Culinary Historians NY: Word of Mouth, Oct 15

CULINARY HISTORIANS OF NEW YORK AND COLUMBIA MAISON FRANCAISE PRESENT

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Priscilla Parkhurst Ferguson on Word of Mouth: What We Talk About When We Talk About Food,
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Presentation of the Amelia Award to Nach Waxman of Kitchen Arts & Letters

Today more than ever, we love to talk about food, perhaps even more than we love to eat. In her new book, Word of Mouth, Priscilla Ferguson documents the language that explains culinary practices and how what we say about food says a great deal about our world and our place in it. Drawing on a broad range of cultural documents from interviews, cookbooks, and novels to comic strips, essays, and films, Ferguson will discuss the ways food allows us to come to terms with and make our place in the 21st century, reconciling pain and pleasure, tradition and innovation, routine and creativity, individual desire and collective responsibility.

Partial support for this event provided by Air France.

Priscilla Ferguson has a Ph.D. from the Department of French at Columbia and is a professor in the Department of Sociology at Columbia. Her previous books include Paris as Revolution: Reading the 19th-Century City and Accounting for Taste: The Triumph of French Cuisine.

Following Dr. Ferguson’s talk, the Amelia Award for excellence in the field of culinary history will be presented to Nahum (“Nach”) Waxman, founder of the world-renowned gastronomic bookstore Kitchen Arts and Letters in Manhattan.

Lecture and Amelia Award Presentation 6:00 pm - FREE
Champagne Reception to Celebrate Nach Waxman 7:15 pm - TICKETS REQUIRED

1) The lecture and award presentation are free and open to the public, but you must RSVP by email here to be sure of a seat.

2) There will be a ticketed champagne reception to celebrate Nach Waxman directly following the lecture. Advance tickets are REQUIRED for the reception. PLEASE RESERVE BY OCT 13 - click here to purchase ($20). Members and non-members alike are welcome, though space is limited.

Location:
Columbia Maison Francaise
Buell Hall, Columbia University
New York, NY

Time:
6:00 pm Check-in, free program and Amelia Award presentation, Buell Hall East Gallery | 7:15 Ticketed reception, Buell Hall 2nd floor

Fee:
$0 Program and Award Presentation | $20 Ticketed Reception - Members and non-members alike but space is limited!

Directions to Buell Hall: Enter campus at 116th Street and Broadway. Just east of Low Library is Buell Hall, a small redbrick building. (Take # 1 subway to 116th Street/Columbia University)