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It’s All Coming to Life!
The book is here, the tour is loads of fun, and the food from our kitchen is finally in yours!

Hello Gingis!
What a week! We've been zipping from Philadelphia to Boston and are still riding high on the excitement of this tour. Each stop has been filled with so much laughter, food, and warmth that it feels like one big extended Gingis dinner party.
We kicked off the week with a huge thank you to everyone who came out to our book signing at Bubareka in Greenwich Village. It was pure joy. Meeting you all in person was a delight, and the cheese burekas with dips from our cookbook were a total hit!

Photo taken from the book signing at Buba
We're so grateful for all the support we've received, even from our friends in the press! We had a blast on NY1's Authors Week with Jamie Stelter and Pat Kiernan, talking about how our catering expertise came into play with the book. As we told them, "Even if the plates are small, if one dish is really popular, then you always have extra plates in the back!”

Photo from NY1’s Authors Week
Our recent events have been just as magical. A special shout-out to everyone who came out to Temple University Hillel in Philly with Michael Solomonov, The Hub, and Books & Books in Miami with Chef Bae, and Vilna Shul in Boston with Rachel Blumenthal. Your energy was absolutely incredible, and we can’t thank you enough for showing up and sharing your stories with us.

Our photo with Chef Bae
![]() Our photo from Miami, visiting our friend Zak the Baker | ![]() Best pastries at Zak the Baker |
Tour life has been chaotic, messy, and completely magical. We’ve been fueled by the best pastries at Zak the Baker, and a full dinner at Aviv, where we ate the whole menu (their baked hummus is a must-try!). The hugs, the selfies, the chance to scribble our names inside your cookbooks, it’s everything we dreamed of while we were hunched over our laptops writing recipes at 2 a.m.
![]() Must eat their baked hummus, wow! | ![]() Dinner at Aviv with the best team after we had our talk with Michael Solomov. We ate the whole menu. |
Let’s Go to San Diego!

Moniker General in San Diego
The party continues! We're coming to San Diego, California, on September 23rd at 6:00 pm at Moniker General with Charlie Madruga and in collaboration with A Timeless Day. Can't wait to see your beautiful faces and have fun while sharing our story with all of you!
Be sure to grab your tickets and come join the celebration.
YASSS!… 😊
We say it every week, but it’s worth repeating: this book isn’t just ours. It’s yours. It belongs on your tables, in your kitchens, and in your celebrations. Haven’t joined the party yet? Grab your copy of Eat Small Plates, bring it to a tour stop, and let’s sign it together.
With sticky fingers + full hearts,
Ben & Zikki
