The Book Larder, by Robyn Wolfe, Marketing
This week I got the chance to meet up with our friend, Lara Hamilton, at her still-under-construction cookbook store on Fremont Ave. The store is opening in October and will be a fun place to shop for your favorite cookbook, meet authors, and take cooking classes. Can’t wait to see the finished store, it’s going to be an awesome gathering spot! Congrats, Lara!
Here’s a little interview I did with Lara about the new shop:
Q: How long have you had a vision for your own cookbook shop and cooking niche?
A: I’ve been interested in cookbooks for many years and always thought Seattle needed its own shop like those I’d visited or read about in other cities. When I started working with Kim Ricketts last summer, we realized opening a cookbook store that was a real gathering place for cooks and food lovers was a dream we shared and we started brainstorming ideas. When she passed away in April, I became the new owner of the company and decided the cookbook store just couldn’t wait any longer. So with lots of support from friends and the local food community, here we are!
Q: How did you come up with the name?
A: I’m an Anglophile married to a Brit, so the store is going to have a bit of an English bent. I thought the idea of finding your larder (pantry) full of books was a nice one, so the name stuck.
Q: What types of events will you be offering in your shop other than hands-on demo classes for 8 and tasting demos for 12?
A: Author events will be a big part of what we do, and I’m excited that we’ll be able to host a wide range of authors and chefs. Since we have a kitchen in the store, we’ll be able to let the authors do demos and share their skill with our customers, but we’ll also offer talks and signings. Sometimes the last thing a chef on book tour wants to do is cook! Starting in November or so, we’ll offer cooking classes centered on books, so we’ll be able to cover a broad range of topics and have lots of fun featuring an author’s work, even when they can’t be here themselves.
The Book Larder address: 4252 Fremont Avenue
The people in the photo are, left to right: Jenny Gialenes, office manager/ Lara Hamilton, owner/ Clodagh Reeves, store manager
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