November 3, 4:00 P.M. Books and Bites: Lost and Found in Southern France With Steve Hoffman and Julia Moskin

A Talk, Signing, and Wine Tasting with the James Beard Award–Winning Author of A Season for That

25 11th Ave, New York, NY 10011, USA

Named one of Food & Wine's 12 Favorite Food Books this Summer, A Season For That is the true story of one man’s attempt to leave ordinary life behind and become somebody better in a new country. Written by Steve Hoffman, winner of the James Beard M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award, this extraordinary memoiris Hoffman’s story of upending his family from Minnesota to a tiny Languedoc winemaking village in Southern France for a six-month sojourn. Idyllic as it sounds, nothing is as expected. Join Steve in conversation with New York Times food reporter, Julia Moskin, for a discussion about memoir writing, France, food, and family. A selection of wines made by Thierry Rodriguez, a renowned Languedoc winemaker featured prominently in the book, will be available to taste.
Copies of A Season for That by Steve Hoffman are available for purchase with tickets or at the event from our friends as Kitchen Arts & Letters.

General Admission: $45 | $70 with a copy of A Season for That  

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Mas Gabinèle Pays d’Herault Grenache Gris Vielle Vignes 2022

Mas Gabinèle Pays d’Herault Carignan Vielle Vignes 2021

Mas Gabinèle Faugères Rouge 2020

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About Steve Hoffman: 
Steve Hoffman is a Minnesota tax preparer and food writer. His writing has won multiple national awards, including the 2019 James Beard M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award. He has been published in Food & Wine, The Washington Post, and The Minneapolis Star Tribune, among others. 

About Julia Moskin: 
Julia Moskin has been a reporter in the food section of the New York Times since 2002. She received a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for investigative reporting that uncovered harassment at high-profile New York restaurants.

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