Stay Tuned…
Aside from the events below, we have more in the works…we just can’t contractually announce them yet. Also, if you are interested in hosting a live or virtual event, please do reach out. Private Cook ‘n Book classes make wonderful holiday gifts. I have space available in NJ and in Pittsburgh so you don’t even need to mess up your own kitchen! Feel free to e-mail me mariacpalmer@yahoo.com for more details.
The perfect gift for any occasion has arrived!
Cook ‘n Book Pittsburgh 4/26/25 11 am- 2 pm High Street Studios (Northside, PA). We will be making homemade pasta and marinara sauce and then have a book discussion over lunch. Don’t miss it!! Here’s the link to register. Square.link/u/CTXEfqqr
Primadonna Pop Up (Kitchen by Vangura, Irwin, PA) 5/2/25 at 6:30 pm. Join us and former head chef and cousin Pino Costanzo for this next dinner. $90 dollars per person. 4 course meal (fried zucchini, Chicken ala Pino (chicken parm with sauteed onions, mushrooms, sweet red roasted peppers topped with provolone and marinara sauce), fettucine primavera in a red sauce, and canoli for dessert. BYO 50 person maximum. Pre-pay, pre-reservation only. Click here to register.
Cook ‘n Book Pasta and Sauce Class Olive R. Twist (Ridgewood, NJ) 5/29/25 7-9:30 pm. Click here or on the image to register.
Cooking Demo and Book Talk (Cook ‘n Book Lite) Warwick Olive Oil Company (Warwick, NY) 6/13/25 6-8 pm
Cooking Demo and Book Talk (Cook ‘n Book Lite) Kitchen Ala Mode (S. Orange, NJ) 6/21/25 6:30-8:30 pm. Ricotta gnocchi and sauce. Click here or on the image to register.
Book Talk South Fayette Library (South Fayette, PA) 6/26/25 7-8 pm. Click here to register.
Cook ‘n Book Flour Power 7/12/25 5-8 pm. Pasta and homemade marinara sauce. Registration details and link to follow.
Book Club Supper at Marsha Cassel’s Kitchen on Main (West Middletown, PA) 7/13/25 at 4 pm. Menu and details to follow soon.
Booked for a Private Event 7/30/25.
Booked for a Private Event 8/6/25.
Booked for a Private Event 10/16/25.
PHOTOS AND INFO FROM PAST EVENTS:
Heinz History Center- VIP/Media Pre-Book Launch Party, Sunday, August 6th 2023 from 1-4 pm.
Check out the reading https://streamyard.com/vcwu5w6iwakx
and the panel https://streamyard.com/tenggmr9778y
Also our professional photographs are here. To view and download, please visit https://gallery.lovasphotos.com/primadonna/
The pin for the event is 8333.
First Public Book Signing at Mancini’s Bakery in the Rocks, Launch Day Tuesday, August 8th, 2023 from 5-7 pm.
First NJ/NYC Book Signing at Bookends Bookstore, Ridgewood, NJ on August 13th, 2023 from 1-3 pm.
A Night at the Paterson Museum Fundraiser to Benefit the SPCDC’s Breaking the Cycle Program, September 15th, 2023 6-9 pm.
Barnes and Noble Signing Settler’s Ridge, Robinson, PA, Saturday, September 23rd, 2023 2-6 pm.
All Saints Episcopal Church Signing, Bay Head, NJ, Saturday, September 30th, 2023 4-6 pm.
Our First Ever Book Club Talk October 8th, 2023 Pittsburgh, PA.
Book Signing at the Vreeland Store West Milford, NJ, October 26th, 2023 6-8 pm.
Book Signing Barnes and Noble, Cranberry, PA, October 28th, 2023 12-2 pm.
Book reading and signing at the Ringwood Public Library, Ringwood, NJ, November 9th 2023 from 6:30 pm-8 pm.
Cook ‘n BookTM Event St. Alban’s Preschool Fundraiser November 16th 2023 6:30 pm.
McKees Rocks Historical Society November 23rd 2023 from 6 pm-8 pm.
Barnes and Noble Greensburg, PA November 25th 2023 1-3 pm.
Virtual Book Club, Parkinson’s Foundation of Western PA, 12/14/23 from 4:30-6 pm.
Cook ‘n BookTM Event, Diane’s Tea Room, Kissimmee, FL 1/11/24 from 6-8 pm.
