Join us for a reading and discussion of M.F.K. Fisher's Serve It Forth.  This first series of essays by the famed food writer takes readers on an animated journey through culinary history, beginning with the honey-loving Greeks and the immoderate Romans. Fisher recalls a hunt for snails and truffles with one of the last adepts in that art and recounts how Catherine de Medici, lonely for home cooking, touched off a culinary revolution by bringing Italian chefs to France. Each essay makes clear the absolute firmness of Fisher's taste--contrarian and unique--and her skill at stirring memory and imagination into a potent brew.  Copies of the book will be available at the Charlotte Senior Center and Charlotte Library prior to the start date.

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A rare stamp and a corpse are discovered in Bath within hours of each other. As he investigates, Inspector Peter Diamond discovers that both the person who found the stamp and the victim belong to the Bloodhounds, an elite group of mystery lovers, who now urge Diamond to bring the murderer to justice. But there’s a hitch: the body lies inside a padlocked houseboat and the only key is in the pocket of a man with an airtight alibi. Copies are available at the circulation desk.

Join us for a reading and discussion of M.F.K. Fisher's Serve It Forth.  This first series of essays by the famed food writer takes readers on an animated journey through culinary history, beginning with the honey-loving Greeks and the immoderate Romans. Fisher recalls a hunt for snails and truffles with one of the last adepts in that art and recounts how Catherine de Medici, lonely for home cooking, touched off a culinary revolution by bringing Italian chefs to France. Each essay makes clear the absolute firmness of Fisher's taste--contrarian and unique--and her skill at stirring memory and imagination into a potent brew.  Copies of the book will be available at the Charlotte Senior Center and Charlotte Library prior to the start date.

Want to download a book or learn a language online? Need a little help with your smartphone? Drop-in and get some personalized help with our Tech Librarian.