Date: Thursday, March 19, 2015

Time: 3 - 5PM

Venue: Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 E. First Street, SE, Washington, DC

Organized by: Library of Congress, Embassy of Italy/Italian Cultural Institute
Contact Lucia Wolf at [email protected] or 202-707-2256. Request ASL and ADA accommodation five days in advance at 202-707-6362 or at [email protected] The European Division of the Library of Congress, in partnership with the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC present Food Historian, Author, and Lecturer Francine Segan.

Francine Segan is a James Beard-nominated author of six books about Italian gastronomy, including Pasta Modern: New and Inspired Recipes from Italy (2013), and Dolci: Italy's Sweets (2011). Segan makes regular TV appearances on the Today Show, the Early Show, PBS, the Food Network, Sundance, and the Discovery channels, and has spoken at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University, the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC, and the Florida Film Festival. Segan's talk anticipates the topic that will define the upcoming EXPO Milano 2015: "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life."

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Source: IIC Washington DC