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Kitchens of Hope with Lee Svitak Dean

author of "The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book"

2025-10-07 18:30:00 2025-10-07 19:30:00 America/Chicago Kitchens of Hope with Lee Svitak Dean Join your library to hear from author Lee Svitak Dean about her latest book celebrating the recipes and stories of immigrants from more than thirty countries. Ada Public Library -

Tuesday, October 07
6:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-10-07 18:30:00 2025-10-07 19:30:00 America/Chicago Kitchens of Hope with Lee Svitak Dean Join your library to hear from author Lee Svitak Dean about her latest book celebrating the recipes and stories of immigrants from more than thirty countries. Ada Public Library -

Join your library to hear from author Lee Svitak Dean about her latest book celebrating the recipes and stories of immigrants from more than thirty countries.

Join your library to hear about “The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book” author Lee Svitak Dean’s latest project, “Kitchens of Hope” co-written with Linda S. Svitak and Christen Jay Eaten with photography by Tom Wallace. Bringing readers on a culinary journey around the globe, “Kitchens of Hope” features recipes and stories of immigrants from more than thirty countries and celebrates cuisines from all around the world. The author will discuss the process of writing “Kitchens of Hope” as well as “The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book.”

Admission is free thanks in part to funding from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

Find books by Lee Svitak Dean in our collection here.

AGE GROUP: | Young Adults | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Legacy Events | Author Visits |

TAGS: | recipes | cookbook | author visit |

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