Edmonton: Central European Cafe with Bonny Reichert
Bonny Reichert is a Canadian writer, chef, food stylist, and journalist whose work often explores the intersection of food, family, memory, and identity. Born in Edmonton and raised in a restaurant family, she has worked for major magazines (such as Today’s Parent and Chatelaine) and contributed regularly to The Globe and Mail. She also trained in culinary school in midlife and holds an MFA in creative nonfiction.
Her latest book is How to Share an Egg: A True Story of Hunger, Love, and Plenty (2025), her debut memoir. In it, Reichert traces her personal journey through the lens of food – growing up in her family’s restaurants, cooking with her grandmother, the role of meals in her childhood – while also confronting her father’s Holocaust past: his near‑starvation in Auschwitz‑Birkenau, the scars (including the tattooed number) he carried, and how that legacy shaped Bonny’s life. The book is as much about heritage and survival as it is about how cooking and nourishing one another can be acts of love and resistance.
event_title: Edmonton: Central European Cafe with Bonny Reichert
event_time_zone: America/Edmonton
event_start: November 07, 2025 14:00
event_duration: 90
event_end: November 07, 2025 15:30
event_address: Edmonton, AB, Canada
event_description: Bonny Reichert is a Canadian writer, chef, food stylist, and journalist whose work often explores the intersection of food, family, memory, and identity. Born in Edmonton and raised in a restaurant family, she has worked for major magazines (such as Today’s Parent and Chatelaine) and contributed regularly to The Globe and Mail. She also trained in culinary school in midlife and holds an MFA in creative nonfiction.Her latest book is How to Share an Egg: A True Story of Hunger, Love, and Plenty (2025), her debut memoir. In it, Reichert traces her personal journey through the lens of food – growing up in her family’s restaurants, cooking with her grandmother, the role of meals in her childhood – while also confronting her father’s Holocaust past: his near‑starvation in Auschwitz‑Birkenau, the scars (including the tattooed number) he carried, and how that legacy shaped Bonny’s life. The book is as much about heritage and survival as it is about how cooking and nourishing one another can be acts of love and resistance.More Information