Alex Hitz

Friday, June 23, 2023

11:00AM - 1:30PM

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About the Event

Friday, June 23, 2023

Doors Open: 10:00 am

Talk Begins: 11:00am, followed by lunch

Location: Blowing Rock Country Club

Copies of Alex’s book, Occasions to Celebrate: Cooking and Entertaining with Style, will be available to purchase and have signed before and after the talk.

Alex Hitz, the renowned chef, expert host, and top-selling cookbook author, returns with an all-new collection of more than one hundred recipes inspired by traditional Southern fare and French culinary flair, with an emphasis on seasonal fresh-from-the-market ingredients that are perfect for entertaining and holiday entertaining. OCCASIONS TO CELEBRATE: COOKING AND ENTERTAINING WITH STYLE, shares a spectacular array of classic yet contemporary dishes.

Make every day a special occasion. This stylish tome is replete with impeccable dishes, seasoning secrets, and table-setting and seating advice—as well as foolproof menus for creating flawless occasions to share with family and friends. OCCASIONS TO CELEBRATE not only makes a wonderful gift to give year-round but will give the inspiration to create the perfect meal for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, and birthday celebrations.

About the Author

Alex Hitz is an award-winning celebrity chef, culinary speaker, columnist, event designer, tastemaker, and expert host. His first book, My Beverly Hills Kitchen, and first Rizzoli cookbook, The Art of the Host, are widely popular. He is a contributing editor for Town & Country and writes regularly for C Magazine, Quest, and Southern Living. Hitz is a former food editor for House Beautiful, a post he assumed from Ina Garten. He has appeared on numerous television and radio programs, including Today, and lectures frequently around the country. He splits his time between Atlanta, New York City, Los Angeles, and Palm
Beach.

Credit for the book must read: © Occasions to Celebrate by Alex Hitz, Rizzoli New York, 2022. Photographs © Iain Bagwell. Select press images are available and no images may be used, in print or electronically, without written consent from the publisher. Serial rights are available; please contact Ron Longe at (917) 312-5571 or rlonge@rizzoliusa.com.

Rizzoli International
Publications, Inc.
300 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10010
Tel. (212) 387-3400
Telefax (212) 387-3535

To learn more about Alex Hitz, please check out these great episodes of the Today Show.

BRAHM is an exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)3/EIN# 30-0003315 of the Internal Revenue Code. $40 of the ticket price for this event is tax-deductible as allowed by the IRS to 501(c)3 organizations.

NOTE: Unless safety concerns require the event’s cancellation, sponsorships and tickets are non-refundable. If registered guests should need to cancel then their ticket purchase will be made a fully tax-deductible donation.