Open House: Bay Appetite Cookbook, Fairhope Anthology, Interiors Southeast, Mark Leslie, Roman Street

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Nov 20 2011 12:00 pm
Nov 20 2011 5:00 pm

 

Join us for an Open House November 20 featuring:


                       LIVE MUSIC BY:

Recipes over the years from Mobile Bay Magazine

 

 

The Fairhope Writers Group, presenting their latest masterpiece, Fairhope Anthology. Contributors include:

Mary Ardis, Vicki Armitage, Karen Bonvillain Bull, Roger Bull, Bob Glennon, Ken James, Ron Meszaros, Jule Moon, Joe Worley

A collection of short stories in and about Fairhope, AL, this book has something for everyone! It covers all genres of writing. A must-have for any Fairhope native!

"Some people call it an artist's colony and that is true, since you cannot swing a dead cat without hitting a serious-faced novelist." ~ Rick Bragg, Pulitzer Prize Winner

 

Top interior designers in Alabama, the Carolinas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee offer insight into their diverse and thoughtfully developed residential projects in this exquisitely photographed coffee–table book. Divided into three sections—mountain homes, metropolitan homes, and waterfront homes—the houses themselves range from seaside cottages to elaborate plantations, and their interiors reflect the distinct character of each locale. Traditional and contemporary designs are featured, as are both redesigns and new constructions, providing creative and stylish ideas for those looking for a fresh update and those who are starting from scratch. A resource guide that provides short biographies and contact information for each designer is also included.

Panache Partners, LLC, is a publishing company based in Dallas, Texas, that specializes in developing upscale coffee-table books on luxury lifestyle subjects including architecture, interior design, golf, wine, art, event planning, and travel.

 

 

 

 

 

Several years ago, on a break between theatrical gigs in Alabama, Mark traveled to Italy and fell in love with the people, food and culture. Armed with just enough courage, minimal Italian language skills, and a certain proficiency in the kitchen, he enrolled in a full-immersion cooking and language program. He would travel to Viterbo, Italy and live with an Italian family. His teachers were beyond his wildest dreams-he learned to cook from the grandmother, or Nonna, of the family, who prepared every meal in a bustling, busy household, as women in her family have done for generations. Her daughter, Alessandra, taught him the language with patience and precision. Besides culinary secrets and prepositions, they opened their lives to him, and made him a real part of their extensive family. Though the book contains authentic, delicious family recipes Nonna shared with Mark, Beyond the Pasta delves into food memoir subject matter not found in a typical cookbook. It was the day-to-day shopping with Nonna, exploring the countryside and le gelaterie, where he truly developed his language skills, and a new, more joyful and uniquely Italian way of looking at the world.

Mark Leslie, a self-proclaimed "foodie" who loves to cook for anyone with an appetite, works across the country in professional theatre as a stage manager. Every year he vacations in Italy and lives to eat his way through every plate of pasta and cone of gelato placed before him. He shares those Italian experiences on his popular blog "Beyond the Pasta." A Chicago-area native and "Yankee" by birth, Mark has lived in Alabama for over 23 years, and celebrates the fact that he started life eating farina, progressed to grits, and finally arrived at polenta. Buonissima!

WATCH my Today Show cooking appearance from Monday, October 10 ~ Columbus Day, with Kathie Lee Gifford & Hoda Kotb

Location: 
Street:
32 S Section St
City:
Fairhope
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Province:
Alabama
Postal Code:
36532-2212
Country:
United States