The Piglet Party

Fete the year's best cookbooks at this panel discussion and tasting party. Recipe website food52 will announce the winners of its annual "Tournament of Cookbooks," which features standout tomes such as The Frankies Spuntino Kitchen Companion & Cooking Manual and David Thompson's Thai Street Food. In addition, boldfaced panelists including Frank Bruni and Ben Leventhal will weigh in on the appeal of food porn and present a curated slide show of seductive gastro-photos. After the talk, tuck into a spread of food and drinks from Mexicue, Kelso and Liddabit Sweets.