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America’s Test Kitchen: INSIDE THE KITCHEN – Live with Julia & Bridget

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  • Date: November 5, 2025 Wed
  • Time: 7:00 pm
  • Location: Hough Concert Hall
  • Tickets: $90 - $150

TICKETS
VIP Reserved:
$150
Reserved: $90 

Doors at 6pm | Show at 7pm

VIP Ticket includes:

    • Pre-signed copy of The Complete America’s Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook 2001-2026 (to be picked up at event**)
    • Pre-show Meet & Greet with Julia & Bridget in the Palladium Side Door, 6:00pm – 7:00 pm with refreshment & appetizers
    • Premium reserved seating in Hough Concert Hall
    • 1 year WEDU PBS membership, including WEDU PBS Passport streaming benefit (activation information provided at event)

Reserved Ticket includes: 

    • Pre-signed copy of The Complete America’s Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook 2001-2026 (to be picked up at event**)
    • Reserved seating in Hough Concert Hall
    • 1 year WEDU PBS membership, including WEDU PBS Passport streaming benefit (activation information provided at event)

** The Complete America’s Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook 2001-2006 may not be on hand at the event for tickets purchased after October 15, 2025; WEDU PBS will provide the book after the event.


Presented by WEDU PBS


WEDU PBS presents an insider’s look into how America’s Test Kitchen works – from recipe development to product and ingredient testing, co-host Julia Collin Davison and Bridget Lancaster will share techniques and tips to use at home and answer questions from attendees. Tickets include a signed copy of The Complete America’s Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook 2001-2026.

Julia Collin Davison is an executive editorial director for America’s Test Kitchen. She is also co-host of America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Country and is an original cast member of both shows, which are two of the highest-rated instructional cooking shows on television. Julia also is host of Julia at Home, which premiered on Pluto TV in November 2021. Julia began working as a test cook for Cook’s Illustrated in 1999 and led recipe development for America’s Test Kitchen cookbooks for more than a decade. Julia has been a guest on Good Morning America, Live with Kelly & Ryan, The Today Show, Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family, and The Tamron Hall Show. She graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 1996. She received an Augie Award from the Culinary Institute of America and was inducted into the prestigious Disciples d’Escoffier culinary society in 2018.

Bridget Lancaster is an executive editorial director for America’s Test Kitchen. She’s known to millions of fans as a co-host of America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Country, which both air on public television. Bridget began working as a test cook for Cook’s Illustrated in 1998; she was also part of the launch team for Cook’s Country magazine and led the magazine’s recipe development. Bridget is the lead instructor for America’s Test Kitchen Online Cooking School and has created hundreds of instructional videos. In her earlier career she cooked in restaurant kitchens in the South and the Northeast, concentrating on pastry. She was inducted into the prestigious Disciples d’Escoffier culinary society in 2018.

ABOUT WEDU

WEDU PBS is West Central Florida’s PBS station, providing trusted news, educational programming, and inspiring stories that enrich lives and strengthen the community. As a nonprofit public media organization, WEDU delivers award-winning local productions alongside the best of PBS’s national content.

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