*CANCELLED* Shiza Shahid "Dinner At Our Place" Cookbook Signing

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About the Book:

From the covetable cookware brand Our Place (makers of the super-popular Always Pan®), more than 100 dinner party–worthy recipes menus that celebrate culture and community.

Our Place, the cookware brand that took the food world by storm, has always been about more than their brilliantly designed products—it’s about bringing people together, celebrating cultures, and cultivating connections. And what better way to do that, than through sharing a meal? Co-founder and CEO Shiza Shahid invited 11 pioneering tastemakers, chefs, and restauranteurs to take a month and throw a dinner party for you to join. In Dinner at Our Place, you’ll find more than 100 recipes and 12 specially curated dinner parties, plus playlists, mood lighting guides, plating philosophies, scripts for talking to your fishmonger, and so much more:

January: Family Dinner with Shiza Shahid
February: Valentine’s Kitsch for Friends & Lovers with Jen Monroe
March: A Goodbye Party for Winter with Lauren Schaefer & Amiel Stanek
April: The Fullness of Spring with Maryah Ananda
May: First of the Season BBQ with Bill Clark
June: In the Garden with Brad Ogbonna
July: Dinner Is the Destination with Gerardo Gonzalez
August: A Reimagined Caribbean Feast with DeVonn Francis
September: A (Re)Birthday Party with Susan Kim
October: Spooky Stoops & Frightening Feasts with Angel Dimayuga
November: A Better Friendsgiving with Kia Damon
December: Mama’s Da Bin Lo (Hot Pot) with Keegan Fong & Mama Fong

This comprehensive playbook, complete with curated menus, unbeatable vibes, and a diverse array of delicious and achievable recipes (think Saffron Tachin, Whole Salt-Roasted Fish, Shiso Onigiri, Chili Chocolate Sheet Cake, a Spritz’groni, and more), is a stylish invitation to host, throw your favorite apron on, and make a party out of cooking and eating.

About the Author and Our Place:

Shiza Shahid is the Co-founder and Co-CEO of Our Place, a mission-driven brand reimagining kitchenware for the modern, global kitchen. Rooted in the belief that home cooking has the power to bring people together, Our Place celebrates the traditions, ingredients, and connections that make every meal meaningful.

In February 2025, Shiza is launching Dinner at Our Place, the first-ever cookbook from Our Place, published by HarperCollins. Authored by Shiza and 11 renowned chefs and tastemakers, the cookbook is more than a collection of recipes—it’s a guide to hosting meaningful gatherings. Drawing from her own experiences growing up in a culture where sharing meals was a cornerstone of community, Shiza’s deeply personal project celebrates the art of coming together over food, while offering menus, tips, and inspiration to make hosting simpler and more joyful.

Since founding Our Place in 2019, Shiza has overseen its growth into a beloved global brand. Known for its innovative and sustainable designs, Our Place’s kitchenware, including the iconic Always Pan, has garnered waitlists of more than 30,000 people, and widespread acclaim.

Before Our Place, Shiza co-founded the Malala Fund with Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, serving as its founding CEO to champion every girl’s right to education. She also launched NOW Ventures, an angel fund investing in mission-driven startups with a focus on female founders.

Shiza has been recognized as one of TIME’s “30 Under 30 People Changing the World,” Forbes’ “30 Under 30 – Social Entrepreneurs,” and INC Magazine’s “Top Female Founders.” Her thought leadership has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Fast Company, and more. She’s also a sought-after speaker, frequently appearing at major events like Aspen Ideas Festival, Fortune Most Powerful Women, and the World Economic Forum.

Now, with the release of Dinner at Our Place, Shiza invites readers to rediscover the joy of gathering, celebrate cultural traditions, and find connection through the simple act of sharing a meal.

Our Place is a modern kitchenware brand, and so much more. Everything they do—from the products they design to the stories they share—is rooted in their mission to make cooking and sharing a meal easier and more joyful. They believe in the transformative power of uplifting the differences in how people cook and eat together, and that sharing our traditions, new and old, will help bring the disparate edges of the world closer together.

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