Industry insiders are sharing their excitement for my new book, The New Rules of Dining Out:

More advance praise for my book is rolling in from industry insiders and restaurant experts. Due out on September 19!

The fact that we keep revisiting “tip fatigue” over and over and over again just goes to shows how American diners can only focus on how restaurants affect them, never how they affect restaurants. theguardian.com/business/2025/…

NEW YORK FRIENDS: Save the Date - I’ll be doing a book signing and author talk at Platform by JBF on Pier 57 with the intrepid restaurant critic Helen Rosner of The New Yorker on Monday, September 29 at 6pm. Stay tuned for more info on how get tickets. Hope to see you there!

Have a peek at what’s on the menu in “The New Rules of Dining Out: An Insider’s Guide to Enjoying Restaurants” and make sure you preorder your copy now (link in bio). #restaurantlife #diningout #etiquette #servers #bartenders #chefs #eatingout

Very excited to visit Seattle’s iconic indy bookstore Book Larder on October 21 to celebrate the launch of my book, The New Rules of Dining Out, in conversation with the great Allecia Vermillion. Tell your friends!! The New Rules of Dining Out booklarder.com/products/autho…

My book, The New Rules of Dining Out: An Insider’s Guide to Enjoying Restaurants, comes out exactly TWO MONTHS from today. Pre-orders really help set the tone and show the publisher that it’s worth promoting. Thank you to everyone who’s already supported by buying the book!

Here is a list of all my confirmed tour dates for The New Rules of Dining Out this fall. Stay tuned for more details!

I’m so thrilled to announce my official book tour dates for The New Rules of Dining Out! I’ve lined up some absolute rockstar moderators and can’t wait to start the conversation about becoming a better diner! See you in the fall!

Reposting my book tour dates with a correction. Mark your calendars, people!

I’ll be kicking off my September book tour events on Thursday, September 25 @ Read It & Eat Books in Buffalo with local food guru Andrew Galarneau. Come check it out!

Do NOT miss me and Helen Rosner at platformbyjbf on Monday, September 29 discussing my new book The New Rules of Dining Out. Use discount code: chefsept10 at the link below for 10% off! jamesbeard.org/events/platfor…

Updated my book tour calendar with a new event at Now Serving in Los Angeles with the great Jenn Harris from the LA Times on Thursday Oct 23!

BOOK REVEAL: Advance copies of The New Rules of Dining Out just arrived and I had to share the moment with everyone. Official pub date 9/19!

Congratulations to Contributor Adam Reiner, who is a finalist for the IACP Culinary 🍴 awards in the category of Narrative Food Writing Without Recipes for his article “An Artisan Bakery in Buffalo Reimagines Wonder Bread.” 🎉 iacp.com/awards/2025-ia…

I’ll be in Portland on Monday, October 21 promoting my book The New Rules of Dining Out at Vivienne Culinary Books with the great Jim Meehan. It should be a spirited conversation about dining culture and restaurant etiquette. Please share with your PDX peeps! viviennepdx.com/event-details/…

Join me next month at platformbyjbf for a book talk and signing of my new book The New Rules of Dining Out moderated by the inimitable Helen Rosner. It should be an amazing conversation about dining culture and restaurant etiquette! Reserve tickets here: jamesbeard.org/events/platfor…