Claudia Roden November 14 2006, 7:30 PM Washington DCJCC "Claudia Roden is no more a simple cookbook writer than Marcel Proust was a biscuit maker," declares historian Simon Schama. In her seminal books on Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food, Roden weaves together memoir, history, anthropology, and recipes to tell the story of a culture through its cuisine. In The Book of Jewish Food, we learn what the ancient Hebrews ate and that fish and chips was introduced to England by Portuguese Jews. Born in Cairo, Roden left at 15, after the Suez Canal crisis led to the confiscation of property and other attacks on the Egyptian Jewish community. She is the author of numerous books, including A Book of Middle Eastern Food, The Food of Italy: Region by Region, and most recently, Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon. For tickets, please go to www.nextbook.org or call 1-888-219-5222. Tickets are $8 each ($6 student/under 25/JCC members)
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