benny blanco, Half Baked Harvest founder Tieghan Gerard and “The Pasta Queen” Nadia Caterina Munno in Conversation - The 92nd Street Y, New York
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benny blanco, Half Baked Harvest founder Tieghan Gerard and “The Pasta Queen” Nadia Caterina Munno in Conversation

benny blanco, Tieghan Gerard and “The Pasta Queen” Nadia Caterina Munno
Open Wide: A Cookbook for Friends

Grammy-nominated artist, producer, songwriter, actor and author benny blanco – the genius behind his own multiplatinum records as well as hits from Ed Sheeran, SZA, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Katy Perry and others, and actor on FXX’s Dave – joins us to celebrate the release of his debut cookbook and guide to entertaining, Open Wide: A Cookbook for Friends.

blanco will be joined by friends Tieghan Gerard, founder of Half Baked Harvest and New York Times bestselling author, and celebrity chef and New York Times bestselling author “The Pasta Queen” Nadia Caterina Munno for a conversation about their respective journeys in food. Hear him talk about his love for the culinary arts, lust for life, and personal philosophy: “Open your heart. And open wide, baby.”

Premium ticket holders will receive a personalized book, photo op with benny, and a swag item sponsored by Half Baked Harvest or Pasta Queen.

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benny blanco

benny blanco is a record producer, songwriter, artist, actor, record executive, and cookbook author …

benny blanco

benny blanco is a record producer, songwriter, artist, actor, record executive, and cookbook author. benny has contributed to the sale of hundreds of millions of albums worldwide through his work with artists including Ed Sheeran, SZA, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Katy Perry, The Weeknd, Maroon 5, Juice WRLD, Sia, and many more. As a solo artist, benny has released two albums—Friends Keep Secrets and Friends Keep Secrets 2—that have been streamed more than 11 billion times to date and have featured multiple multiplatinum hits. benny made his TV debut playing a fictionalized version of himself on the FXX series Dave with Lil Dicky, which has become the #1 comedy on FX and FXX. His longtime friendship with acclaimed chef Matty Matheson has spawned two massively viral online food series, Matty & Benny Eat Out America and Stupid F*cking Cooking Show. Open Wide is his first book. For updates about the book and tour, follow benny at @itsbennyblanco.

Tieghan Gerard

Sitting at the intersection of wholesome cooking, aspirational beauty and luxurious comfort, Half-Baked Harvest is a food-centric lifestyle brand …

Tieghan Gerard

Sitting at the intersection of wholesome cooking, aspirational beauty and luxurious comfort, Half-Baked Harvest is a food-centric lifestyle brand with the purpose of kindling the creation of beautiful gatherings. Half-Baked Harvest connects with its global community of cooks, hosts, and design enthusiasts through its website, cookbooks, product partnerships, and other culinary-related touchpoints.

Tieghan Gerard founded the company in 2012 when she was just 19. Initially, the recipe blog served as her creative outlet, allowing her to explore and combine her passions for food, photography and styling. More importantly, her recipes were also inspired by the desire to bring all ten of her family members together for memorable moments over delicious food.

Since its humble beginnings as a blog, millions of people have fallen in love with Half-Baked Harvest’s fresh take on comfort food, stunning photography, and charming embrace of all things cozy in the often snowy, and always majestic mountains of Colorado. Tieghan is now a New York Times bestselling author of three cookbooks with over 5.4 million followers on Instagram.

Nadia Caterina Munno

Nadia Caterina Munno is a businesswoman, social media entertainer, chef and a New York Times …

Nadia Caterina Munno

Nadia Caterina Munno is a businesswoman, social media entertainer, chef and a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Born and raised in Rome, Italy, she comes from a long family line of pasta makers dating back to the 1800s. Nadia shares some of the most unique and mouthwatering recipes with millions of people on her social media every day. Known for her palpable humor, authenticity, and dramatic storytelling in the kitchen, her online presence spread like wildfire, amassing millions of followers on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook. She has appeared on TODAY, The Drew Barrymore Show, Sherri and Good Morning America, and was named “a force to be reckoned with in the digital space” by both Entrepreneur Magazine and Social Media Week.

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