Every time you cook an authentic Italian dish, you probably have Marcella Hazan to thank.

Years ago, Italian food in the U.S. equated to red sauce Italian-American dishes like spaghetti and meatballs. Hazon’s iconic cookbooks, beginning with the 1973 classic, The Classic Italian Cookbook, introduced Americans to traditional Italian cooking much in the way that Julia Child introduced French cuisine into American kitchens.

If you’d like to hear Hazan talk about her latest book, an autobiography, she’s speaking at the James Beard House on Oct. 8.

Beard on Books

Learn the remarkable life story of the woman who started out teaching science in a small town in Italy, but ended up teaching America how to cook Italian.

Join us for a reading, book signing and discussion with Marcella Hazan, author of AMARCORD: Marcella Remembers

Time: Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 11 a.m. – 12 noon*

*NOTE SPECIAL TIME

Location: The James Beard House Dining Room, 167 West 12th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues)

Cost: Students: free; all others: suggested donation, $20

Acqua Panna and S.Pellegrino waters, illy caffè, and Green & Black’s® chocolate will be served. Sweets provided by Three Tarts.

You may also bring a brown-bag lunch .

Books will be available for purchase from Mobile Libris .

To register please call: Reservations Manager Colleen Vincent, 212-627-2308

James Beard House
167 West 12th Street
New York, NY

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