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Courses 2007


Beard on Books

Curated by Barbara Haber


Join us in the dining room of the landmark James Beard House for the next installment of Beard on Books, a monthly literary series featuring readings and discussions with some of the food world’s most celebrated authors.


2007  EVENTS:

Wednesday, January 17, 2007
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Marion Nestle
What to Eat


Wednesday, February 7, 2007
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
David Kamp
The United States of Arugula: How We Became a Gourmet Nation


Wednesday, March 7, 2007
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Danny Meyer
Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business


Wednesday, April 11, 2007
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Laura Shapiro
Julia Child (Penguin Lives)


Tuesday, April 17, 2007
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Mireille Guiliano
French Women for All Seasons: A Year of Secrets, Recipes, and Pleasure


Wednesday, May 16, 2007
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Georgeanne Brennan
A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France


Wednesday, June 6, 2007
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Gael Greene
Insatiable: Tales from a Life of Delicious Excess
Discussion: “Delicious Memories of James Beard: Sweet and Salty”


Wednesday, July 18, 2007
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Nancy Harmon Jenkins
Cucina del Sole: A Celebration of Southern Italian Cooking


Wednesday, September 12, 2007
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Matt Lee and Ted Lee
The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook: Stories and Recipes for Southerners and Would-be Southerners


Wednesday, October 10, 2007
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Alex Prud'homme
My Life in France


Wednesday, October 17, 2007
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Molly O'Neill
American Food Writing: An Anthology with Classic Recipes


Wednesday, November 7, 2007
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Jacques Pépin
Chez Jacques: Traditions and Rituals of a Cook


Tuesday, November 27, 2007
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Hervé This
Kitchen Mysteries: Revealing the Science of Food


Wednesday, December 5, 2007
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Jake Tilson
A Tale of 12 Kitchens: Family Cooking in Four Countries


LOCATION:

The James Beard House
167 West 12th Street, NYC


Illy caffè and Acqua Panna and S.Pellegrino waters will be served.
Guests are also welcome to bring a brown bag lunch.

To RSVP, please call James Beard Foundation reservations manager Colleen Vincent at 212.627.2308.
Suggested donation $20. Free admission for students.

 

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