Meet Ham El-Waylly and get a signed copy of his new cookbook, Hello, Home Cooking: Do-Able Dishes for Every Day
On Saturday, June 6, 2026 from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Ham will be at the Union Square Greenmarket signing and selling copies of his debut cookbook, Hello, Home Cooking: Do-Able Dishes for Every Day. Come check out his new book, get a personalized copy, and meet Ham!
About the Book: Hello, Home Cooking intertwines Ham’s fine-dining background with his childhood as a third-culture, Bolivian-Egyptian kid raised in Doha, Qatar to create recipes that creatively reimagine the classics. Full of recipes like Eggplant and Tofu Ragu, Focaccia Baladi, and Bolivian Cheesy Rice, it is a nostalgic reinterpretation rooted in culture, community, and accessibility.
About the Author: Ham El-Waylly is the head chef and partner at the New Orlean’s style seafood restaurant Strange Delight in Brooklyn. He is a recipe developer, video creator, and formerly part of the NYT Cooking’s Mystery Menu with his wife and fellow chef, Sohla.
The Union Square Greenmarket Book Signings are produced in collaboration with Kitchen Arts & Letters, a New York City bookstore specializing in food and drink. Located on the Upper East Side, they sell cookbooks and a wide range of food history, scholarship, and food writing.
– Attendance at this event is free and open to the public, registration is encouraged but not required.
– Registration does not guarantee a book will be available as quantities are limited and may sell out.
– Books will be for sale while supplies last. The event may end early if books sell out.
– There may be wait times for the line to purchase books.
