Saturday November 9 / 2pm to 4pm/ Ventfort Hall Gilded Age Mansion & Museum, Walker Street, Lenox, MA /
Join Becky Diamond, author of "The Gilded Age Cookbook" for a festive demonstration & Tea to learn secrets & techniques of authentic Gilded Age recipes!

Thursday, November 7, 2024 / 7 - 8:30 pm / Penn State Great Valley / Musser Auditorium/ 30 E. Swedesford Road, Malvern, PA 19355 / Talk, discussion and book signing based on the stories and recipes featured in The Gilded Age Cookbook.

Monday, November 4, 2024 - 7 pm / 260 Gulph Creek Road Radnor, PA 19087 Learn all about The Thousand Dollar Dinner - a "Top Chef" competition between NYC and Philadelphia that took place in 1851. This twelve hour, seventeen course feast was a prelude to the Gilded Age excessiveness that took place later in the 19th century.

Thursday October 17, 2024 / 7 pm Join us for this VIRTUAL program courtesy of the Historic Foodways Society of the Delaware Valley for a behind-the-scenes look inside the Victorian American kitchen.

 

Thursday, August 29, 2024 / Millville Public Library 210 Buck St. Millville, NJ 08332 Presentation of The Gilded Age Cookbook as part of the library's monthly author talk featuring NJ authors.

 

Wednesday, August 14 6-8 pm / Jenkintown Library 460 York Rd, Jenkintown, PA 19046 / Gilded Age potluck and presentation featuring The Gilded Age Cookbook / Sponsored by Capricorn Books and Olive Lucy!

 

Saturday, July 27 at 1 pm / Elwood Restaurant 1007 Frankford Ave / Philadelphia, PA 19125 / Gilded Age Luncheon - talk and tasting

 

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 / 7:30 pm / Langhorne Council for the Arts / Anna Mary Williamson Library/Museum / West Maple and Hill Aves / Langhorne Borough

Discussion of The Gilded Age Cookbook. Copies will be available for a reduced rate. 

 

Tuesday. June 25, 2024 / 11 am 

John Hay Estate at The Fells, Lake Sunapee, NH / 
Discussion on Gilded Age Dining. A tasting of dishes from the era will be included and books available for purchase.

 

Tuesday, June 18 / 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EDT / NY Adventure Club - 

'A Victorian Summer: Ice Cream Socials to Extravagant Picnics' Webinar

 

Wednesday, June 12 / 10 am-2 pm/ LOOK Literary 

The Field Club of Greenwich / 276 Lake Avenue / Greenwich, CT 06830

Panel of authors and their newest books

 

Sunday, June 2, 2024 / 2 p.m
Stepping Stones Museum for Children / 303 West Ave, Norwalk, CT
Talk and tasting based on recipes and stories from The Gilded Age Cookbook. hosted by the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum 

 

Monday, May 20 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EDT

'Fine Dining on the Rails: History of the Pullman Train Car' Webinar - NY Adventure Club

 

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 / Present Day Club, Princeton, NJ 

Gilded Age Cookbook discussion and book signing as part of the Present Day Club's Wednesday luncheon series.

 

Thursday, April 25, 2024 / 1 - 2:30 pm 

Main Line School / 260 Gulph Creek Road / Radnor, PA 19087

Dining in the Gilded Age 

 

Friday, April 19 7-9 pm / Riverton Porch Club 

The Gilded Age Cookbook / Discussion with local authors

 

Sunday, April 14, 2024 / 2 - 4 p.m. 

