Courtney McBroom is a chef, cookbook author, and the founder of the Los Angeles-based Ruined Table, a publishing and event series about dinner parties.

Formerly the culinary director of Momofuku Milk Bar, she is the co-author of Momofuku Milk Bar, Milk Bar Life and All About Cake, and most recently the author of Divine your Dinner, a cookbook for using Tarot as a guide to magical meals. 

She is the culinary consultant for Lessons in Chemistry on Apple TV+. She has been a guest on shows including Chef’s Table, Mind of a Chef, Vice Munchies and Bong Appetit bringing her out-of-the box personality to the dinner table and inspiring people to make a night “out” of staying “in.”


Her writing and recipes have been featured in Food and Wine Magazine, Vice, GQ, InStyle, Thrillist, Stylist and Lucky Peach magazine. 

all inquiries— party@ruinedtable.com