December 2018
Cookies Up North
Book signing at Glensheen Mansion (3300 London Road, Duluth). Free.
Find out more »Common Good Cookies
Book signing at Common Good Books (38 Snelling Av. S., St. Paul). Free.
Find out more »April 2019
Meet-and-greet with food writers
$10
Attention, Twin Cities food writers. Join Lee at a meet-and-greet informal gathering, put on by the Association of Food Journalists , of which Lee is a co-regional director. The event is in conjunction with the national conference of Women Chefs and Restaurateurs. Appetizers, cash bar and lots of conversation.
Find out more »May 2019
A conversation about Vikings food
$30
A chat with Mia-Louise Sellerup of the Ribe VikingeCenter in Denmark on food of the 10th century, part of her ongoing research around Viking-era foodways. Tickets include lunch.
Find out more »October 2019
Taste 50th birthday celebration
Free
A party for the public with birthday cake and beverages in honor of the Taste section and its 50 years, one of the longest continual food sections in the country.
Find out more »Homecoming/Alumni Talk: Decades of dining
Free
As the food section, Taste, of the Star Tribune turns 50, we look at the way we ate at home and in restaurants over those years.
Find out more »The history of the Bundt pan in Minnesota
Free
Taste editor Lee Svitak Dean and and colleague Rick Nelson will tell stories of the Bundt pan over the decades -- and the sometimes wild recipes that went with it.
Find out more »December 2019
Cookie Contest Sampler
Free
Taste all five of the 2019 winners of the Taste Cookie Contest.
Find out more »Cookie books and cookie potluck at Savage Library
Free
Authors Lee Svitak Dean and Rick Nelson talk about holiday baking and the stories behind "The Great Minnesota Cookie Book." For those who'd like to bake and bring cookies to share later, please do so.
Find out more »Cookbooks at The Golden Fig
Free
Get in the holiday spirit at The Golden Fig, where Lee and Rick will be signing "The Great Minnesota Cookie Book."
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