480679 Fri Jan 18 10:38:27 -0800 2008 0 33 Food Media and News 0 3308708 Saw these on the Beard on Books site and thought I'd highlight as there are some especially interesting writers coming up. http://www.jamesbeard.org/education/courses/beard_on_books.shtml You don't have to be a member to go to the Beard on Books readings, but you do have to rsvp. (Number is below). All of them are from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays. The authors read, discuss their books, and afterward you can have your own copy signed or purchase one on site. Sometimes, they have food offered for a light lunch. Theorecticaly it's free, but they suggest a $20 donation. * January 23rd - Kathleen Flinn, "The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry" (food memoir about Le Cordon Bleu in Paris; light fare is provided) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15732097 * February 13th - Phoebe Damrosch, "Service Included: Four Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter" (food memoir about working at Thomas Keller's Per Se) http://www.phoebedamrosch.com/ * February 27 - Judith Jones, "The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food" (food memoir by Julia Child's editor) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17809903 * March 12 - Jim Peterson, "Cooking" (excellent cookbook author, his latest is a wonderful general cookbook) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Peterson * April 9 - Mary Lou and Robert J. Heiss , "The Story of Tea: A Cultural and Drinking Guide" http://www.amazon.com/Story-Tea-Cultural-History-Drinking/dp/product-description/1580087450 Events are at the James Beard House, 167 West 12th Street, NYC. To RSVP, please call James Beard Foundation reservations manager Colleen Vincent at 212.627.2308. Fri Jan 18 10:38:27 -0800 2008 138865 chef_max