Bill Buford, formerly the fiction editor of the New Yorker, relates the challenges of trying to hold his own as a line cook in the kitchen of Mario Batali’s restaurant Babbo. Then, Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid tells us about the retrospective of her work at the Guggenheim. And we’ll find out how poetry can help some Alzheimer's patients. Plus, Anderson Cooper talks about some of his toughest assignments.
An Amateur's Adventures in the Kitchen
Bill Buford made a name for himself as the founding editor of Granta magazine, and as the fiction editor of the New Yorker for eight years. But he always wondered if he had what it took to survive as a professional chef. In Heat, he recounts the humiliating experiment of ...
Zaha Hadid at the Guggenheim
Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid tells us about her first major retrospective in the United States, at the Guggenheim.
Alzheimer's Poetry Project
Poet Gary Mex Glazner explains how poetry can help spark memories and emotions for people with Alzheimer's disease. Mr. Glazner is also author of the book How to Make a Living as a Poet.
Events: There will be a reading from Sparking Memories: The ...
Events: There will be a reading from Sparking Memories: The ...
Dispatches from the Edge
In Dispatches from the Edge, Anderson Cooper describes how covering some of the worst crises of recent times--from the tsunami to Hurricane Katrina--has affected him personally.
Events: Anderson Cooper will be reading and signing books
Tuesday, June 6 at 7 pm
Union Square Barnes & Noble
Events: Anderson Cooper will be reading and signing books
Tuesday, June 6 at 7 pm
Union Square Barnes & Noble
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