Live From NY's 92nd Street Y - Food on the Tube April 26, 2010

Food on the Tube: How TV Shapes the Way We Think About Food
Featuring Padma Lakshmi, co-host of Top Chef,
with Alexandra Leaf, Moderator

Does watching culinary programming on TV make us better cooks? Join Padma Lakshmi, co-host of Top Chef, and food writer Amanda Hesser for an enlightening discussion of the world of cooking shows, including what they tell us about ourselves as cooks and people and what they teach us about society today. Other panelists include Kathleen Collins (author, Watching What We Eat: The Evolution of Television Cooking Shows) and Charlie Trotter (host, PBS’s The Kitchen Sessions.)

“Live From New York’s 92nd Street Y” is part of the Shubert’s Speaker Series presented in the informal atmosphere of the Shubert Mezzanine Lounge. The Series is presented by the Shubert’s Red Carpet Club, a new membership program for young, professional members of the community interested in experiencing events at the Shubert while enhancing their business entertainment and networking opportunities.

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