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A Cook's Journey - Book reading and signing with Kurt Michael Friese

Event Details

Time: December 11, 2008 from 7pm to 8pm
Location: The Book Cellar
Street: 4736 N. Lincoln Ave., (Lincoln Square Mall)
City/Town: Chicago
Website: http://www.bookcellarinc.co...
Organized By: Slow Food Chicago

Event Description

Slow Food Chicago invites one and all to hear Gather Food Correspondent and Slow Food USA Board Member Kurt Michael Friese read from and sign his new book A Cook's Journey: Slow Food in the Heartland. Kurt will talk about the many Slow Food role models here in the Midwest, followed by a Q&A.

A chef by training, and owner of Devotay restaurant in Iowa City, Kurt will discuss how gardening, restaurants, schools-- everyone-- can be part of the Slow Food movement.
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Bring yourself and your friends to hear why Michael Pollan said of this new book, "Chef Kurt Michael Friese has written a terrific introduction to the theory and practice of Slow Food."

After the reading, The Book Cellar will hold a free raffle of gift certificates to two Lincoln Square food establishments featured in the book.

For more information about Slow Food Chicago see www.slowfoodchicago.org


		Kurt Michael Friese, Gather Food Correspondent
	Gather ‘Round the Table is a regular feature of Gather Essentials: Food. Chef Kurt Michael Friese is a freelance food & wine writer & photographer. He is also the co-owner - with his wife Kim - of Devotay, a restaurant in Iowa City, serves on the Slow Food USA Board of Directors, and is Editor-in-Chief of the local food magazine Edible Iowa River Valley. His book, A Cook's Journey: Slow Food in the Heartland has just been released. He lives in rural Johnson County, Iowa. Keep up with Kurt Michael's food series by joining his network, or subscribing to his content.