NEW YORK TIMES FOOD WRITER AND BESTSELLING COOKBOOK AUTHOR

Melissa Clark
Comes to Hemlock

A special dinner celebrating her new cookbook, The Big Book of Dinner

Friday, November 13, 2026
Hemlock · Neversink, New York

Join acclaimed New York Times food writer, James Beard Award winner and bestselling cookbook author Melissa Clark for a special evening at Hemlock celebrating her 46th cookbook, The Big Book of Dinner: Recipes and Rules (and How to Break Them).

Hemlock will bring the book to the table with a special dinner inspired by Melissa's newest recipes, along with the opportunity to meet Melissa and have your copy signed in person.

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DINNER FROM THE BOOK. WITH THE AUTHOR.

Experience The Big Book of Dinner with a special menu inspired by recipes from Melissa's newest cookbook.

Your reservation includes:

  • A special Big Book of Dinner dinner menu

  • A hardcover copy of The Big Book of Dinner

  • An in-person book signing and meet-and-greet with Melissa Clark

November 13, 2026
6 PM · Book Signing & Meet-and-Greet

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Book cover titled "The Big Book of Dinner: Recipes and Rules (and How to Break Them)" by Melissa Clark, featuring a picture of a person holding a bowl of dip and a plate of grilled meat and bread, with a salad and drinks on a table. 
ABOUT THE BIG BOOK OF DINNER

What should we make for dinner?

Melissa Clark has spent decades helping home cooks answer that question. Her newest cookbook is her biggest take on dinner yet, with 175 recipes, 150 variations, and the lessons and techniques to make them your own.

Published by Clarkson Potter, The Big Book of Dinner officially arrives November 17.

MAKE A NIGHT OF IT

Come for dinner. Stay in the Catskills.

Set across 230 acres of Catskills forest, wildflower meadows and rolling landscape, Hemlock is an intimate resort where spa, culinary and nature come together, with plenty of room to make the stay your own.

Spend time at the spa, swim in the light-filled indoor pool, wander the trails, linger over breakfast or simply find a quiet corner and do absolutely nothing.

At Hemlock, relaxation and play are equally valid forms of wellbeing.

Spa · Culinary · Nature

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