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DECEMBER 2009 FOOD & WINE AT 92Y

FOOD AND WINE TASTINGS ● LECTURES ● TOURS ● DEMOS

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LECTURES AND TASTINGS

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Mon, Dec 14, 8:15 pm, $35

CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL AND JACK BISHOP: TASTING WITH THE TEST KITCHEN

Christopher Kimball, the host of America’s Test Kitchen, and Jack Bishop, the show’s editorial director, discuss its upcoming 10th season and invite members of the audience to join them onstage for a tasting. Kimball is also the host of Cook’s Country TV and the founder, editor and publisher of Cook’s Illustrated and Cook’s Country magazines. Bishop oversees Cook’s Illustrated and Cook’s Country magazines, along with the Web site. The ticket price includes a copy of their new HolidayEntertaining magazine and a tasting of a delicious treat.

Tue, Dec 15, 6:30 pm, $18

EATING FOR A NEW YOU IN THE NEW ECONOMY

Eating healthily doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Learn how to reduce calories and cut costs while discovering creative ways to balance dining out, ordering in and properly stocking a pantry. Obtain tips for determining when it’s worth spending extra for organics and supplements and how to take control of your trigger foods. Heather Bauer, RD, CDN, is the author of The Wall Street Diet and the founder of Nu-train, where she and Stephanie Middleberg, MS, RD, CDN, provide lifestyle-driven nutrition counseling.

Tue, Dec 15, 7-8:30 pm, $40

FRANCINE SEGAN’S WORLD OF TASTING: LA DOLCE VITA! ITALIAN DESSERT TASTING

Francine Segan’s World of Tasting returns to the 92nd Street Y by popular demand. The author of The Philosopher’s Kitchen,Shakespeare’s Table, Movie Menus, and The Opera Lover’s Cookbook presents a tasting and lecture series that explores the past and present of our favorite foods and drinks from (A)pple pie to (Z)eppolis. Tonight it’s Italy’s sublime pastries and dessert – think cannoli, gelato, rum baba, biscotti, amaretti, granite, and marzipan. Discover the roles Christopher Columbus and Casanova played in Italy’s chocolate history and learn about the sweet advantage Italy had over the rest of Europe in developing dessert. Learn about special Carnival, Easter and Christmas desserts and the many influences Italy has had on America’s classic desserts. Includes a tasting of dozens of desserts and hand-on practice “sculpting” with marzipan.

Sun, Dec 20, 7 pm, $39 (includes a kosher buffet dinner)

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DECEMBER 2009 FOOD & WINE AT 92Y

FOOD AND WINE TASTINGS ● LECTURES ● TOURS ● DEMOS

=========================================

LECTURES AND TASTINGS

=========================================

Mon, Dec 14, 8:15 pm, $35

CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL AND JACK BISHOP: TASTING WITH THE TEST KITCHEN

Christopher Kimball, the host of America’s Test Kitchen, and Jack Bishop, the show’s editorial director, discuss its upcoming 10th season and invite members of the audience to join them onstage for a tasting. Kimball is also the host of Cook’s Country TV and the founder, editor and publisher of Cook’s Illustrated and Cook’s Country magazines. Bishop oversees Cook’s Illustrated and Cook’s Country magazines, along with the Web site. The ticket price includes a copy of their new HolidayEntertaining magazine and a tasting of a delicious treat.

Tue, Dec 15, 6:30 pm, $18

EATING FOR A NEW YOU IN THE NEW ECONOMY

Eating healthily doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Learn how to reduce calories and cut costs while discovering creative ways to balance dining out, ordering in and properly stocking a pantry. Obtain tips for determining when it’s worth spending extra for organics and supplements and how to take control of your trigger foods. Heather Bauer, RD, CDN, is the author of The Wall Street Diet and the founder of Nu-train, where she and Stephanie Middleberg, MS, RD, CDN, provide lifestyle-driven nutrition counseling.

Tue, Dec 15, 7-8:30 pm, $40

FRANCINE SEGAN’S WORLD OF TASTING: LA DOLCE VITA! ITALIAN DESSERT TASTING

Francine Segan’s World of Tasting returns to the 92nd Street Y by popular demand. The author of The Philosopher’s Kitchen,Shakespeare’s Table, Movie Menus, and The Opera Lover’s Cookbook presents a tasting and lecture series that explores the past and present of our favorite foods and drinks from (A)pple pie to (Z)eppolis. Tonight it’s Italy’s sublime pastries and dessert – think cannoli, gelato, rum baba, biscotti, amaretti, granite, and marzipan. Discover the roles Christopher Columbus and Casanova played in Italy’s chocolate history and learn about the sweet advantage Italy had over the rest of Europe in developing dessert. Learn about special Carnival, Easter and Christmas desserts and the many influences Italy has had on America’s classic desserts. Includes a tasting of dozens of desserts and hand-on practice “sculpting” with marzipan.

Sun, Dec 20, 7 pm, $39 (includes a kosher buffet dinner)

JEWS AND CHINESE FOOD: A LOVE AFFAIR

Just in time for the most important day on the Sino-Judeo calendar [Read more...]