Santa Monica Farmers Market Library Panel Series 2012 presents:

“Cuisine and Culture: What Cooking and Food Choices Throughout History Reveal About Who We Really Are”

A discussion about the history of food in civilization, featuring CHSC members Charles Perry, Richard Foss, and Linda Civitello!

Panelists:

James Birch
Owner, Flora Bella Farm

Richard Foss
Author of Rum: A Global History (2012)

Charles Perry
Author of A Baghdad Cookery Book (2005)

Clifford A. Wright
Winner of the James Beard Cookbook of the Year and Beard Award for Best Writing on Food for A Mediterranean Feast (2000)

Moderator:
Linda Civitello
Author of Gourmand-award winning book Cuisine and Culture: A History of Food and People (2011), which is used to teach food history in culinary schools throughout the United States and Canada.

Doors open at 6:30 for panelists’ book sales.

Market treats prepared by Linda Civitello and Richard Foss after the discussion!

Free and open to the public.

Santa Monica Public Library
601 Santa Monica Blvd.
MLK Auditorium

http://calendar.smgov.net/library/eventsignup.asp?ID=8031&ret=http://www.smgov.net/portals/farmersmarket