Lots of upcoming bookchat events and signings related to The Food Snob’s Dictionary and the paperback release of The United States of Arugula. Such as…

October 10, New York Public Library, NYC, 7 p.m.
David Kamp sits on a panel called “Julia Child in America” with Child biographer Laura Shapiro, longtime New York Times-woman Molly O’Neill, and Blue Hill chef-activist and young-Richard Manuel-lookalike Dan Barber.

October 13, Strand Bookstore, NYC, 3-4 p.m.
David Kamp signs copies of The United States of Arugula as part of the Strand Literary & Arts Festival, which marks the ornery 12th Street bookseller’s 80th birthday.

October 18, Gourmet Garage, NYC 6-8 p.m.
David Kamp and Marion Rosenfeld sign copies of The Food Snob’s Dictionary at the Greenwich Village location (117 Seventh Avenue South) of this lovely mini-chain of comestible emporiums.

November 10, Miami Book Festival, Miami, FL, 1:30 pm.
David Kamp sits on a food-talk panel with Laura Shapiro and Molly O’Neill–again!–but this time the panel is moderated by Marcel Escoffier, the actual great-grand-nephew of Auguste Escoffier (click on link and scroll down).