San Jose Public Library Foundation Signature Author Event

We're thrilled to announce our upcoming Signature Author Event featuring celebrity Chef Martin Yan. Together, we aim to raise crucial funds and awareness for the San Jose Public Library.

Join us on Saturday, September 21st, 2024 from 11:00 AM-1:00 PM , at the San Jose City Hall Rotunda. Guests will enjoy a lunch featuring Chef Martin Yan's award-winning menu, complete with wine-pairings, while Chef Yan performs an entertaining cooking demonstration while sharing the inspiration behind his 30+ cookbooks. Event Sponsorships available today! Please contact jodie.pulliam@sjplf.org TICKETS AND TABLE SALES MADE AVAILABLE ON JULY 15: $100 Single ticket: includes autographed Best of Yan Can Cook recipe book. $150 Single ticket with VIP pack: includes autographed Best of Yan Can Cook recipe book plus chef grade knife, knife sharpening tool, deluxe chopsticks set from exclusive Yan kitchen collection. $1,500 Reserved Preferred Seating Table (10 seats): includes autographed Best of Yan Can Cookrecipe book. $2,000 Reserved Preferred Seating Table (10 seats) with VIP Pack: includes autographed Best of Yan Can Cook recipe book plus chef grade knife, knife sharpening tool, deluxe chopsticks set from exclusive Yan kitchen collection. About Chef Yan: “If Yan Can Cook, So Can You!” has always been the motto of Chef Martin Yan! With his extraordinaire, popular television host of more than 3,500 culinary and travel TV shows and author of 34 cookbooks including his brand-new cookbooks - “Martin Yan’s Best of Yan Can Cook” and “MY Asian Kitchen”. He is one of the most recognizable Chinese Chef in the culinary world, from Shanghai to San Francisco, with a career spanning over four decades. Promoting Chinese and Asian cuisines, hosting KTSF "Wok Around the Bay" shows, making the food easy for the cook has been his life-long mission. His award-winning public television series, Yan Can Cook, airing since 1978, has introduced generations of audiences to Chinese and Asian cuisines. Chef Yan has received numerous awards and recognitions including the James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022, and the lifetime achievement award from the International Association of Cooking Professionals. He was also honored with the 2023 Culinary Excellence Award at the Sonoma International Film Festival. Never the one to rest on his laurels, Chef Yan has remained an active international food and cultural ambassador. He roams the world working with home chefs and top chefs to entertain and educate the public, sharing his unique humor and strong passion for cooking.

Additional event details:

• Business casual attire.
• Attendance is limited to adults 21 and older.
• Parking available in 4th street parking garage.