Grubstack lineup

Join this week’s live food festival, exclusively on Substack

Join us this Thursday, March 13, through Saturday, March 15, for Substack’s inaugural food festival. Grubstack brings together top food writers, chefs, and culinary creators from around the world for live cook-alongs, bake-offs, virtual tastings, and in-depth discussions on today’s biggest food trends and topics—all streamed exclusively on Substack.

Download the app now to join the conversations, and subscribe to your favorite participants to get notified when they go live.

Here’s what you can expect, with more details to be revealed this week.

Thursday, March 13

11:00 a.m. GMT / 7:00 a.m. ET

How to host this spring and summer, with Laura Jackson and Rosie Kellett

• Join Laura Jackson and Rosie Kellett as they cover everything you need to know to host in style this season, including trends, diets, budget, and more.

• Subscribe to get notified: The Margarita Chronicles and The Late Plate by Rosie Kellett

12:00 p.m. GMT / 8:00 a.m. ET

Live from a French kitchen, with Simon Auscher

• Join Simon Auscher in Nice as he cooks an early-spring risotto, sharing the skills and know-how that have made him one of the hottest chefs around.

• Subscribe to get notified: Simon Auscher - Cuisine Playground

3:00 p.m. GMT / 11:00 a.m. ET

Fresh from the field, with Finn Harries and Julius Roberts

• Regenerative farmer Finn Harries and chef and farmer Julius Roberts explore the farm-to-table journey from their Ibiza and Dorset holdings.

• Subscribe to get notified: The Seeds Will Grow and The Farm Diaries

4.00 p.m. GMT / 12:00 p.m. ET

Anna Jones and Carla Lalli Music, in conversation

• Join Anna Jones, cook and cookbook author, and carla lalli music, cookbook author and video host, as they talk food.

• Subscribe to get notified: The Anna Jones Newsletter and Food Processing

5:00 p.m. GMT / 1:00 p.m. ET

The joy of greens, with Melissa Hemsley and Hetty Lui McKinnon

• Discover how to build a meal around your favorite vegetables, eat more plants, and save the world with Melissa Hemsley feelgood food and Hetty Lui McKinnon.

• Subscribe to get notified: Things That Make My Heart Sing by Melissa Hemsley and To Vegetables, With Love

6:00 p.m. GMT / 2:00 p.m. ET

From kitchen to cookbook, with Dorie Greenspan and Clare de Boer

• Join cookbook author Dorie Greenspan and chef and writer Clare de Boer as they discuss how they cook, write, and eat.

• Subscribe to get notified: xoxoDorie Newsletter and The Best Bit

7:00 p.m. GMT / 3:00 p.m. ET

What French women really eat, with Manon Lagrève and Chloé Crane-Leroux

• Manon Lagrève and Chloe Crane-Leroux reveal how to make French-inspired cooking part of your everyday life.

• Subscribe to get notified: My Little French Life, by Manon Lagreve

8:00 p.m. GMT / 4:00 p.m. ET

The work of food, with Jenny Rosenstrach and Christina Chaey

• Join Jenny Rosenstrach and Christina Chaey for an honest conversation about building a freelance career in food, what really makes up that work, and their career histories—as well as their most popular recipes and kitchen strategies.

• Subscribe to get notified: Dinner: A Love Story and Gentle Foods by Christina Chaey

9:00 p.m. GMT / 5:00 p.m. ET

Cook-along with Samah Dada

• Join TV host and cookbook author Samah Dada, known for her delicious vegan treats, as she shares her know-how. Make sure to subscribe to her Substack for all the details of her upcoming Grubstack Live session.

• Subscribe to get notified: UP TO DATE

9:30 p.m. GMT / 5:30 p.m. ET

Chicken quesadillas with Chef Zealand

• Join food creator Chef Zealand, famous for teaching his followers how to cook comfort food, as he hosts a cook-along of his legendary chicken quesadillas.

• Subscribe to get notified: Chef Zealand

Friday, March 14

12:30 p.m. GMT / 8:30 a.m. ET

War and food, with Felicity Spector and Tim Mak

• Tune in to watch Felicity Spector and Tim Mak explore the realities and challenges of feeding Ukraine under siege.

• Subscribe to get notified: Flour Power: by Felicity Spector and The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

1:00 p.m. GMT / 9:00 a.m. ET

A speedy lunch cook-along, with Rachel Khoo

• Craving delicious homemade food but short on time? Join international food writer and broadcaster Rachel Khoo as she creates two delicious dishes in just 30 minutes—with a bonus recipe if time permits. Rachel will share her favorite shortcuts while celebrating the little pleasures that transform everyday meals into moments of joy.

• Subscribe to get notified: Les Petits Pleasures

2:00 p.m. GMT / 10:00 a.m. ET

Bake a classic Victoria sponge, with Remi Idowu

• Cook along with Remi Idowu as she shares helpful tips for the fluffiest cake and reveals how to pick the best ingredients.

• Subscribe to get notified: how the cookie crumbles

3:00 p.m. GMT / 11:00 a.m. ET

Taste a Spanish market haul, with Nicola Lamb and Milli Taylor

• Join chefs and cookbook authors Nicola Lamb and Milli Taylor as they pick the best produce from the stalls of Sán Sebastian, for an exploration of Mediterranean flavors (and the best things to buy and bring home from your holidays).

