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Saturday, March 19 • 2:30pm - 3:45pm
A Pinch of This and a Dash of That: Exploring Jewish Cookbooks and Family Recipes

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Cookbooks have become a central element of today's food culture. They influence how people cook and eat today but are also coffee-table books that allow us to dream of ideal meals. Yet, this wasn't always the case, and people once learned how to cook by being in their kitchen with their mother or grandmother. Learn about the evolution of Jewish cookbooks and bring in your own family recipes that you need help re-creating or deciphering.

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Katherine Romanow

Katherine Romanow is a scholar of Jewish food, who wrote her master’s thesis on the Mimouna and its food traditions in Montreal. She is a food writer who has written for various publications and she loves to read about food nearly as much as she likes to eat it. Her favorite Jewish... Read More →


Saturday March 19, 2016 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Gates of Prayer -- Board Room 4000 West Esplanade Avenue South, Metairie, LA 70002