Calling all cookbook enthusiasts, food lovers, and wine-curious home (or professional) chefs! Whether you love to cook, sip, or simply page through a beautifully crafted cookbook, the Cookbook Lovers Club is for you. In collaboration with the fabulous food stylist and cookbook author Bebe Carminito, our club gathers to celebrate the art of cookbooks—featuring a different author and their delicious creations. We meet, eat, sip, and savor good conversation with fellow foodies.
For this special holiday edition, we’ll explore Nichole Accettola’s delicious world of butter, spice, and sugar as she shares her secrets for creating the perfect holiday cookies. You’ll also hear about her incredible culinary journey from Copenhagen to California, her process of writing an award-winning cookbook, and get an exciting peek at her next book, due out in 2026.
Your ticket includes:
Holiday cookie tasting inspired by Nichole’s creations
Live cookie decorating demo
Mulled wine and NA beverage pairings to complement the flavors of the season
Conversation with Nichole and fellow cookbook lovers
Nichole’s book, Scandinavian from Scratch, will also be available for purchase (and signing!).
Whether you’re a devoted baker, cookbook collector, or just someone who believes cookies taste better with a glass of wine and good company, this is the holiday event you won’t want to miss. Seats are limited!
About Nichole
Nichole Accettola is the chef-owner of Kantine, a Scandinavian-inspired café in San Francisco, and the author of Scandinavian from Scratch, winner of the 2024 IACP Award and a San Francisco Chronicle Best Cookbook of the Year. After more than a decade living and cooking in Copenhagen, Nichole returned to the U.S. with a mission: to share the cozy, soulful flavors of Scandinavian baking. Her cookbook features 75 recipes spanning breads, pastries, cakes, and cookies, all crafted to bring a taste of hygge home. She’s currently at work on her next book, set to publish in 2026.