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Saturday, May 12, 2012, at 10:30 AM at the Los Angeles Public Library
Mark Taper Auditorium, Downtown Central Library, 630 W. 5th St.
Free and open to the public
Paula Wolfert speaking on…
“The Food of Morocco”
Fifty years ago, Paula Wolfert first set foot in Morocco. Thus began a life-long love affair with the country and its peerless cuisine.
Today, Wolfert, a James Beard Award-winning author, is the undisputed queen of Mediterranean cookery. Mario Batali praised Wolfert as “the single most influential cook and author among professional chefs of my generation,” and Alice Waters called her “a true culinary zealot… [Wolfert] champions forgotten dishes, uncovers regional cooking in surprising places, and reminds us of our resources and roots.”
A labor of love that embodies Wolfert’s decades of experience and love for Moroccan cuisine, THE FOOD OF MOROCCO takes us on an unforgettable journey that dazzles the senses, from the color-saturated textiles of the Tangier markets to the scents of cumin, anise, and freshly baked bread. There is no better guide to this rich culinary experience than Wolfert.
Wolfert believes that great national cuisines depend on four factors: abundance of fine ingredients; variety and confluence of cultural influences; a great civilization; and a refined palace life. Morocco has been blessed with all four. “In truth,” Wolfert says, “I can never decide which I prefer: the fabulous urban couscous dishes, and complex dessert pastries, or the slow-cooked tagines of the Moroccan countryside. In fact, I like it all: the food of the palaces and the food of peasants and fishermen, made of simple ingredients and simply prepared. Moroccan food is wonderfully diverse, and therein lies its glory.”
Wolfert has authored eight previous cookbooks, including the classic Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco, which has remained in print since it was first published almost forty years ago. A 2008 inductee into the James Beard Cookbook Hall of Fame, it has sold over 50,000 copies in the last ten years alone. Her latest guide to Moroccan cuisine is an absolute treat, filled with cultural details and colored by Wolfert’s personal voice.
Her new book, The Food of Morocco, will be available for sale.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Paula Wolfert is an expert on Mediterranean food and the author of eight previous cookbooks, including Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking, The Slow Mediterranean Kitchen, and The Cooking of Southwest France. Wolfert has won the James Beard award, the Julia Child Award, The M. F. K. Fisher Award, The Tastemaker Award and was a finalist for the André Simon Award. Her classic cookbook Couscous and Other Good Food was inducted into the James Beard Cookbook Hall of Fame in 2008. A regular columnist for Food & Wine, Wolfert lives in Sonoma, California. Fans can follow her via her Moroccan Cooking Facebook Group, or on Twitter.
Algerian Dinner with Paula Wolfert
When: Saturday May 12th, 2012 at 6:30 PM Where: Cafe Livre, 9626 Venice Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232 Who: This event is open to current CHSC members Cost: $40.00, including tax and modest tip.
Salads, Felfel, Hummus, and Harissa Kesra (Semolina bread made by Algerian Berbers in the Kabylia) . . . → Read More: Members Only Event: Algerian dinner
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Saturday, April 14th, 2012, at 10:30 AM at the Los Angeles Public Library Mark Taper Auditorium, Downtown Central Library, 630 W. 5th St. Free and open to the public Anne Willan speaking on… “The Cookbook Family Tree”
Before 1501, the first four printed cookbooks were written in English, Latin, German, . . . → Read More: The Cookbook Family Tree (VIDEO)
The Rise and Fall of Tiki
When: Saturday, April 21st, 2012 at 2:00 PM What: Free Lecture at Pacific Palisades Library Where: 861 Alma Real Drive, Pacific Palisades Who: The public is invited to this event.
In the 1930s, two California restaurateurs created the Polynesian restaurant phenomenon that would sweep the country in the 1950s. . . . → Read More: Charles Perry on Tiki Cuisine
Saturday, March 10, 2012, at 10:30 AM at the Los Angeles Public Library Mark Taper Auditorium, Downtown Central Library, 630 W. 5th St. Free and open to the public Albert Sonnenfeld speaking on… “Food Obsessionals: New Orleans and the French Connection”
The Louisiana Purchase was as good a deal as the purchase of . . . → Read More: Food Obsessionals: New Orleans and the French Connection (VIDEO)
Saturday, February 11, 2012, at 10:30 AM at the Los Angeles Public Library Mark Taper Auditorium, Downtown Central Library, 630 W. 5th St. Free and open to the public Jim Heimann speaking on… “American Menu Design”
Menus are the gateway to the restaurant experience. This talk, based on a sampling from Jim Heimann’s . . . → Read More: American Menu Design (VIDEO)
The Tongva tribe, called Gabrielino by the Spanish, dominated what is now the Los Angeles basin in the era before European colonization. Tribal member Craig Torres has worked all of his adult life as a Tongva cultural educator, consultant and presenter to schools, museums and nature centers throughout Southern California. He is involved with the . . . → Read More: Foods and Cooking Among the Tongva People
The cuisine of the high Himalayas is influenced by, but distinct from that of neighbors China and India, and uses herbs that are found nowhere else. Restaurateur Tara Gurun will explain cooking styles, culinary traditions, and politeness at the table in her culture as we enjoy a multi-course meal that includes yak stew, the dumplings . . . → Read More: Members Only Event: Nepalese dinner
Saturday, January 14, 2012, at 10:30 AM at the Los Angeles Public Library Mark Taper Auditorium, Downtown Central Library, 630 W. 5th St. Free and open to the public Charles Perry speaking on… “A Thousand and One Fritters: Food in the Arabian Nights”
Who knew that that famous collection of marvelous tales from . . . → Read More: Charles Perry’s 2012 Lecture – “A Thousand and One Fritters” (VIDEO)
Saturday, December 10th, 2011, at 10:30 AM at the Los Angeles Public Library Mark Taper Auditorium, Downtown Central Library, 630 W. 5th St. Free and open to the public Joan Nathan speaking on… “Food of the Jews of France”
Inspired by her own family history, Ms. Nathan set off to learn more about . . . → Read More: Food of the Jews of France (VIDEO)
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