Books and Bites: Don’t Think About Dinner with Author Jenn Lueke
In Conversation with TODAY Food Stylist Krissy Downey
Tue, October 13, 2026
6:00 PM
Pier 57
25 11th Ave
New York, NY 10011
General Admission
$45
Book Add-On
$28
Join New York Times bestselling author, Substack creator, and viral food personality Jenn Lueke (@jenneatsgoood) for an intimate conversation with TODAY food stylist and writer Krissy Downey (@acrosskrissystable) about Lueke’s debut cookbook, Don’t Think About Dinner: Save Time and Money with 125+ Easy, Nourishing, Delicious Recipes for Every Meal.
Known for her vibrant, flavor-forward approach to everyday eating, Lueke has built a community of millions by showing home cooks how to make easy, crave-worthy meals. Part cookbook and part modern cooking roadmap, Don’t Think About Dinner delivers easy-to-follow, reliable recipes designed to take the decision fatigue out of weeknight dinners.
Guests will enjoy delicious bites straight from the pages of the book while hearing Lueke and Downey discuss their professional journeys, recipe development, flavor-building shortcuts, and how to bring fun into the kitchen.
Copies of Don’t Think About Dinner will be available for purchase with tickets and at the event from our friends at Kitchen Arts & Letters.
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James Beard Foundation events permit guests age 21 years and older to attend events where alcoholic beverages are served.