Author Talk: Laura Tillman, The Migrant Chef

Wed Mar 18 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:15 pm UTC-04:00

Hartford Public Library, Downtown Library | Hartford

Hartford Public Library
Publisher/HostHartford Public Library
Author Talk: Laura Tillman, The Migrant Chef
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Laura Tillman is the author of the James Beard award-winning biography, The Migrant Chef: The Life and Times of Lalo García
About this Event

Join us for a talk with Laura Tillman, the author of the James Beard award-winning biography, The Migrant Chef: The Life and Times of Lalo García, which follows the journey of an acclaimed Mexico City chef from his origins in rural poverty to his migration and deportation from the U.S. The book was selected for best of the year lists by The New Yorker and NPR, and was recently published in Spanish translation by Penguin Random House. Laura is also a reporter at the Connecticut Mirror, where she covers Human Services. Learn more at: https://www.lauratillman.net/

Light refreshments will be served.

BOOK GIVEAWAY: The first 10 audience members will receive a copy of the book.


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Hartford Public Library, Downtown Library, 500 Main Street, Hartford, United States

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