Each year thousands of cookbooks hit the market — from family collections of the greatest recipes, to local civic clubs and churches’ productions, to well-known U.S. and international chefs’ tomes. How does one know what to choose?
Join the Friends of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library and the Hitching Lot Farmers’ Market for their June 10 Table Talk and find out as Dispatch food columnist Anne Freeze discusses the latest on the greatest new cookbooks.
Freeze attended Peter Kump’s New York School of Cooking and later spent eight years with The Peasant Restaurants in Atlanta in both the front of the house and the kitchen. She was on the opening team for the first Atlanta Whole Foods Market as the leader of the prepared foods section. Before coming to Columbus, she also co-owned a prepared foods and catering business specializing in “scratch/home-made” products.
“During the talk, we’ll look some of the cookbooks that have appeared recently and think about the trends that currently seem to be in place,” she said. “As someone with a life-long interest in cooking, I enjoy exploring each new crop of books. I usually find several that present old favorites in a different way, or venture into new areas I’ve never considered.
“I love to cook and most especially love the gathering of friends and family around the table. As we gather round for this Table Talk,” she continued, “we’re also planning a discussion of all-time-best-go-to cookbooks. “Whether it’s the basic ‘Joy of Cooking’ or a local standout like ‘A Grand Heritage,’ there’s a story behind why it’s someone’s five-star choice.”
Friends member Jo Shumake said, “We encourage everyone to bring a favorite cookbook to the program. It should be very interesting to see both the overlaps and the variety as we examine the bounty.”
Table Talks are presented on Wednesdays in June at the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, 314 Seventh St. N. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. for those wishing to bring their lunch and socialize before the program begins at noon. The Friends will serve iced tea.
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