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.

2008 EVENTS:

Wednesday, January 23, 2008
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Kathleen Flinn
The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry:
Love, Laughter, and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking School

Wednesday, February 13, 2008
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Phoebe Damrosch
Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter

Wednesday, February 27, 2008
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Judith Jones
The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food

Wednesday, March 12, 2008
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Jim Peterson
Cooking

Wednesday, April 9, 2008
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Mary Lou and Robert J. Heiss
The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Anissa Helou
Savory Baking from the Mediterranean

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Laura Bank Deen
Kitchen Playdates: Easy Ideas for Entertaining That Include the Kids

Wednesday, June 11, 2008
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Martha Hall Foose
Screen Doors and Sweet Tea

Wednesday, July 9, 2008
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Tyler Colman
Wine Politics: How Governments, Environmentalists, Mobsters, and Critics Influence the Wines we Drink

Wednesday, August 20, 2008
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Jennifer 8. Lee
The Fortune Cookie Chronicles

Wednesday, September 17, 2008
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm
Laura Schenone
The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken: A Search for Food and Family

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.