Celebrate Family Style with award-winning creator, Peter Som

Enjoy an unforgettable interactive recipe demonstration and workshop with Peter Som amongst the Mayflower’s lush Chef’s Garden followed by an indulgent multi-course lunch inspired by the recipes in Family Style.

Located in the Chef’s Garden

$125 per guest | Includes demonstration, three-course lunch & beverages

Book on Tock or with Concierge

Gather in our vibrant Lobby and join Peter Som for a lively signing of his new book: Family Style.

Located in the Lobby

Peter Som is the lifestyle expert, award-winning fashion designer and forthcoming author of his debut cookbook FAMILY STYLE: Elegant Everyday Recipes Inspired by Home and Heritage, releasing on March 18th. Food has always been central in Peter’s life. His Chinese heritage and California upbringing informed Peter’s cooking and approach to food. During Peter’s high-octane fashion years, the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalist and two-time CFDA Emerging Designer Award nominee spent much of his free time using cooking and food as a way to align, focus and decompress. In 2019, Peter launched The Extra Taste, a culinary- focused vertical on petersom.com, which occupies a unique space at the intersection of the worlds of fashion, food, interiors, design and more.

From culinary creator, lifestyle expert, and award-winning fashion designer Peter Som, a stunning cookbook of 100 recipes with unique and creative flavor combinations, paying homage to his identity, heritage, and family. For Peter Som, nothing is quite as satisfying as the moment when everyone is gathered around the table and platters of food are set down for everyone to dig into together. In Family Style, Peter pays homage to his identity and heritage, with more than 100 powerfully flavorful recipes for breakfasts, dinners, desserts, and more—all unfussy, comforting, and creative. Perfect for an everyday meal at home, yet sophisticated, elegant, and visually stunning to impress any guest. At the heart of each of the 100 recipes in Family Style are imaginative and personally unique flavor combinations. There are beloved nods to his grandma’s Cantonese flavor profiles, his mom’s deep love of French food, his Bay Area upbringing, and desserts that are “not too sweet”—the highest compliment in his family—and more, with recipes including.