Puerto Rican singer/actor Ricky Martin learned English by watching Mister Rogers and Romper Room. Korean pop star RM and Cuban Spanish actress Ana de Armas practiced using Friends. Fittingly, Romanian chef Carolina Gelen studied cooking shows to learn and practice English, and only three years after moving to the U.S. from Transylvania, she’s got her own cookbook! Celebrate the release and hear more about her “easy, breezy style that emphasizes big flavor with a light lift” at this book event moderated by Eater’s Erin Russell. Gelen’s cookbook has gorgeous photos with each recipe, which her social media followers have gotten a taste of through her engaging videos instructing how to make everything from a sesame-crusted breakfast quesadilla to a showstopping orange-cardamom cake. – Kat McNevins