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Julie Powell reads from Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession

Start: Wed, 01/13/2010 - 7:30pm

End: Wed, 01/13/2010 - 9:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

Join us for an evening with Julie Powell, who will read from and discuss her new book. Facebook RSVP for the event here.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Julie Powell thought cooking her way through Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking was the craziest thing she'd ever do--until she embarked on the voyage recounted in her new memoir, CLEAVING.

Her marriage challenged by an insane, irresistible love affair, Julie decides to leave town and immerse herself in a new obsession: butchery. She finds her way to Fleischer's, a butcher shop where she buries herself in the details of food. She learns how to break down a side of beef and French a rack of ribs--tough, physical work that only sometimes distracts her from thoughts of afternoon trysts.

The camaraderie at Fleischer's leads Julie to search out fellow butchers around the world--from South America to Europe to Africa. At the end of her odyssey, she has learned a new art and perhaps even mastered her unruly heart.

Location:

WORD
126 Franklin St
Brooklyn, New York 11222-2002