Beloved authority on Jewish cuisine, regular contributor to The New York Times; best-selling author of 12 cookbooks at Talk of the Town in conversation with Victoria Wilsonand Foster Hirsch.

*“The grande dame of Jewish cooking. . . . Nathan has often been referred to as the Jewish Julia Child . . .."—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker

“There is no greater authority on Jewish cooking than Joan Nathan." —Michael Solomonov, James Beard award-winning chef and author of Zahav

Joan Nathan, acclaimed author of My Life in Recipes: Food, Family and Memories (NYT Best Book of the Year) and King Solomon's Table: A Culinary Exploration of Jewish Cooking from Around the World ( winner of the IACP International Cookbook of the Year) joins Victoria Wilson and Foster Hirsch in their Talk of the Town series at the Salmagundi Club to discuss her life; her work; her memories (among them, her mother’s Zwetschgenkuchen - Ger­man plum pie - and rugelach); her writing; her recipes; her adventures finding recipes; the Jewish traditions (the laws of kashrut, Sab­bath, and hol­i­days, etc); her years living in Israel; being wife, mother of three, and much much more.

A conversation not to be missed.

Listen, enjoy, eat . . .kvell . . .