560 Broadway
(between Prince and Spring Streets)
On Thursday, December 1st, as part of their Eat, Drink,
Speak series, Dean & DeLuca’s Soho location featured a discussion with
author and chef Julia Turshen.
Julia Turshen was promoting her first solo book Small Victories: Recipes, Advice, and
Hundreds of Ideas for Home-Cooking Triumphs.. One may not recognize her
name, but she has coauthored many well-known cookbooks, including Gwyneth
Paltrow’s It’s All Good and Marja
Vongerichten’s The Kimchi Chronicles.
She’s also written for a variety of magazines and newspapers, including Vogue, Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, The
Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
The discussion was led and moderated by Alison Roman (below right): a
freelance food writer, whose credits include having been a Senior Food Editor
for Bon Appétit.
It was obvious that Turshen and Roman had an easy rapport.
So the conversation was light and casual, followed by a Q&A with the
audience. Some interesting tidbits: the photography for the book was completed
in just three days at Turshen’s upstate home; her favorite recipe is the
chicken soup featured on the book’s cover as it was inspired by her aunt; she
considers the anchovy an underappreciated ingredient.
After the discussion and Q&A (which lasted a total of
about 45 minutes), the store offered a tasting of some of Turshen’s recipes:
Julia’s Caesar with Gorgeous Crudité. Light and healthy!
Big Bowl of Potato Chips with Roasted Scallion & Chive Dip. The dip was delicious!
Dates with Mascarpone. I especially liked to ones wrapped
with prosciutto. Yum!
And we finished our tasting with Feel-Better-Soon Cookies. Very moist and chewy—like the best cookies should be!
The event was held at the back of the store and free for all
to attend. It also was also being featured live on Facebook. Overlooking the
action, was a deer head!
Pros:
Events are free.
Cons:
Chaotic when the discussion ended and the tasting began. For
example, one attendee planted herself at one of the food tables and basically
ate an entire bowl of crudité on her own.
Final Thoughts
Would attend another event depending upon the discussion and
featured chef.
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