Friday, October 26

Food Event at Davidson College

The Dean Rusk International Studies Program and PS, the student-run restaurant, are pleased to present Clifford Wright, Thursday, Nov. 1 at 12 noon and at 7:00 pm in the C. Shaw Smith 900 Room.

Clifford Wright is one of the best-known and most respected authorities on Mediterranean food and its role in shaping and reflecting broader cultures. He is the author of twelve books, ten of them cookbooks. He also writes frequently for Gourmet, Bon Appetit, Food and Wine, Saveur and many other magazines. His 2000 book, A Mediterranean Feast, won the James Beard Cookbook of the Year Award and the James Beard Award for Best Writing on Food. The book also was a finalist for the International Association of Culinary Professionals' Cookbook of the Year Award. Mr. Wright has lectured on cooking and foodways at Harvard's Center for European Studies, Boston University, Georgetown, and UC-Santa Barbara.

Mr. Wright will present a cooking demonstration at 12:00 noon. He will speak at 7:00 pm on "The Role of the Arabs in the Foundation of Mediterranean Gastronomy." Both events will take place in the C. Shaw Smith 900 Room. Both events are free of charge.

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