Lower Makefield Historical Society / Lower Makefield Township Community Center / 1550 Oxford Valley Road / Yardley, PA / Author Talk 

 

Saturday April 13 / 2 pm 

Grover Cleveland Birthplace Museum / 207 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell, New Jersey 07006

Discussion about the Gilded Age Cookbook

 

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 / 6:30-7:30 pm 

Newtown Bookshop / Newtown, PA

Discussion and tasting of dishes from The Gilded Age Cookbook

 

Monday, Mar 11 / 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EST

'Inside the Victorian American Kitchen: Hub of Cooking Innovation' Webinar

 

Sunday March 10, 2024 / 3 pm / Yardley Historical Association / Old Library on Lake Afton / Yardley, PA 

Fine Dining on the Rails: Pullman Car Dining in its Heyday

 

Monday, Mar 4 / 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EST

The Thousand Dollar Dinner: Culinary Contests of the Gilded Age Webinar

 

Sunday, March 3, 2024 / 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM / James J. Hill House / 
240 Summit Avenue St. Paul, MN 55102
Gilded Age Cookbook Author Talk and Treats 

 

Saturday, March 2, 2024 / 1:00 - 1:30 PM / Mill City Museum / 
704 South 2nd St. Minneapolis, MN 55401
Baking Lab demo of Blueberry Cake from the Gilded Age Cookbook 

 

Monday, February 26, 2024 / 7 pm / 
Webinar discussion on The Gilded Age Cookbook for The Newswomen's Club of New York

 

Wednesday, Feb 21 / 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EST / 
How to Dine Like a Victorian, Part III: Desserts Webinar via NY Adventure Club

 

Wednesday, Feb 14 / 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EST / 

How to Dine Like a Victorian, Part II: Chocolate Webinar via NY Adventure Club

 

Wednesday, Feb 7 / 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EST / 

'How to Dine Like a Victorian, Part I: Tea Webinar via NY Adventure Club

 

Friday, Feb 2 / 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EST / 
Dining Out in the Gilded Age Webinar via New York Adventure Club 

 

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17TH, 2023 / 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

THE GILDED AGE COOKBOOK: AUTHOR TALK & HOLIDAY TOUR

 

Thursday, Dec 14 / 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EST /

'Uncovering America's Victorian Era Holiday Celebrations' Webinar via NY Adventure Club

 

Saturday, December 9 / 1 pm / 

Saturday Author Spotlight/Book Signing

Barnes & Noble, 1708 Chestnut St Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Thursday, December 7, 2023 / 7 PM - 9PM /

Gilded Age Holiday Foods - A Talk and Tasting

Old Westbury Gardens / Old Westbury, NY

 

Saturday, November 25, 2023 / 3 pm / 
Book signing

Main Point Books / 116 N. Wayne Ave / Wayne, PA 

 

Saturday, November 18, 2023 / 11 am - 12:30 pm  
Book Signing

Newtown Bookshop

2835 S. Eagle Road, Newtown, PA

 

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

The Thousand Dollar Dinner: Culinary Contests of the Gilded Age Webinar

NY Adventure Club

 

Sunday, November 5, 2023 / 11 am - 3 pm. 

Cookbook Author Expo

Barnes & Noble Princeton/Market Fair

Princeton, NJ

 

November 4, 2023 / 4 pm 

Gilded Age Cookbook Talk and Tasting
Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
Philadelphia, PA 19144

 

Saturday, October 28 / 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. 

Rider Alumni Book Signing Event

Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ

 

Thursday, October 26 / 5:30–7:30 

Gilded Food Leadership Circle Salon Talk and Tasting

Grey Towers / Arcadia University / 450 S. Easton Road / Glenside, PA

 

Wednesday, Oct 25 / 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EDT 
'Inside the Victorian American Kitchen: Hub of Cooking Innovation' Webinar

Join New York Adventure Club as we get a behind-the-scenes look inside the Victorian American kitchen, from 'radical' new layouts, designs, and décor; to innovative kitchen tools and cooking methods still used in some form today.

