The Historical, Cultural, and Social Importance of Food in Italy
AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
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.”
Part of a series of events linked to Milan’s EXPO 2015 “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life” [May – October 2015]
INFO/RSVP
Contact Lucia Wolf at lwolf@loc.gov or 202-707-2256.
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LOCATION
Library of Congress
Thomas Jefferson Building
Conference Room, LJ-250
10 E. First Street, SE, Washington, DC
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FRANCINE SEGAN
Francine Segan is one of America’s foremost experts on Italian cuisine, is an engaging public speaker, author, TV personality and consultant. A noted food historian and James Beard-nominated author of six books including her most recent two on Italy are Dolci: Italy’s Sweets and Pasta Modern: New & Inspired Recipes from Italy.
She is the host on NYC’s popular i-italy TV series Americans who Love Italy, which airs Saturdays and Sundays on channel 25 and 22. She also appears on many other programs, including Today Show and Early Show. She has been featured on numerous specials for PBS, the Food Network and the History, Sundance and Discovery channels.
She lectures across the USA and is a frequent guest speaker at NYC’s premiere cultural center the 92Y, Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University, Smithsonian Museum in DC, Virginia Fine Arts Museum, Museum of Natural History in NYC and many others. She recently moderated a panel for the Tribecca Film Festival on food in film with Isabella Rosellini and Stanley Tucci.
Ms. Segan writes for several magazines including Epicurious, Saveur and Gastronomica. Francine Segan is a frequently quoted expert in many newspapers and magazines including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Vogue, Scientific American, USA Today, L.A. Times, and Chicago Tribune.
ONLINE: francinesegan.com
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