Slow Food Hudson Valley Presents: Cookbook Club Potluck with Chefs Jody Williams and Rita Sodi

Sunday, July 13, 2025 | 2–5 PM

St. Peter’s Presbyterian Church

5219 County Route 7, Spencertown, NY 12165

Slow Food Hudson Valley is honored to welcome celebrated chefs Jody Williams and Rita Sodi of Via Carota for a special edition of our Cookbook Club Potluck. Join us for an unforgettable afternoon as the acclaimed culinary duo shares the story behind their bestselling cookbook, Via Carota: A Celebration of Seasonal Cooking—a vibrant homage to Italian tradition and vegetable-forward cuisine.

This intimate event offers a rare opportunity to connect with two of New York’s most influential chefs in a relaxed, community setting centered around good food and great conversation.

How It Works

Register: Reserve your spot through the Slow Food Hudson Valley website.
Cook & Share: Choose a recipe from Via Carota to prepare and bring. Let us know your dish by signing up on Perfect Potluck.
Drinks: Non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. Guests are also welcome to bring a favorite drink to share.

Copies of Via Carota are available at local bookstores and through the regional library system. If you need help locating a copy, please email robin@branchwaterfarms.com ; we’ll gladly assist.

Suggested Donation:

$15 for Slow Food members | $20 for non-members

Space is limited, and early registration is encouraged.

Slow Food Hudson Valley connects our residents to local food resources, which are good, clean, and fair, and is a local chapter of Slow Food USA. Proceeds from this event will support local organizations addressing food insecurity in the Hudson Valley.

Bring your curiosity and your appetite—we can’t wait to gather with you around the table.

About the chefs:

Rita Sodi and Jody Williams are acclaimed, self-taught chefs and James Beard Award winners. They are renowned for their New York restaurants: I Sodi, Via Carota, Buvette, The Commerce Inn, and Bar Pisellino.

Rita Sodi

• Opened I Sodi in 2008, inspired by her Tuscan upbringing.

• Via Carota, co-created with Williams, was named “New York’s most perfect restaurant” and won the James Beard Award.

Jody Williams

• Established Buvette in 2011, a beloved spot for all-day eating and drinking.

• Co-authored the bestselling cookbook “Via Carota: A Celebration of Seasonal Cooking.”

• Together with Sodi, they launched Via Carota Craft Cocktails, award-winning ready-to-serve cocktails.

Their restaurants create a vibrant culinary hub in New York’s historic West Village.

Slow Food Hudson Valley Cookbook Club - Via Carota

By Slow Food Hudson Valley

Slow Food Hudson Valley Cookbook Club - Via Carota

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