January 31, 2012, Tuesday - Talk of the Stacks with Gabrielle Hamilton at Central Library

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Pohlad Hall at Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall

Gabrielle Hamilton is the chef/owner of Prune restaurant in New York’s East Village. She received an MFA in fiction writing from the University of Michigan, and her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, GQ, Bon Appétit, Saveur, and Food & Wine. She has appeared on The Martha Stewart Show and the Food Network, among other television programs. Her memoir, Blood, Bones & Butter, is an unflinching and lyrical memoir about her unconventional journey as a cook for the last twenty years.

“I will read this book to my children and then burn all the books I have written for pretending to be anything even close to this.”— Chef Mario Batali

Program is free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-served. Program begins at 7 PM. Doors open at 6:15 PM. Book sale and signing follow presentation. For more information: 612.543.8107.

A program of Friends of the Hennepin County Library, with volunteer support from Friends of the Minneapolis Central Library. Premier sponsor: The Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank. Supporting sponsor: Dorsey and Whitney LLP. Additional support provided by Marquette Hotel, Minn Post and Magers and Quinn Booksellers.

Talk of the Stacks