 

October 21, 2023 / 2 pm 

Narberth Bookshop / 221 Haverford Ave. Narberth, PA

Book Signing

 

October 14, 2023 / 12 Noon 
Madison Hotel, Morristown, NJ

Fine Dining on the Rails: Pullman Car Dining in its Heyday

 

October 9, 2023 / 6:30 pm 
Township Library of Lower Southampton

Discussion and tasting based on the stories and recipes featured in The Gilded Age Cookbook

 

October 7, 2023 / Noon-2 pm 

Library Company of Burlington

Gilded Age Cookbook Author Talk and Book Signing

 

September 30, 2023 / 2 pm / Dining in the Gilded Age, Author Talk and Book Signing
​The Free Library of New Hope and Solebury / New Hope, PA

 

Monday, September 25 / 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
Join New York Adventure Club as we uncover how the American Gilded Age gave rise to a new elevated dining scene throughout the country, from private social clubs and restaurants that became the nexus for business deals to banquet dinners that could make or break a family's societal status. 

 

September 24 - 1 p.m. Elwood Restaurant, Philadelphia

Join us for a four course luncheon featuring dishes from the Gilded Age Cookbook artfully crafted by Chef Adam Diltz, whose recipe for Rabbit, Hunter Style is included in the book! Books will be available for purchase at a 20% discount.

 

September 15 / 7:00 pm ET / The Gilded Age Cookbook Discussion and Book SigningThe Mark Twain House & Museum / 51 Farmington Ave., Hartford, CT

 

September 14, 2023 / 5:30 cocktail hour/book signing / 6:30 pm talk /The Gilded Age Cookbook Talk with Becky Libourel DiamondNewport Historical Society / Newport, RI

 

September 9, 2023 / 1 pm / Doylestown Bookshop / 16 S Main St, Doylestown, PA 18901 Book Signing and Tasting 

 

September 7, 2023 / 7pm / Dining in the Gilded Age, Author Talk and Book Signing / Princeton Public Library / Princeton, NJ 

 

Saturday September 2nd, 2023 2 - 4 PM - Commonplace Reader, Yardley PA

Visit with local author Becky Libourel Diamond to celebrate the release of her new cookbook, The Gilded Age Cookbook!

 

Sunday, August 20 - 1 p.m. Elwood Restaurant, Philadelphia
Join us for a four course luncheon featuring dishes from the Gilded Age Cookbook artfully crafted by Chef Adam Diltz, whose recipe for Rabbit, Hunter Style is included in the book! Books will be available for purchase at a 20% discount.

 

Thursday, August 17 - 1 pm ET

Facebook live discussion with The Food Enthusiast with Dara Bunjon

 

July 27, 2023 - 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EDT 
'A Victorian Summer: Ice Cream Socials to Extravagant Picnics' Webinar 

New York Adventure Club 

 

June 17, 2023 10:30-12:30pm 

Setting the Table in the Gilded Age

Morris Arboretum, Philadelphia

 

June 10, 2023 - 2-4 pm 

Book Signing - Yardley Second Saturday Local Author Event

Commonplace Reader / Yardley, PA

 

May 13, 2023 - 2-4 pm 

Book Signing - Yardley Second Saturday Local Author Event

Commonplace Reader / Yardley, PA

  

August 28, 2022 - 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm 
Brandied Peaches and Ice Cream
Zoom demo and discussion about peaches and ice cream. Learn about the connections of these foods to Abby Fisher and John Trower, and the significance of these two culinary experts to African American Foodways.

​April 23, 2022 - 9-11 a.m.                    
​The Gilded Age Cooking Class           
Bucks County Community College   
275 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA  

     
​March 19, 2022 - 11 am
JOHN TROWER - 19th-century Phila caterer and philanthropist
Historic Foodways Society of the Delaware Valley 
​Continental Tavern
2 N. Main Street, Yardley, PA

​February 16, 2022 - 11 am - 12:15 pm
Victorian Tea - A Talk and Tasting
National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania     
1630 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, PA

​November 20, 2021 - 9-11 a.m
A Very Victorian Christmas 
Culinary class 
Bucks County Community College 

​December 12, 2020 - 1 pm
HOLIDAYS WITH JOHN TROWER
Learn about Philadelphia’s most successful 19th-century caterer and  philanthropist. Includes
demos of chicken croquettes and sponge cake.
Virtual talk sponsored by the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion.

