The Desk Salon Series Invites Layla Schlack
Join me (Alicia Kennedy) and writer and editor Layla Schlack for a one-hour conversation about her work, including: transitioning from food media to book publishing, the art of co-authoring, and how writing fiction fits into her busy schedule.
There will be a 20- to 30-minute guided conversation, and then the space will open for a Q&A. The conversation will be recorded and transcribed for paid subscribers to From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy.
Paid subscribers attend free using the discount code found in their email headers or can contact me directly to obtain it. There are limited slots open for others.
WHEN
Sunday, April 6
1 p.m. EST
WHERE
Zoom—a link will be sent to attendees one hour before the event
ABOUT LAYLA
Layla Schlack is senior editor at Clarkson Potter. The award-winning writer and editor has previously worked at food, drink, and travel magazines including Whetstone, Wine Enthusiast, Fine Cooking, and Hemispheres. Her byline has appeared in Food & Wine, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, to name a few, and she's coauthor of the forthcoming book Wine Pairing for the People (Harvest, fall 2026). A resident of Connecticut, Layla holds an MFA in creative and professional writing from Western Connecticut State University.
ABOUT ALICIA
Alicia Kennedy is a food and culture writer. She is the author of the bestselling book No Meat Required: The Cultural History and Culinary Future of Plant-Based Eating and the forthcoming On Eating: The Making and Unmaking of My Appetites. Desde mi escritorio, a collection of her essays in translation, was published in Spain, and her recipes have been included in Mastering the Art of Plant-Based Eating and the 50th anniversary edition of Diet for a Small Planet.
Her work has been published in Harper’s Bazaar, Mold, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Lux, and the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Food Studies, and it has been anthologized in Best American Food Writing. She has given talks at MIT, Tufts University, Boston University, UC Berkeley, and more.
From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy, her weekly newsletter on culture, media, and politics, has 40,000 subscribers and has been mentioned in The New York Times, Vogue, The Nation, The Atlantic, and more outlets.
Join me (Alicia Kennedy) and writer and editor Layla Schlack for a one-hour conversation about her work, including: transitioning from food media to book publishing, the art of co-authoring, and how writing fiction fits into her busy schedule.
There will be a 20- to 30-minute guided conversation, and then the space will open for a Q&A. The conversation will be recorded and transcribed for paid subscribers to From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy.
Paid subscribers attend free using the discount code found in their email headers or can contact me directly to obtain it. There are limited slots open for others.
WHEN
Sunday, April 6
1 p.m. EST
WHERE
Zoom—a link will be sent to attendees one hour before the event
ABOUT LAYLA
Layla Schlack is senior editor at Clarkson Potter. The award-winning writer and editor has previously worked at food, drink, and travel magazines including Whetstone, Wine Enthusiast, Fine Cooking, and Hemispheres. Her byline has appeared in Food & Wine, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, to name a few, and she's coauthor of the forthcoming book Wine Pairing for the People (Harvest, fall 2026). A resident of Connecticut, Layla holds an MFA in creative and professional writing from Western Connecticut State University.
ABOUT ALICIA
Alicia Kennedy is a food and culture writer. She is the author of the bestselling book No Meat Required: The Cultural History and Culinary Future of Plant-Based Eating and the forthcoming On Eating: The Making and Unmaking of My Appetites. Desde mi escritorio, a collection of her essays in translation, was published in Spain, and her recipes have been included in Mastering the Art of Plant-Based Eating and the 50th anniversary edition of Diet for a Small Planet.
Her work has been published in Harper’s Bazaar, Mold, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Lux, and the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Food Studies, and it has been anthologized in Best American Food Writing. She has given talks at MIT, Tufts University, Boston University, UC Berkeley, and more.
From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy, her weekly newsletter on culture, media, and politics, has 40,000 subscribers and has been mentioned in The New York Times, Vogue, The Nation, The Atlantic, and more outlets.
Join me (Alicia Kennedy) and writer and editor Layla Schlack for a one-hour conversation about her work, including: transitioning from food media to book publishing, the art of co-authoring, and how writing fiction fits into her busy schedule.
There will be a 20- to 30-minute guided conversation, and then the space will open for a Q&A. The conversation will be recorded and transcribed for paid subscribers to From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy.
Paid subscribers attend free using the discount code found in their email headers or can contact me directly to obtain it. There are limited slots open for others.
WHEN
Sunday, April 6
1 p.m. EST
WHERE
Zoom—a link will be sent to attendees one hour before the event
ABOUT LAYLA
Layla Schlack is senior editor at Clarkson Potter. The award-winning writer and editor has previously worked at food, drink, and travel magazines including Whetstone, Wine Enthusiast, Fine Cooking, and Hemispheres. Her byline has appeared in Food & Wine, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, to name a few, and she's coauthor of the forthcoming book Wine Pairing for the People (Harvest, fall 2026). A resident of Connecticut, Layla holds an MFA in creative and professional writing from Western Connecticut State University.
ABOUT ALICIA
Alicia Kennedy is a food and culture writer. She is the author of the bestselling book No Meat Required: The Cultural History and Culinary Future of Plant-Based Eating and the forthcoming On Eating: The Making and Unmaking of My Appetites. Desde mi escritorio, a collection of her essays in translation, was published in Spain, and her recipes have been included in Mastering the Art of Plant-Based Eating and the 50th anniversary edition of Diet for a Small Planet.
Her work has been published in Harper’s Bazaar, Mold, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Lux, and the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Food Studies, and it has been anthologized in Best American Food Writing. She has given talks at MIT, Tufts University, Boston University, UC Berkeley, and more.
From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy, her weekly newsletter on culture, media, and politics, has 40,000 subscribers and has been mentioned in The New York Times, Vogue, The Nation, The Atlantic, and more outlets.