Donna C Tells Her Story- McKees Rocks Historical Society at Mickey’s Bar 1/17/24 from 6-7 pm. Catch the entire story by clicking here.
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Cook ‘n BookTM Pittsburgh 1/20/24 11 am- 2pm High Street Studios
Click here for coverage from the event from YaJagoff on Jeet Jet?
School Assembly in NJ 1/24/24
NYC Public Library, Hunters Point, 1/27/24 from 3-4 pm.
School Assembly in NJ on 2/23/24.
Book Talk Oakland Library (Oakland, NJ) 2/26/24 6:30-7:30 pm.
Virtual Book Club Talk 2/28/24 9-10 pm Alpharetta, GA
Meeting Hoda Kotb, one of the most inspiring women I’ve met on and off camera, 3/4/24 Bookends Bookstore Ridgewood, NJ. (Although this wasn’t my event, it is too cool not to document. So just go with it!)
Virtual Book Talk NYC 3/11/24 8-10 pm.
Primadonna Night and Book Talk, Nevillewood Country Club 3/20/24 6-9 pm.
Sewickley Public Library 4/3/24 7-9 pm.
Book Club 4/4/24 1-3 pm Bridgeville, PA
Cook ‘n BookTM at High Street Studios Pittsburgh, PA 4/6/24 11 am- 2 pm
Highlights of the day- Click here for reel number one by Cindy Richey at Pittsburgh Foodies
Click here for reel number two by Cindy Richey at Pittsburgh Foodies
Catering Event and Book Talk at Unico Italian American Foundation Ramsey, NJ 4/8/24 6:30 pm-9 pm
Robinson Library Local Authors Event 4/20/24 11 am- 1 pm
Glen Rock Library Talk 4/29/24 7-9 pm
Pittsburgh Festival of Books 5/11/24 10 am- 5 pm
Primadonna Pop-Up Night 5/13/24 from 6:30 pm-9 pm with Joe Costanzo, Johnny Angel, and YaJagoff at the Kitchen by Vangura
Click here for our professional photographs of the event. The pin is 6627.
Click here for a highlight reel of the event.
Book Club Cheswick, PA 5/14/24 12:30 pm- 3:00 pm.
Munch and Learn South Park Library 5/15/24 12 pm- 1 pm.
Rotary Club of Pittsburgh 6/5/24 12-1 pm at the Omni William Penn.
Kinnelon Library 6/13/24 6:30 pm-7:30 pm
Crane’s Mill Retirement Home (West Caldwell, NJ) 6/19/24 2-3 pm
Robinson Library 6/27/24 6-7 pm
Book Club at the Embassy Retirement Home Mt. Lebanon 6/28/24 1-3 pm
Barnes and Noble Paramus 7/13/24 1-3 pm.
Center for Restorative Justice Works Partner Event 7/18/24 6-8 pm Los Angeles, CA
Ramsey Library Book Talk Ramsey, NJ 7/31/24 7-8 pm
Upper St. Clair Library 9/19/24 6:30-7:30 pm
Robinson Township Fall Festival 9/21/24 12-2 pm
Primadonna Pop Up at the Kitchen by Vangura 9/21/24 6:30-9 pm
Cook ‘n Book NJ (St. Albans Oakland, NJ) 9/30/24 6:30 pm-8:30 pm
Upper Saint Clair Coterie at Nevillewood Country Club 10/10/24 12-3 pm.
Cook ‘n Book Pittsburgh 10/12/24 11 am- 2 pm High Street Studios Northside
Nevillewood Book Club 10/15/24 6 pm- 9 pm
Key4Women Keynote Speaker 10/17/24 5-9 pm at Franklin on Penn
Check out our reel for this event here.
Cook ‘n Book Shared Pages Book Club 10/28/24 6-9 pm
Highlight reel from the evening.
Pearl R. Miller Middle School Presentation (Kinnelon, NJ) 2/11/25 and 2/12/25
Cook ‘n Book Flour Power (Allison Park, PA) 3/23/25 3-6 pm
Book Talk Bridgeville Library (Bridgeville, PA) 3/24/25 6-7 pm
Literary Ladies from the Women’s Club of Upper St. Clair (Upper St. Clair, PA) 3/25/25 11 am-1:30 pm
Cook ‘n Book Cooking Demo Warwick Olive Oil Company (Warwick, NY) 3/28/25 6-8 pm
The Terrace Retirement Community Book Talk 4/1/25 3-4 pm (Schenactady, NY)
