John Birdsall presents What Is Queer Food? feat. Eric Kim

P&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome James Beard award-winning author John Birdsall to celebrate the publication of his newest book, — a testament to food’s essential link to modern queerness, traced from the early decades of the twentieth century through the LGBTQ civil rights movement of post-Stonewall liberation and the devastation of AIDS, that reveals how, like fashion or pop music, cooking and eating have become a crucial language of LGBTQ+ identity.

John will be joined in conversation by Eric Kim, New York Times bestselling author of . After the discussion and audience Q&A, John will also sign copies of

• This is a ticketed in-store event with limited amphitheater-style seating. Doors open at 6:30pm.
• Cost of a $5 general admission ticket can be applied towards your purchase of the featured event book or any product in our café the night of an event.
• Cost of a book bundle ticket reflects the total cost of the feature event book (MSRP plus tax). Each book bundle ticket guarantees ticket holders one (1) copy of the feature event book.
• The talk will be followed by a book signing. Books signed at P&T Knitwear events must be purchased from P&T Knitwear. If you would like a signed copy and cannot attend the event, we're happy to take your pre-order. We ship most places!
• We encourage all guests to wear masks.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
is the author of and the recipient of two James Beard Awards for food and culture writing. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.

ABOUT THE MODERATOR
is a staff writer and essayist born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. His debut cookbook, (Clarkson Potter, 2022), was an instant New York Times bestseller. A former digital manager for the Food Network and contributing editor for Saveur magazine, he now hosts regular videos on NYT Cooking’s YouTube channel and writes a monthly column for The New York Times Magazine. He lives in New York City with his rescue dog, Q.

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