December 8, 2020 - 10 am
A Very Victorian Christmas 
​Virtual presentation for Bucks County Neighbors

November 16, 2020 - 7 pm
"Middletown Mondays"; Lecture on Mrs. Goodfellow
Virtual talk and demo sponsored by the Middletown Township (DelCo) Historical Society

October 29, 2020 - 6:15 - 7:30 pm
Vote Your Voice: A Recipe for Voter Engagement
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, gaining insight into the history of the suffragist movement; the role of cookbooks in advancing the cause;  and the critical importance of women as a political force.

​October 3, 10, 17, 2020  - 9 am - 11 am
HOW TO DINE LIKE A VICTORIAN: A CULINARY SERIES
​Bucks County Community College - Newtown Campus
HOW TO DINE LIKE A VICTORIAN: TEA - 10/3
HOW TO DINE LIKE A VICTORIAN: CHOCOLATE - 10/10
HOW TO DINE LIKE A VICTORIAN: DESSERTS - 10/17

​July 18, 2020 - 1 pm
Pickle Making - An Interactive Demo via ZOOM
Sponsored by The Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, Philadelphia 
Click here to register

​June 26, 2020 - 12 noon
The Thousand Dollar Dinner
Virtual Program Sponsored by
Philadelphia's Right Angle Club

June 20, 2020 - 9-11 a.m. 
Victorian Summer Entertaining 
​Virtual Program Sponsored by
Bucks County Community College 

May 26, 2020 - 7 pm  
Victorian Summertime Entertaining
Virtual Program Sponsored by 
Historic Foodways Society of the Delaware Valley (HFSDV)

Jan. 7, 2020 - 11 am- 1 pm     
Tea Talk and Presentation    
​Audrey Shinn Interiors
​Moorestown, NJ  
​​
Nov. 17, 2019 – 3 p.m.
A Very Victorian Christmas Talk and Tasting
Old Library on Lake Afton
46 W. Afton Ave, Yardley, PA.

Nov. 16, 2019 – 1-3 p.m.
Bucks County Library Local Authors Expo
​Yardley-Makefield Branch
1080 Edgewood Road, Yardley

 
April 28, 2019 - 1 -3 pm      
Lydia Morris's Sweet Tooth and Entertaining Victorian Ladies:
A Talk and Tasting 
Morris Arboretum

​March 11, 2019 - 6-8 pm 
Thousand Dollar Dinner Tasting and Demo 
With Chef Adam Diltz of Elwood Restaurant
Free Library of Philadelphia
​Culinary Literacy Center 

Nov. 17, 2018  - 1-3 p.m. 
Bucks County Library Author Expo
Quakertown Library, Quakertown, PA  
                             
Dec. 4, 2018 - 6 - 7:30 p.m.      
Mrs. Goodfellow Reading, Discussion and Tasting 
Penn Book Center
130 S. 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA 
                            
Oct. 28, 2018 - 8 pm PST
MAX and Friends - LA Talk Radio
​
Oct. 22, 2018 – 1 p.m.
Presentation and food tasting
Mrs. Goodfellow and The Thousand Dollar Dinner  
Traditions at Washington Crossing

July 21, 2018 - 12 pm on PBS Channel 12
"A Tribute to Mrs. Goodfellow" 
A Taste of History episode  

Nov. 12, 2017 – 2 p.m.
Discussion and sampling of 19th century chocolate foods
Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, Philadelphia, PA

​Nov. 11, 2017 – 1-4 pm
Bucks County Library Author Fair
​Doylestown Library, Doylestown, PA  

Oct. 15, 2017 -  10 am-4 pm
River Reads Author Event

Prallsville Mills, Stockton, NJ

​April 21, 2017 – 7-9 pm
The Porch Club of Riverton
Riverton, NJ
Meet the Author - Book Discussion and Signing

Mar. 28, 2017 – 11 a.m.
Thousand Dollar Dinner Luncheon
New Hope, PA 
​
Dec. 1, 2016 – 7 - 9 pm ET
Reddit AMA 
Ask me anything about The Thousand Dollar Dinner! 

