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Organized by renowned pastry chef and author Jim Dodge, the Celebrity Chef Series returns to the Getty. Hear the chefs and authors speak, taste unique cuisine, and participate in a book signing.
Next in the Series
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Presentation and Lunch
Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2012, noon
Location: Getty Center, Private Dining Room
Prix-fixe lunch: $75.00 ($90.00 with wine pairing); reservations required. Call (310) 440-7300 or use the "Make Reservation" button below to reserve your seat; pay when you arrive. Communal dining.
Space is limited, but there will be a standby line. Parking fee: $15. Limit of four reservations per order.
Anne Willan has had an extraordinary career in the culinary arts and is recognized as one of the world's
preeminent authorities on French cooking. She founded École de Cuisine La Varenne in Paris in 1975.
Anne has more than 50 years of experience as a teacher, cookbook author, culinary historian, and food columnist. She has authored more than 30 books, including the influential La Varenne Pratique and the 17-volume, photo-illustrated Look and Cook series, showcased in her 26-part PBS program. Willan's reach, which include books published in 17 countries and translated into two dozen languages, makes her one of the most internationally renowned of today's cooking authorities. Much in demand as a teacher, she has given cooking demonstrations and lectures throughout North America as well as in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Chile, and appeared often on The Martha Stewart Show. Willan's newest book, The Cookbook Library: Four Centuries of the Cooks, Writers, and Recipes That Made the Modern Cookbook, was released in April 2012 by University of California Press. The book is based on the author's extensive antiquarian cookbook collection that she shares with her husband, Mark Cherniavsky.
Anne discusses the history of printed cookbooks, and lunch features some of her favorite recipes from her cookbook library.
In her research, Willan discovered that the first printed cookbook came from Austria. After her talk, which will include insights about the food enjoyed by Gustav Klimt's Viennese ancestors, guests will be invited to visit Gustav Klimt: The Magic of Line, the first retrospective dedicated to Klimt's drawings, on view now at the Getty Center until September 23.
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Book signing in front of the Restaurant
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Presentation and Fine-Dining Lunch in the Private Dining Room
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Reserve Your Book
The Cookbook Library: Four Centuries of the Cooks, Writers, and Recipes That Made the Modern Cookbook
Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 10:00 a.m.
Location: Getty Center, in front of the Restaurant
Book: $50 (cash, check, and all major credit cards accepted). Use the "Reserve a Book" button below to reserve a copy; pay when you arrive.
Reserve a copy of Anne Willan's The Cookbook Library: Four Centuries of the Cooks, Writers, and Recipes That Made the Modern Cookbook. Your reserved copy can be purchased in front of the Restaurant at the Getty Center beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 12. Willan will be signing copies of her book beginning at 10:30 a.m. in front of the Restaurant.
Reserve Your Book
Country Cooking of France
Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 10:00 a.m.
Location: Getty Center, in front of the Restaurant
Book: $50 (cash, check, and all major credit cards accepted). Use the "Reserve a Book" button below to reserve a copy; pay when you arrive.
Reserve a copy of Anne Willan's Country Cooking of France. Your reserved copy can be purchased in front of the Restaurant at the Getty Center beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 12. Willan will be signing copies of her book beginning at 10:30 a.m. in front of the Restaurant.
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Date: Wednesday, June 6, 2012, noon
Location: Getty Villa, Auditorium and Founder's Room
Chef and author Erik Cosselmon spoke and signed copies of his new cookbook Kokkari: Contemporary Greek Flavors, which features Mediterranean recipes characterized by his signature ingredient-driven style.
Cosselmon spoke about his cooking philosophy, which has evolved "from the formal French tradition to the less complicated Mediterranean, with a focus on ingredients as opposed to the architecture of a dish." A prix-fixe lunch featuring recipes from Cosselmon's book followed.
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Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2012, noon
Location: Getty Villa, Auditorium and Founder's Room
Author Frances Mayes spoke, signed books, and joined visitors for lunch on the occasion of the publication of her first cookbook, The Tuscan Sun Cookbook: Recipes from Our Italian Kitchen. Food plays a starring role in Mayes's best-selling memoirs about Tuscany. This cuisine transports, comforts, entices, and speaks to the friendly, genuine, and improvisational spirit of Tuscan life. Mayes and her husband, Ed, shared recipes they have enjoyed over the years as honorary Tuscans: dishes prepared in a simple, traditional kitchen using robust, honest ingredients.
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