Book Signing at Lord Empanada

Happy in my author signing booth (Image: Ruksana Hussain)

For folks living a little farther away from LA city core, I decided to partner with the folks at Lord Empanada for a casual weekend book signing. The cute spot in Monrovia serves Argentinian empanadas and sandwiches and a pretty nice flan, though if you happen to get one of the sweet empanadas then you might not need the flan.

Owner Ryan Lopez and his family own the place and many of the recipes are his grandma's creations. The venue is celebrating their third anniversary in a few days. He has been so supportive of the book since I first reached out to include his business and I was glad to be able to list them under multiple chapters thanks to their menu items. Some of my guests decided to taste the empanadas and were impressed with how fresh and flavorful plus non-greasy they were. I can tell you they are some of the best, especially the birria, which is one of their signature offerings. 

Though many folks do takeaway here, there's enough seating for a few parties and I was lucky to get an entire little author booth set up for myself right by the window at the corner! A couple of folks stopped by for evening drinks and dinner and loved the book. It was a quick event and intimate too and a welcome rest after the big event a few days ago for the big launch. Big thanks to the staff at Lord Empanada for a cozy evening spent with some close friends. Gracias!