​Nov. 17, 2016 – 1 p.m.
Book discussion and signing
Questers Peaceable Kingdom Chapter 1440
Holland, PA

Nov. 20, 2016 – 2 p.m.
Book discussion and signing
Bel Air Branch of Harford County Public Library
100 E Pennsylvania Ave, Bel Air, Maryland 21014

Aug 6, 2016 – 10 a.m.
Food demo, tasting and book signing
Wrightstown Farmers Market
2203 2nd Street Pike, Wrightstown, PA

​July 13, 2016 – 7 p.m.
COOKbook Author Series: The $1000 Dinner with Author Becky Diamond, Adam Diltz of Johnny Brenda’s and Vicki Miller of VinoCity Events
COOK  - 253 S 20th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103   

  
​June 10, 2016 – 7 p.m.
The Thousand Dollar Dinner Book discussion, signing and tasting
Somerset Run Singles Club Somerset, NJ

May 7, 2016 – 2 p.m.  
The Thousand Dollar Dinner Book discussion, signing and tasting
Yardley-Makefield Library
​1080 Edgewood Road
                             

April 24, 2016 – 3 p.m.
The Thousand Dollar Dinner Book discussion and signing
David Library of the American Revolution
1201 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA

​April 16, 2016 – 8 p.m.
The Thousand Dollar Dinner
Recreation of the historic menu & book discussion
Edible History
New York City

​April 14, 2016 – 7 p.m.
The Thousand Dollar Dinner Book Discussion/Signing
The Free Library of New Hope & Solebury
1 Riverstone Circle, New Hope, PA 18938

 

April 5, 2016 - 6:30 p.m.
The Thousand Dollar Dinner
Recreation of the historic menu
Osteria Restaurant
640 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 

​Mar 20, 2016 - 1:30 - 3:30
19th Century Food Demo & Tasting
The Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
200 W Tulpehocken Street, Philadelphia, PA 

                     
​Mar 13, 2016 -  11 a.m.
The Thousand Dollar Dinner 
Recreation of the historic menu and book discussion 
Historic Foodways Society of the Delaware Valley
Chadds Ford Historical Society

               
Feb. 29, 2016 – Noon to 2 
Mrs. Goodfellow, The Thousand Dollar Dinner & other
Philadelphia Historic Food Tidbits
East Falls Book Club
East Falls, PA 

​​Feb. 28, 2016 – 7 p.m.
Broadcast of PA Books TV Program
PCN Network
​
Feb. 9, 2016 – 1 p.m.

Mrs. Goodfellow, The Thousand Dollar Dinner & other Philadelphia Historic Food Tidbits 
Spoke & Handle Questers
Yardley, PA

Jan. 7, 2016  -  7 p.m.
The Thousand Dollar Dinner Book Discussion/Signing
Princeton Public Library
65 Witherspoon St, Princeton, NJ 

Dec. 19, 2015 – 1 - 3 p.m.
The Thousand Dollar Dinner Book signing
Barnes & Noble
Towne Place at Garden State Park, Cherry Hill, NJ
                            
Dec. 12, 2015 - 1-3 pm.
The Thousand Dollar Dinner
Book signing and food tasting
The Newtown Bookshop
2835 S. Eagle Road, Newtown, PA

Dec. 13, 2015 -  8pm PT/11pm ET
MAX & Friends with MAX TUCCI
LA Talk Radio 

Dec. 5, 2015 – 1:30 p.m.
Book signing and food tasting
The Doylestown Bookshop
16 S Main St, Doylestown, PA
The Thousand Dollar Dinner

​Nov. 28, 2015 - 1-3 p.m.

