My New Book—Ice Cream: A Global History

Hankering to Start a Food Career?

If you’ve been laid off–or wishing you had been–author Irena Chalmers has some tips for finding your bliss in the food biz.  Here are the details:
What:
Irena Chalmers
Author of
Food Jobs: 150 Great Jobs for Culinary Students, Career Changers and Food Lovers
When:
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Book signing will follow reading and discussion
Where:
The James Beard [...]

West Village: Baking Book on the Program at James Beard House

A collection of baking wisdom from America’s immigrant communities sets A Baker’s Odyssey apart from other baking books. You can hear author Greg Patent talk about his work at the James Beard House this Wednesday (see details below).
Gothamist had this to say about this fascinating cookbook.
It’s rare when a book causes the sudden desire [...]