VERONICA HINKE
author • speaker • journalist
Specializing in food history and culinary narratives
Food History & Culinary Narratives
Veronica Hinke is author of the acclaimed historical books “The Last Night on the Titanic,” “Titanic: The Official Cookbook: 40 Timeless Recipes for Every Occasion,” “Harry Potter: Afternoon Magic- Oficial Snacks and Sweets Inspired by the Wizarding World” and “The Great Gatsby Cooking and Entertaining Guide: Decadent Dishes and Classic Cocktails from the Roaring Twenties“, and “A Ravenous Feast: Spellbinding Recipes Inspired by the Literary Works of Edgar Poe” (July 2025) . She shares her love of early 20th century and late 19th century history, culinary arts and most of all…. people. “Every food story I’ve ever written always, at the core of each one, ended up being about the people, and that doesn’t seem to change. This book is no different. Those stories of hope and resilience…I think that’s why the Titanic story is still alive today,”
My mouthwatering books, short stories and magazine articles explore food history and the delicious culinary narratives that take you back in time. My heart calling is writing and speaking about the early 20th century and late 19th century drinking and dining experience and personalities of those era.
Books!
“The Last Night on the Titanic: Unsinkable Drinking, Dining & Style“
by Veronica Hinke. Published 2019
Hardcover, $19.49
“Veronica Hinke’s painstaking research and deft touch bring the Titanic’s tragic but eternally glamorous maiden voyage back to life. In addition to stirring accounts of individual tragedy and survival, The Last Night on the Titanic offers tried-and-true recipes, newly invented styles and classic cocktails to reproduce a glittering world of sophistication at sea.” READ MORE
Recipes & Food Styling
Chicago-Style Deep Dish Pizza (Cornbread Crust)
Nothing says Happy 100th Birthday, Route 66, like deep dish Chicago pizza!
Events
My speaker events and book sigings are a great fit for:
- Dinner Clubs – plan your next party with a Titanic meal theme
- Historical Societies
- Culinary Institutes
- Book Stores
- Fundraising Events
- Book Clubs
- Writing Groups
- …and much more!
A passion for story telling, history and culinary joys
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Praise
For “The Last Night on the Titanic- Unsinkable Drinking, Dining and Style” by Veronica Hinke
Veronica Hinke has taken a story that we all know so well and interwoven delicious recipes that are historic and old but classic and worthy of any modern-day table. She has unearthed a vibrant culinary subtext that often left me breathless and dreamy-eyed. She skillfully captures the magical flavor of a fascinating era in our history.”
Chef Art Smith
James Beard Award Winner
Former Personal Chef to Oprah Winfrey
If a book can be compared to a soft, warm sweater, that’s exactly how I’d describe Veronica Hinke’s The Last Night on the Titanic. The reader will find the text on each page purled with anecdotes and personal details about the luxury liner’s passengers and crew and want to snuggle deeper into each story and recipe…“
Rich Archbold & Dana McCauley
co-authors, Last Dinner on the Titanic