Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund Lecture: "The Latke and Civilization" with Joan Nathan

Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund Lecture: "The Latke and Civilization" with Joan Nathan
Date
Tue November 29th 2016, 7:30 - 9:30pm
Event Sponsor
American Studies Program, Hillel at Stanford, Continuing Studies, Jewish Student Association, Stanford Cooking Society and AEPhi
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Location
Koret Pavilion at Hillel

Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund Lecture

 

The Latke and Civilization

Explore Jewish culture and history through the lens of food with the celebrated doyenne of Jewish cooking, Joan Nathan. In an evening of cultural discovery, Nathan will reveal how food shapes Jewish identity both across America and around the world. An accomplished writer and television host, Nathan has an insatiable hunger for exploring the ever-evolving food-culture connection. Nathan has authored ten books and numerous articles for The New York Times and Tablet Magazine, and is most-recognized for her popular PBS television series, Jewish Cooking in America with Joan Nathan. Join us for a wonderful evening that will end with a latke reception! 

Joan Nathan, Writer; Host

Joan Nathan is the author of The New American Cooking, An American Folklife Cookbook, The Foods of Israel Today, Joan Nathan’s Jewish Holiday Cookbook, The Jewish Holiday Baker, and several other books. Her book on which her TV series was based, Jewish Cooking in America, received both a James Beard Award for the best American cookbook and the IACP/Julia Child Cookbook of the Year award. Her book Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking in France was named one of the best cookbooks of 2010 by NPR, Food and Wine, and Bon Appétit Magazine.

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