Ham El-Waylly + Sohla El-Waylly: Hello, Home Cooking

Moderating this event is chef, restaurateur and cookbook author Sohla El-Waylly. This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store's 3rd floor Rare Book Room at 828 Broadway on 12th Street.

Can’t make the event? Purchase a signed copy of Hello, Home Cooking here.

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Comfort food for everyone.

In Hello, Home Cooking, Chef Ham El-Waylly taps into everyone’s nostalgia—his versions of beloved dishes carry a can’t-quite-put-my-finger-on-it heart-warming quality. These recipes work for cooks of all levels, using core flavors from different cuisines, and frees readers to mix, match, and shake up classic dishes from all around the world. From Macarona Bechamel that parallels mac ’n’ cheese, and an onion-laden pot roast that rivals any version you grew up eating, to cinnamon toast crunch made out of pita. Hello, Home Cooking shows you a whole new world of comforting classics—all while making sure you don’t need to go to a bunch of specialty stores or take out a second mortgage.

Expect recipes like:

Everything Pita

Overnight Oats with Rose, Cherries, and Pistachios

Better Than Boursin

Focaccia Baladi

Lazy Hummus

Zucchini Poached in Yogurt

Eggplant and Tofu Ragu

Giardiniera Rice

Bolivian Cheesy Rice

Brazilian Hot Dog Party

Carrot Sheet Cake

With Ham’s guidance, you can make comfort meals adventurous, and brand new dishes will leave you reminiscing like you’ve had—and loved—them a hundred times.

Photo credit: Sohla El-Waylly

Ham El-Waylly is a chef, restaurant consultant, recipe developer, and video creator based in New York City. You may know him from his acclaimed Brooklyn restaurant, Strange Delight, or as a longtime contributor to NYT Cooking, where he is also one half of the YouTube sensation, Mystery Menu. He lives in the East Village with his wife (Sohla), toddler, shiba inu, English bulldog, and wild alley cat.