I’ve been busy with a few freelance projects this week, and
instead of a post about what I’ve been cooking around the house, I want to
mention a cool event that I’ve been invited to join. It’s called Beyond Bubbie,
and it’s a night of stories about food and family (and, of course,
grandmothers, as "Bubbie" is that word rendered in Yiddish). It is on January 16
at 7 p.m., at the 92Y Tribecca.
The MC is David Sax (Save the Deli), and the storytellers
include Mo Rocca ("My Grandmother’s Ravioli"), Carla Hall ("The
Chew"), Joan Nathan (a New York Times contributor and cookbook author),
Jake Dell (of Katz’s Deli), Alan Richman (a GQ food correspondent), Judy Batalion,
and Cantor Shira Ginsburg (of Bubby's Kitchen.)
If you have a good story about your grandmother, you might
be able to join everyone onstage. They’re taking submissions for one-minute stories, and if
they like yours, you get to tell it live. Email them at writetobubbie@gmail.com for more info. In the
meantime, I need to get back to working on my freelance projects, as well as
the story I’m going to tell that evening. And if you want to come, tickets and details can be found here.