Arlington Reads Stirs It Up!

For 2026, Arlington Reads turns 20 and Arlington Public Library will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States by looking at American life, history and culture through the lens of food. Join us for a conversation with Antoni Porowski and Library Director Diane Kresh to talk about food, culture, and community.

Antoni Porowski is a New York Times bestselling author of “Antoni in the Kitchen” and “Antoni: Let's Do Dinner.”  

Porowski most recently starred in and executive produced National Geographic’s docuseries No Taste Like Home produced by Gordon Ramsay's Studio Ramsay Global. The show explores the diverse cultural heritages of global celebrities by way of their ancestors’ culinary traditions, techniques, and experiences. No Taste Like Home received a Critics’ Choice Real TV award for Best Structured Series in 2025, and was also nominated for a Cinema Eye Honors Award as well as two Realscreen Awards.

He is also known as the food and wine expert on Netflix’s award-winning series Queer Eye, which recently wrapped production on its tenth and final season.

This event is hosted in partnership with George Mason University.

FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED SEATING.  By registering, you will receive event updates. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. We highly encourage you to arrive early as we expect to reach event capacity.

The event will also be livestreamed and available as a recording on Arlington County's Youtube channel; please register to receive the online link. 

For more information, contact LibraryPrograms@arlingtonva.us

This event supports the Library's recognition of Pride Month.

• Location campus *Off-Site
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  • Author Talk