Tini Younger: Today We Are Cooking (Tickets Required)
Curious Iguana Books is delighted to welcome viral chef Tini Younger back to Frederick on Thursday, November 5 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm!
Curious Iguana Books is delighted to welcome viral chef Tini Younger back to Frederick on Thursday, November 5 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm at the Jack B. Kussmaul Theater at Frederick Community College, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, MD 21702. Please refer to this campus map for the building location and available parking lots.
Join us for a live cooking demonstration by Tini, where she will make a recipe from her new cookbook, Today We Are Cooking. Following her demonstration, Tini will answer questions from the audience. Tasting samples of her recipe will also be provided (please note: the tasting sample contains shellfish).
Tickets are required for this event and can only be purchased by clicking here. Each ticket includes one pre-signed copy of Today We Are Cooking with admission and one tasting sample. Books purchased as part of a ticketed bundle are non-returnable. Doors open at 11:30am for check-in.
The City of Frederick Food Bank will be present at the event to collect donations and provide important information about their services and local resources. Attendees are welcome to bring 1-2 non-perishable food items to donate to the food bank.
For accessibility requests, email events@curiousiguana.com at least two (2) weeks prior to the event.
We are proud to partner with Frederick Community College and the Hospitality Culinary and Tourism Institute as co-sponsors of this event.
Curious Iguana Books is a benefit corporation that believes in giving back to the Frederick community that supports it. As such, Curious Iguana will donate a portion of all book sales from the month of November to the FCC Foundation HCTI Scholarship Fund and the City of Frederick Food Bank
About the book: In Today We Are Cooking, Tini shares over 100 recipes that build a strong foundation for beginner cooks. With learning opportunities baked into every recipe, Tini teaches you why you are doing something rather than just how to do it, all with her casual, unfussy approach. Today We Are Cooking is packed with plenty of easy, everyday meals that you’ll want to cook time and time again. You’ll find OG favorites like Tini’s Viral Mac and Cheese and her favorite Banana Bread plus dozens of new, elevated comfort food recipes, all of which have a special Tini spin—like Oven-Cooked BBQ Pulled Pork with Spicy Slaw, Chicken Soup with Homemade Noodles, and Creamy Grits with Sauteed Mushrooms and Butternut Squash. Every recipe highlights the skills you’ll learn while making it and includes pro tips from Tini along with ideas for how to “own it” with swaps or twists to personalize the dish. Tini covers all the staples for breakfast, dinner, game days, and more—and there’s even a chapter of her most beloved holiday dishes.
Getting in the kitchen changed Tini’s life, so she’s passionate about helping home cooks gain their own confidence in the kitchen. Today We Are Cooking will be your go-to resource for recipes that work every time.
About the author: Tineke “Tini” Younger is a chef and digital creator whose warm, relatable approach to cooking has made her one of the most beloved culinary personalities on social media today. After earning her Culinary Arts degree from the Hospitality, Culinary and Tourism Institute at FCC, Tini first caught the nation’s attention in 2023 as a fan favorite on Gordon Ramsay’s Next Level Chef. After the show, she posted a mac and cheese tutorial to TikTok that would go on to break the internet—drawing more than 100 million views and sparking a viral trend around her creamy, no-frills recipe. Since then, Tini has been profiled by Forbes, People, Rolling Stone, EatingWell, Food & Wine, and more.
