Palo Alto :ADAM GOPNIK, author of PARIS TO THE MOON and THE TABLE COMES FIRST

November 1, 2011. ADAM GOPNIK, author of PARIS TO THE MOON and THE TABLE COMES FIRST: FAMILY, FRANCE, AND THE MEANING OF FOOD, speaks in Palo Alto. We are a culture obsessed with food but how did we get here? Gopnik traces our table ancestry back to France and discusses its rapid evolution. In the hopes to create a new discussion about the way we eat, Gopnik explains how food helped families and friends come together and why those conversations and relationships were always more important than what was actually put on the table. 6:30 p.m. Check-In; 7:00 p.m. Program; 8:00 p.m. Book Signing. Cubberley Community Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. $12 Members; $20 Non-Members. For tickets call 1-800-847-7730 or register online at http://commonwealthclub.org/events/2011-11-02/adam-gopnik .
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