Talks & Entertainment

Meredith Hayden is the private chef, recipe developer, and creator behind Wishbone Kitchen, as well “The Group Chat” newsletter, and “Dinner With Friends” cooking show on YouTube. Her first cookbook, The Wishbone Kitchen Cookbook: Seasonal Recipes for Everyday Luxury and Elevated Entertaining, shares 100 unfussy and elegant recipes to prepare food like a professional host (and have fun while doing it). 

This is the kind of food to celebrate every season of life. Recipes range from 20-minute meals to show-stopping centerpieces, all fit for your next dinner party. You’ll find big salads (blueberry BBQ grilled chicken salad), sharable sammies (the ultimate Italian), and chatting-with-friends snackers (really good guac). Serve the pink lemon pasta when friends come over after work or pack up the farro broccoli salad for lunch the next day. Snack on an heirloom tomato galette, veg out on asparagus fries with feta, and feast on a range of recipes from an authority on all things seafood. 

Hayden will be in conversation with Natalie Shine, the host of The Big Silly Trivia Game— a pop culture–obsessed, weekly live trivia show played by thousands every week. Shine’s playful yet elevated point of view has led to collaborations with brands such as Rothy’s, Marc Jacobs, Spotify, Nike, Meta, Hourglass, Barneys, Vogue, and Fashionphile.