Anne Willan -- Women in the Kitchen

Award-winning culinary historian,founder of La Varenne Cooking School and author of over 30 books, Anne Willan traces the origins of American cooking through profiles of 12 essential cookbook writers—from Hannah Woolley in the mid-1600s to Fannie Farmer, Julia Child and Alice Waters—highlighting their key historical contributions and most representative recipes. She'll highlight her book: Women in the Kitchen -- Twelve Essential Cookbook Writers Who Defined the Way We Eat From 1661 to Today. This program is sponsored by the Renaissance Society of Sacramento, Culinary Historians of Northern California, Sacramento Book Collectors Club and many others. To register email: renaissancesocietysacramento@gmail.com or maryellen_burns@mac.com and we'll send you the Zoom link.