Daily Archives: April 10, 2022


Thursday, May 5, 7:00 pm – Good Eats 4: The Final Chapter

Porter Square Books is delighted to present an evening with Alton Brown for Good Eats 4: The Final Years. Join us at the Somerville Theatre to celebrate the release of this fourth and final installment in the iconic Good Eats cookbook series with a live Q&A moderated by one lucky audience member! A book signing will follow the talk. 

This event will take place on Thursday, May 5 at 7pm] at the Somerville Theatre. Purchase a ticket here: Alton Brown for Good Eats 4: The Final Years Tickets May 05, 2022 Somerville, MA | Ticketmaster.  This event will sell out quickly.

An all-new collection of must-have recipes and surprising food facts from Alton Brown, drawn from the return of the beloved Good Eats television series, including never-before aired material, this long-anticipated fourth and final volume in the bestselling Good Eats series of cookbooks draws on two reboots of the beloved television show by the inimitable Alton Brown—Good Eats Reloaded and Good Eats: The Return. With more than 175 new and improved recipes for everything from chicken parm to bibimbap and cold brew to corn dogs, accompanied by mouthwatering original photography, The Final Years is the most sumptuous and satisfying of the Good Eats books yet.

Brown’s surefire recipes are temptation enough: the headnotes, tips, and sidebars that support them make each recipe a journey into culinary technique, flavor exploration, and edible history. Striking photography showcases finished dishes and highlights key ingredients, and handwritten notes on the pages capture Brown’s unique mix of madcap and methodical. The distinctive high-energy and information-intensive dynamic of Good Eats comes to life on every page, making this a must-have cookbook for die-hard fans and newcomers alike.

Alton Brown was directing TV commercials when he got the crazy idea to go to culinary school and reinvent the food show. The result: Good Eats, which has kept Brown gainfully employed for more than 20 years and earned him a Peabody Award. Along the way he also hosted Iron Chef America, Cutthroat Kitchen, and Feasting on Asphalt. Brown’s live culinary variety shows have played to sold-out theaters across the United States. He lives in Marietta, Georgia. For more information visit https://www.portersquarebooks.com/event/alton-brown-good-eats-4-final-years-somerville-theatre


Saturday, April 23, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm – Desktop Orchids, Online

Get pro tips on how to care for orchids in less than optimal environments. Barbara Schmidt, award-winning exhibitor at the Philadelphia Flower Show and author of Orchid Care: For the Beginner, will walk you through which orchid genus will fare best in your indoor environment, as well as how to ensure your orchids have what they need to grow and bloom.

If you like, you will also be able to show your own orchids to Barbara via Zoom, so she can help you identify and/or troubleshoot your orchid in its home environment. This special New York Botanical Garden webinar will take place on April 23 from 11 – 1, and is $55 for members, $59 for nonmembers. Register HERE.