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Jacques Torres chocolatesA Recipe for Happiness
Ruth Reichl, editor in chief of Gourmet magazine, chocolatier Jacques Torres, and Mort Rosenblum, author of Chocolate: A Bittersweet Saga of Dark and Light, take us on a delicious journey in search of the most scrumptious chocolate experiences in New York. Next, curator and critic John Szarkowski. He acted as director of photography at the Museum of Modern Art in New York from 1962 to 1991, and joins us now to talk about a new exhibit of his photography. Then, author Sam Lipsyte discusses the premise of Home Land, a new novel written as an abjectly honest update to a high school alumni newsletter. Finally, in Happiness: Lessons from a New Science, economist Richard Layard investigates the root causes of happiness.
Chock Full of Chocolate
Recently, science has confirmed what chocolate lovers have always known: the stuff is actually good for you. It has more antioxidants than red wine, and it triggers the same brain responses as falling in love. Ruth Reichl, editor in chief of Gourmet magazine, chocolatier Jacques Torres, and James Beard award winner Mort Rosenblum, author of Chocolate: A Bittersweet Saga of Dark and Light, discuss the beloved confection.
NYC- The Chocolate Mecca
Jacques Torres Chocolate Haven
350 Hudson St., near King
www.mrchocolate.com
Payard
1032 Lexington Ave. near 73rd Street
La Maison du Chocolat
1018 Madison Ave., near 78th Street
or
30 Rockefeller Plaza
Vosges Haut Chocolat
132 Spring St., near Greene
Lunettes et Chocolat
25 Prince St., near Mott
or
484 Broome St., near West Broadway
FAO SCHWEETZ at FAO Schwarz
58th Street and Fifth Avenue
The Chocolate Bar
48 Eighth Ave., near Jane Street, in the West Village
Websites to check out
» Make your own chocolate treats
» For great primer on all things chocolate
Music: Canadian Brass' "Swingtime!" (Blue Rondo a la turk, and I found love) -- BMG label
Focusing Inward
Curator and critic John Szarkowski turns his attention to his own photography: John Szarkowski: Photographs.
» Click here to view some photographs from the book
Music: Meet Joe Black (by Thomas Newman) #11
Alumni Update
Sam Lipsyte imagines what would happen if an unsuccessfull high school alum were to tell the unflattering truth about his life in the real world to his alumni newsletter: Home Land.
» Read an excerpt of Home Land in the Reading Room
Events:
Sam Lipsyte will be speaking on:
Thursday, February 10th at 7pm
Spoonbill & Sugartown Booksellers
218 Bedford Avenue
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Sunday, February 27th at 7pm
KGB Bar
KGB Reading Series/Fiction Series (with John Haskell)
85 East 4th Street
Music: Reservoir Dogs ("Magic Carpet Ride," #7) MCA
Happiness Is...
Studies have shown that societies with increased incomes don't experience increased happiness. Economist Richard Layard looks at how society would need to be adjusted to increase happiness in Happiness: Lessons from a New Science.
Events:
Richard Layard will discuss Happiness with Paul Krugman on:
Tuesday, February 8th at 6:30pm
Cooper Union
41 Cooper Square
Music: (by James Newton Howard) #16 -- Hollywod Records
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Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award
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