• Subscribe to get notified: Kitchen Projects and When in Rome

4:00 p.m. GMT / 12:00 p.m. ET

Tex-Mex masterclass, with Tim Laielli

• Join Tim Laielli live from Austin as he crafts a dish packed with bold, sizzling flavors straight from the heart of Texas.

• Subscribe to get notified: hot dads cook

4:30 p.m. GMT / 12:30 p.m. ET

A spring supper, with Skye McAlpine

• Join Skye McAlpine to create a light spring dinner—cook together in real time and enjoy a meal to remember. Skye will share the ingredients on her Substack in advance, so make sure to subscribe.

• Subscribe to get notified: The Dolce Vita Diaries

5:00 p.m. GMT / 1:00 p.m. ET

The science of delicious, with Nik Sharma and Dan Souza

• Join chefs Nik Sharma and Dan Souza as they reveal the secrets of recipe development.

• Subscribe to get notified: The Flavor Files

5:30 p.m. GMT / 1:30 p.m. ET

Caroline Chambers and Deb Perelman in conversation

• Join Caroline Chambers and deb perelman for an in-depth discussion. Make sure to subscribe to their Substacks to find out more.

• Subscribe to get notified: What To Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking and the smitten kitchen digest

6:30 p.m. GMT / 2:30 p.m. ET

3 high-protein meals to prep, and overcoming meal prep roadblocks, with Jenn Lueke

• Join Jenn Lueke as she preps Key Lime Chia Pudding, Sheet Pan Chicken Thighs with Cherry Tomatoes, Chickpeas, and Pesto, and High-Protein Creamy Tomato Soup. She’ll also be answering FAQs related to meal prep and take questions from live viewers.

• Subscribe to get notified: the eat goood newsletter

Saturday, March 15

10:30 a.m. GMT / 6:30 a.m. ET

Ben Lippett and Tomos Parry in conversation

• Hear from Ben Lippett, chef and recipe developer, and Tomos Parry, chef and founder of the London restaurants Brat, Mountain, and Brat x Climpson’s Arch. Make sure to subscribe to their Substacks to learn more.

• Subscribe to get notified: How I Cook and Tomos’s Substack

11.30 a.m GMT / 7:30 a.m. ET

Kitchen hangs, with Rosie Birkett and Jeremy Lee

• Join food writer Rosie Birkett behind the scenes in the kitchen with chef jeremylee to talk prepping for a pop-up service, writing menus, and much more.

• Subscribe to get notified: A Lot On Her Plate and

12:00 p.m. GMT / 8:00 a.m. ET

The art of solo dining, with Emma Gannon and Eleanor Wilkinson

• Join Emma Gannon, author of Table for One, and Eleanor Wilkinson, author of One Pot, One Portion, for an uplifting and practical exploration of how to make the most of cooking and dining out when you’re solo.

• Subscribe to get notified: The Hyphen by Emma Gannon and Table For One

3:00 p.m. GMT / 11:00 a.m. ET

José Andrés and Ruth Rogers in conversation

• Join chef, restauranteur, and founder of World Central Kitchen José Andrés in conversation with chef and restauranteur Ruth Rogers.

• Subscribe to get notified: Longer Tables with José Andrés andThe River Cafe

4:00 p.m. GMT / 12:00 p.m. ET

Chefs in conversation, with Yotam Ottolenghi and David Lebovitz

• Join Yotam Ottolenghi and David Lebovitz in conversation about their lives in the food world, cooking and baking, and their favorite brunch recipes.

• Subscribe to get notified: Ottolenghi and David Lebovitz Newsletter

7:00 p.m. GMT / 3:00 p.m. ET

Ruth Reichl and Bill Buford in conversation

• Hear from two of the foremost figures in food writing, Ruth Reichl and Bill Buford. Make sure to subscribe to Ruth’s Substack to find out all the details of their upcoming Grubstack Live session.

• Subscribe to get notified: La Briffe

8:30 p.m. GMT / 4:30 p.m. ET

Cook-along with Gaby Dalkin

• Join Gaby Dalkin, the founder of What’s Gaby Cooking, Dalkin&Co, Little Mouths, Big Palates, and Gaby’s, from her California kitchen to create one of her favorite family-friendly recipes.

• Subscribe to get notified: Little Mouths, Big Palates

And more…

We put out the call to the foodies of Substack to create their own Grubstack events, and they answered it beautifully. Join Sally McKenna to discuss “The Shifting Food Ecosystem” (Saturday, 1:00 p.m. ET), Nicki Sizemore’s “Knife Skills Live Class” (Thursday, 11:00 a.m. ET), Victoria Granof’s lethal how-to guide “Delicious Poisons: A History, with Recipes” (Saturday, 2:00 p.m. ET), and Kate McDermott’s “It’s Pi (π) Day: Let’s Make Dough”—which, of course, starts at 3:14 PM PT (Friday, 6:14 p.m. ET)—to mention just some of the events that are taking place this week. Visit the Food & Drink tab via your homepage or the Substack app to discover more.

Hosting your own Grubstack Live event? Share the details—date, time, and anything else you’d like people to know about it—in the comments below. Sharing on social media? Remember to use the hashtag #grubstack and tag @substack when you publish a Note.