Erica Bauermeister Visits Rakestraw Books

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Who: Erica Bauermeister

What: Discussing and signing The School of Essential Ingredients with a special performance by musical guest, The Cedar Trio.

When: Wednesday, 17 February 2010 at 7 PM

How much: Dinner by reservation only - $20. Make your reservation today by calling us at (925) 837-7337.

Why you should care: The School of Essential Ingredients follows the lives of eight students who gather in Lillian's Restaurant every Monday night for cooking class. It soon becomes clear, however, that each one seeks a recipe for something beyond the kitchen. Students include Claire, a young mother struggling with the demands of her family; Antonia, an Italian kitchen designer learning to adapt to life in America; and Tom, a widower mourning the loss of his wife to breast cancer. Chef Lillian, a woman whose connection with food is both soulful and exacting, helps them to create dishes whose flavor and techniques expand beyond the restaurant and into the secret corners of her students’ lives. One by one the students are transformed by the aromas, flavors, and textures of Lillian's food, including a white-on-white cake that prompts wistful reflections on the sweet fragility of love and a peppery heirloom tomato sauce that seems to spark one romance but end another. Brought together by the power of food and companionship, the lives of the characters mingle and intertwine, united by the revealing nature of what can be created in the kitchen.

We are delighted to welcome debut author Erica Bauermeister to Rakestraw Books. The School of Essential Ingredients is already a bestseller here. We can't think of a better way to welcome her and to celebrate the book than by hosting a dinner party. Please join us.

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