Join us for an evening with John Ota, bestselling author of The Kitchen, as he presents his gorgeous new book The Dining Room.
The Dining Room takes readers on a journey through twelve iconic dining rooms around the world — from Claude Monet's garden-view room in Giverny, to Highclere Castle (the real Downton Abbey), to Jackie Kennedy's reinvented White House State Dining Room. John — an architect, writer, and devoted home cook — brings each space vividly to life with his own illustrations, era-accurate recipes, and the kind of deeply curious attention to detail that made The Kitchen a Canadian bestseller.
The event takes place at Creemore Springs Brewery on Thursday, May 14th. Doors open at 6:30pm, event starts at 7pm.
JOHN OTA has been involved with architecture and design since 1978, with degrees from Columbia University, the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia. His bestselling book The Kitchen was a 2021 Taste Canada Awards finalist and a 2021 Paris Gourmand Cookbook finalist in the book design category. After working in architecture in Toronto, New York, and Vancouver, and as lead on multiple Ontario Ministry of Culture projects, John now loves to travel the world visiting historic houses, cooking regional food, and meeting people of all backgrounds.