The Thousand Dollar Dinner Book signing
Barnes & Noble
1805 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 
                              
​Nov. 23, 2015 – 7-9 p.m. ET
Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything)

Nov. 21, 2015 – 1-3 p.m.
The Thousand Dollar Dinner Book launch/signing
Barnes & Noble
210 Commerce Blvd, Fairless Hills, PA

Nov. 14, 2015 - 2 p.m. 

The Thousand Dollar Dinner
Book discussion and signing
The Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
200 W Tulpehocken Street, Philadelphia, PA 
                               
Oct. 24, 2015 - 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Book signing and Food Tasting
Pumpkin Palooza
Yardley United Methodist Church
Yardley, PA

​Oct. 1, 2015 - 3:30 - 6 p.m.
19th century food demo
Lower Makefield Farmer's Market
Yardley, PA

Nov 16, 2014 - 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
19th Century Food Demo & Tasting
The Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion Philadelphia, PA

Oct. 25, 2014 - 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Book signing and Food Tasting
Pumpkin Palooza
Yardley United Methodist Church
Yardley, PA      

     
Jun 22, 2014  - 1 p.m.
Mrs. Goodfellow Discussion and book signing
Historic Foodways Society of the Delaware Valley
Washington Crossing, PA

                                
June 6, 2014 - 7 p.m 
Presentation on Mrs. Goodfellow
Lower Makefield Historical Society 
Yardley, PA

May 18, 2014 - 2 p.m.

Presentation on Mrs. Goodfellow 

The Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
West Tulpehocken St., Phila, PA

May 4, 2014 - 10:15 a.m.

Jumbles (cookies) demo

Whole Foods Market Culinary Center Grand Opening

3495 US Route 1 South, Princeton, NJ   

                
Mar 16, 2014 -  7 p.m.
Upstairs Downstairs Celebration
The Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion                                 
West Tulpehocken St., Phila, PA
                   
Feb 23, 2014 - 2 p.m.
Mrs. Goodfellow Discussion, book signing and tasting
Bucks County Free Library, Yardley-Makefield Branch 
1080 Edgewood Rd., Yardley, PA

             
Nov 15, 2013 - 12:15
Holiday Marketplace - Discussion and book signing
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission  (PHMC)   Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North St., Harrisburg, PA

Nov 11, 2013 – 5:30-6 pm
Book signing & tasting - 3rd Annual Harrisburg Book Festival
Midtown Scholar Bookstore
Harrisburg, PA
                   
Oct 20, 2013 – 2-4 p.m.
Book Signing
Doylestown Bookshop, Doylestown, PA

Oct 18, 2013 - 11 a.m.
Lecture and demo featuring Mrs. Goodfellow recipes
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA  

            
Oct 13, 2013 - 2-4  p.m.
Book signing
Barnes & Noble, Cherry Hill, NJ

Oct 6, 2013 - Noon
Open-fire cooking demo of Mrs. Goodfellow recipes with Mercy Ingraham
Newtown's Market Day celebration, Newtown, PA

Oct. 6, 2013 – 2 p.m.
Book signing and tasting
Newtown Bookshop, Newtown, PA - 2 p.m.

Sept 29, 2013 – 1-3 p.m. 
Book signing
Barnes & Noble
Rittenhouse Sq, Philadelphia, PA

Sept 22, 2013 - 2-4 p.m.
Book signing
Barnes & Noble, Marlton, NJ

Sept 13, 2013 - 6 p.m.
Mrs. Goodfellow Presentation and Q&A
Library Company of Philadelphia 
Philadelphia, PA

June 17, 2013 – 9 p.m.
PA Books Show on Mrs. Goodfelllow
PCN (Channel 8)

June 6, 2013 - Noon-1 p.m.
Book signing
Midtown Scholar Bookstore
Harrisburg, PA

May 12, 2013 - 1-3 p.m. 
Book launch and signing
Barnes and Noble
Fairless Hills, PA