New York University

New York University

The Office of Public Affairs

Thursday, Feb 09, 2006

N-231, 2005-06

New York University’s Fales Collection, the home of one of the nation’s largest and most prestigious archives in food studies, will host a panel discussion entitled “Food Writers in Greenwich Village” on Friday, March 10, at 11 a.m. The event is free for those with an NYU ID; for the public, a $10 donation is suggested. It will take place at NYU’s Bobst Library, 3rd floor, Fales Collection, 70 Washington Square South. For more information or to make a reservation, call 212.992.9018.

The panelists include:

• Mimi Sheraton, food writer and veteran food critic for The New York Times
• Madhur Jaffrey, author and leading authority on Indian food; known for her BBC food shows
• Betty Fussell, author of My Kitchen Wars, among other books; food historian
• Mitchell Davis, food writer; director of publications, The James Beard Foundation
• Jeffrey Steingarten, food critic for Vogue and author of The Man Who Ate Everything

The discussion is moderated by Clark Wolf, AIWF NY chapter’s founding chair and president and founder of Clark Wolf Company, the food, restaurant, and hospitality consulting firm.

Two other events are planned in this series: on Thursday, June 15, at 4 p.m., NYU will host “Women Who Cook for a Living in New York and Why There Aren’t More of Them” and on Thursday, October 19, at 4 p.m., “From There to Here: the Chains and Systems of Food.”