Join us for An Evening Of Wine and Hors D'oeuvres

The Language of Food: A Conversation with Samin Nosrat & Cindy Pawlcyn, moderated by Alev Croutier.

ALEV LYTLE CROUTIER is the author of the non-fiction international bestseller, Harem: The World Behind the Veil, Taking the Waters, and the novels The Palace of Tears and Seven Houses.  Her articles have appeared in Harper's, Gourmet, Savour, the Edible Series, SF Magazine, Focus, the London Telegraph and Zyzzyva, as well as in many anthologies. She was one of the two women invited to contribute to "A Window Over the Mediterranean" at the G8 Summit in Genoa in 2001. Croutier was the commentator of the Canadian Film Board series The Powder Room, BBC's Mozart in Turkey, Channel 4's (BBC) The Reign of Women and Harem. Her novel Palace of Tears is in development for an internationally cast motion picture.

CINDY PAWLCYN has pioneered fresh, local, seasonal, sustainable wine-country cuisine since opening Napa Valley's legendary Mustards Grill in 1983. She is the founder and owner of three of Napa Valley's most beloved restaurants— Mustards Grill, Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen, and Brassica Wine Bar & Wood Grill— and is Culinary Partner at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Cindy has earned rave reviews from the most exacting critics, a devoted following, and countless national awards, such as a Robert Mondavi Award for Culinary Excellence.  She is the author of the James Beard Award-winning Mustards Grill Napa Valley Cookbook, Fog City Diner Cookbook, Big Small Plates and Appetizers.  Her fifth book, Cindy's Supper Club, was released in May 2012.

SAMIN NOSRAT began her cooking career in her family kitchen, learning the art of Persian cooking and the importance of gathering around the table. While studying journalism with Michael Pollan at UC Berkeley and working in the kitchen at Chez Panisse, Samin developed a passion for telling stories about food, articulating the importance of how and what we eat. Samin coordinates fundraising and awareness-raising activities nationwide using food as the vehicle for engagement and activism. She is currently at work on her first book and has published food articles in Martha Stewart Living, Yoga Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, and Edible San Francisco. Samin lives in Berkeley, California.

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The event is underwritten by the generous support of Carol Sayers and John Briscoe.

 Proceeds of this event benefit the MFA Scholarship Fund.  The fair market value of this event is $50.  All contributions exceeding fair market value are tax-deductible to the extent that the law allows.