Brie Larson Is Releasing a Party-Themed Cookbook With Best Friend Courtney McBroom: ‘A Mixture of Martha Stewart and Garfield’ (Exclusive)

Academy Award Winning Actress Brie Larson and her best friend and chef Courtney McBroom are releasing a cookbook — but this one isn’t just about the recipes.

The pair, who have been best friends for over a decade, have done their thorough research in the field of partying, and now are sharing their experience with fans and friends alike in Party People.

“Through [our friendship], we’ve thrown many parties together. We have a really solid group of girlfriends, and whether it’s been road trips or at someone’s house, parties, whatever, we’re really good at celebrating. And part of it is because we love doing it” says Larson, who also notes that she grew up raised by her mother who is an event planner.

“It’s not just about the food. It’s about knowing how to cook things confidently so that you can enjoy your party … the recipes are based off of those things so you can maximize time with your guests and not feel like you’re the one stuck in the kitchen while everybody else is having fun.”

The book will feature over 100 recipes and party ideas for guests of any cooking level or hosting expertise.

The pair stresses that this book isn’t just about cooking and passing down recipes learned, it’s about using the recipes as a backbone to build a community around. 

“It doesn’t have to be hard. You don’t have to do a ton of work to bring all of your friends together and your loved ones and to surround yourself with community,” McBroom explains. “And that was one of the main things we wanted to do, is make sure we were helping people do that.”

However, many of the recipes in the new book do include family staples (which McBroom admits are some of the “most special” to her), like her grandmother’s Chocolate Sheet Cake recipe, Larson’s grandmother’s Jenga Bread (which Larson says her mother credits to her great-great grandmother) as well as Larson’s mom’s Peach Chicken.

And of course, there was room for experimentation and taste-testing fun, which included the addition of an alcohol-infused slushie section.

“We’re kind of like this mixture of Martha Stewart and Garfield, and that’s who we are,” Larson laughs. “It’s charming to just grab flowers from your backyard or from outside — Not all of us can have a fancy garden or grounds that we can walk, you know.”

McBroom stresses the need to make the book something that’s accessible to readers in all definition of the word, whether that’s with time, money, convenience or whatever it may be.

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“We’re all busy sometimes. We don’t always have a ton of money on us to throw a party for 20 people, but that’s okay. The most important thing is getting together,” she says. “So whatever that means for you, we give you permission to do that. All these recipes, they’re not going anywhere. You can come back and make them at any point. The most important thing is just getting together with the people you care about and spreading love.”

Larson would agree. 

“[Parties are] the place where good things happen, memories are happening, and sometimes you have your cringe moments too, but it’s all under the guise of — It’s a party, and everyone’s safe here, and everyone’s invited.”

She laughs and continues. “Or at least everyone’s invited that you invited, I’m not saying you should have strangers coming! But you know, metaphorically, everyone’s invited to our party.”

Party People is set to release in Fall 2025.