Robert Mondavi, Culinary Luminary (NYC), Jan 23, 2012 6 PM

Robert Mondavi, Culinary Luminary

Description: This panel considers wine and its role in U.S. culinary culture through a discussion of the life and work of Robert Mondavi, the pioneering Napa Valley vintner. Mondavi championed fine wine as an integral part of the good life in any country. Speakers explore his decisions as a producer, his marketing practices, his international collaborations and global influence, and related cultural and economic issues. Panelists: Tyler Colman, author of Wine Politics; Frank J. Prial, former New York Times wine columnist; Charles Scicolone, sommelier and wine consultant; and Julia Flynn Siler, author of the bestselling The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty. Culinary historian and New School faculty member Andrew F. Smith moderates.

Date: Monday, January 23, 2012 6:00 p.m.

Location: Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor
Admission: $5; free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID at the door or at the Box Office.

Tickets: Single event purchases can be made online at any time at the New School Box Office. Series and discounted tickets must still be made in person or over the phone at The New School Box Office at 66 West 12th Street, main floor, Monday-Thursday 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., and Friday 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. The box office opens the first day of classes and closes after the last paid event of each semester. Reservations and inquiries can be made by emailing boxoffice@newschool.edu or calling 212.229.5488.

(if there is a podcast made available later, I will add it)

Golly. Given the title there, I thought they had managed to resurrect the poor fella! Sure caught my eye.