOLD OUT
08.30
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
SOLD OUT
Birdies w/ Chefs Kevin Lee & Jeff Chanchaleune
08.31
EDMOND, OK
Bluebird Books
09.04
BROOKLYN, NY
SOLD OUT
Strange Delight
09.05
NEW YORK, NY
Yu & Me Books w/ Mya Allen (of Bravo's Summer House)
09.06
BROOKLYN, NY
Big Night BK
09.07
NEW YORK, NY
SOLD OUT
Union Square Greenmarket
09.09
BOSTON, MA
SOLD OUT
WBUR "Curated Cuisine"
09.21
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
SOLD OUT
Omnivore Books w/ Chef Melissa King
09.23
LOS ANGELES, CA
SOLD OUT
Now Serving w/ Cathy Chaplin (of Eater LA)
09.26
METAIRIE, LA
Barnes & Noble
10.03
PADUCAH, KY
SOLD OUT
Freight House w/ Chef Sara Bradley
10.07
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Yellow - Union Market
10.07
WASHINGTON, D.C.
SOLD OUT
The Cookbook Club w/ Chefs Danny Lee & Scott Drewno
10.08
WASHINGTON, D.C.
SOLD OUT
Bold Fork Books w/ Chef Kevin Tien
10.09
PHILADELPHIA, PA
SOLD OUT
Cookbooks & Convos at Gabriella's Vietnam
10.10
PHILADELPHIA, PA
Cookbooks & Convos Signing at Binding Agents
10.16
ASBURY PARK, NJ
Top Chef Dinner Collab at Heirloom - The St. Laurent
SOLD OUT
10.27
NASHVILLE, TN
Southern Festival of Books
11.02
BATON ROUGE, LA
Louisiana Book Festival
11.12-22
VIETNAM
Modern Adventure
12.07
DENVER, CO
12.08
DENVER, CO
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