Former director of public relations at Bon Appétit, Colu Henry is celebrating the publication of her first cookbook, Back Pocket Pasta: Inspired Dinners to Cook on the Fly. The book was born from the Instagram hashtag #backpocketpasta, which Henry created to describe the quick, delicious pasta meals she was cooking inspired by her Italian heritage and her various neighborhoods over the course of her life in New York City and the Hudson Valley.

On Wednesday, March 15, Jon and Vinny's hosts a dinner with Henry to celebrate Back Pocket Pasta. It's open to the public and costs $60 per person for a multicourse meal — reservations can be made by calling the restaurant at (323) 334-3369. We wondered what pasta Henry seeks out when she's in L.A. These are her picks.