Thursdays, Sept. 30 - Nov. 4, 2010; 3pm-5pm
Blue Hill Public Library, Howard Room
Facilitator: Harry Kaiserian

And the serpent said to Eve, “Take this apple….” This is perhaps the earliest recipe in the Western tradition and is one of over 350 references to food in the Christian Bible. Why are there so many? Food is frequently mentioned (often at length) in literature and film. Why? What does it add to the plot? How vividly do you remember the eating scenes in Tom Jones? What does the title of Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s tell us about Holly Golightly? Food often has a supporting role but, increasingly, today it takes on the starring role. Consider Ratatouille, Chocolat, Fried Green Tomatoes, Babette’s Feast, and Like Water for Chocolate. Let’s find out what Holly had for breakfast, watch a few films and enhance our enjoyment of films and literature by gaining an understanding of the contribution of food to the plot.

Harry Kaiserian      has been cooking since he was eleven and has been reading and going to the movies longer than that: this series combines three of his favorite activities.  He has been writing a weekly column, K's Kwisine, for over twenty-five years and has taught cooking classes to a wide variety of audiences. Though not a professional cook, he has visited kitchens round the world and sampled and prepared much of the world's cuisine. Harry likes to talk about the wonderful world of cuisine and has presented an abbreviated form of this series to the Castine Arts Association and The Friends of Witherle Library in addition to a presentation to the Senior College in Belfast.