Thursday Night Book Club - School of Essential Ingredients
School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister – 258 pages
Once a month on a Monday night, eight students gather in Lillian's restaurant for a cooking class. Among them is Claire, a young woman coming to terms with her new identity as a mother; Tom, a lawyer whose life has been overturned by loss; Antonia, an Italian kitchen designer adapting to life in America; and Carl and Helen, a long-married couple whose union contains surprises the rest of the class would never suspect. The students have come to learn the art behind Lillian's soulful dishes, but it soon becomes clear that each seeks a recipe for something beyond the kitchen. And soon they are transformed by the aromas, flavors, and textures of what they create....
If you would like to join our book club, please contact the Library Director: director@lodi.bccls.org or (973) 365-4044 ext. 5
- Date:
- Thursday, September 11, 2025 Show more dates
- Time:
- 6:30pm - 7:30pm
- Location:
- Lodi - Conference Room
- BCCLS Library:
- Lodi Memorial Library
- Categories:
- Book Club
