Emma Galloway: Thyme to Cook

Join us for an evening with the author, Emma Galloway, in conversation with Erin Lovell Verinder as she talks about her new book, 'Thyme to Cook'.

WHEN: Tuesday, 29th of September 2026, at Gertrude & Alice Cafe Bookstore. Please arrive at 6:45 pm for a prompt 7 pm start. The event concludes at 8:30 pm, after the book signing.

TICKETS: 

Admission: $20.00 (excluding external fees). Includes admission for one to the event and a wine (or beverage) upon arrival.

Admission + Book: $65.00 (excluding external fees). Includes admission for one to the event and a copy of Thyme to Cook (RRP: $49.99), and a wine (or beverage) upon arrival.

Thyme to Cook is a practical guide to growing, harvesting and cooking real food at home to nourish our bodies and minds! From successful cookery writer Emma Galloway.

From the best-selling author of My Darling Lemon Thyme, A Year in My Real Food Kitchen and Every Day comes a new title full of fabulous simple recipes - all vegetarian, flavour-packed and gluten-free.

In a development from her earlier books, this one contains a Gardening 101 section on planting a kitchen garden - prep, seed sowing, saving seeds and harvesting. There are also simple planting guides to a range of vegetables - peas, beans, chillies, radishes, cauliflower, broccoli, capsicum and more - for any size garden, from containers to full-sized garden beds.

This is an inspirational look at practical gardening for anyone, plus delicious recipes using the produce you have grown.

'A treasure trove of a book - an approachable and very beautiful guide to growing your own food and easy and original ways to cook and eat it.' Anna Jones, author of A Modern Way to Eat and One: Pot Pan Planet.

About the Author:

Emma Galloway (Te Atihaunui a Pāpārangi, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngāti Rangi) is the bestselling author of My Darling Lemon Thyme, A Year in My Real Food Kitchen and Every Day. She's also a former chef, photographer, stylist, budding potter (@tahu.ceramics) and creator of the award-winning food blog My Darling Lemon Thyme. Her work has appeared on Oprah.com and Food52 and in The Guardian, among others. She's a past recipient of the Tui Flower Award for Best Recipe Writing at the NZ Food Media Awards and a regular contributor to numerous magazines. Emma lives in Raglan, New Zealand, with her husband and two children.

About Gertrude & Alice Cafe Bookstore

Rated as one of the top 10 bookstores in the world by National Geographic, Gertrude & Alice Cafe Bookstore is an oasis for writers, readers, and coffee lovers. Books overflow from the shelves of their store, featuring a mix of new, second-hand, antiquarian and rare books. Stay a while & enjoy some homemade chai, and amazing coffee, and unearth a book treasure or two. Read more about the bookstore's story here, and about the real Gertrude & Alice here.