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Charles Perry A Thousand and One Fritters: Food in the Arabian Nights Who knew that that famous collection of marvelous tales from our childhood opens a window on the cuisine of the Middle Ages? In fact, The Thousand and One Nights mentions quite a few dishes of red meat, poultry and fish, not to mention lots of pastries, even wine. The book's translators, alas, have little idea of what these dishes were. But now that several medieval Arab cookbooks are available to us, we can at last know wha...
Charles Perry on Collecting Cookery Manuscripts
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 the often hidden history and foods of French Jews. In writing, she came to understand that French Jews hold the traditions of their region side-by-side with the traditions of Jewish cuisine. Within th...
The Rules Have Changed: How to Survive Redistricting, the Top 2 Primaries, and More with Dean C. Logan LA County Registrar
The Rules have Changed: How to Survive Redistricting, the Top 2 primaries, and More with Kathay Feng, Executive Director, CA Common Cause:the Redistricting Process
The Rules Have Changed: How to Survive Redistricting, the Top 2 Primaries, and More with Raphael J. Sonenshein, Ph.D.
Kirstin Olsen speaking on… “Bride-Cake and Apple Tarts: Cakes, Pies, and Other Sweets in the Time of Jane Austen” Kirstin Olsen, author of Cooking With Jane Austen, All Things Austen, and other books, will discuss sweets and cakes in the Regency Era. She will explain the sweet and savory pies, the “bride-cake” mentioned in Emma, and other items, and explain how sweet dishes fit into a meal in the year 1800. Recipes will be provided
AB 109 Realignment Community Forum What is AB 109, How it is Being Implemented, and the Landscape of Reentry in Los Angeles County. November 7, 2011
AB 109 Realingnment Community Forum What is AB 109, How it is Being Implemented, and the Landscape of Reentry in Los Angeles County. November 7, 2011
USGBC-LA Seventh Annual Green Gala