From longtime New York Times writer Erik Piepenburg, Dining Out explores the rich and revelatory history of LGBTQ+ restaurants as vital spaces of community, resilience, and culture.

As gay restaurants–rare spaces of safety and celebration for the LGBTQ+ community– evolve and chart new futures, New York Times journalist Erik Piepenburg takes readers to Progressive Era Automats, lesbian separatist eateries, Wisconsin sports bars, pioneering drag brunches, and his own beloved diners. It’s a culinary tour full of joy, sex, sorrow, activism and nostalgia.

Join us for a conversation with author Erik Piepenburg as well as LA Times Food Critic Bill Addison for a conversation about the book, as well as Los Angeles LGBTQ+ restaurants past, present, and future. Come ready to listen, share your memories, and learn something new.

Book sales will be provided by Book Soup, with limited signed copies available.

Image credit: Linnea Torres