New Book Alert: “Dinner with the President: Food, Politics and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House”

DINNER WITH THE PRESIDENT is a narrative history of American food, politics, and twenty-six presidents, from George Washington starving at Valley Forge in 1777 to Donald Trump’s burger banquets, and Joe Biden’s “performance enhancing” ice cream in 2022. The White House is the most important home in the world, and the meals served there communicate…

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Join me this Sunday in Stonington, CT, for THE FRENCH CHEF IN AMERICA

Friends – if you are in the vicinity of Watch Hill, RI, or Stonington, CT, I’ll be presenting “THE FRENCH CHEF IN AMERICA: Julia child’s Second Act” on Sun, 5-6 PM. Hope to see you! Stonington Free Library: Alex Prud’homme on Julia Child The Stonington Free Library’s Sunday Night Lecture Series presents Alex Prud’homme who…

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Alex Joins Chef Barbara Lynch at the Full Plate Lunch Series

On Tuesday, October 18th, we’re thrilled to welcome author and Julia Child’s great-nephew, Alex Prud’homme to Menton to celebrate the release of his latest book, The French Chef in America: Julia Child’s Second Act. True to Full Plate Form, we will gather, eat, and learn over a memorable lunch with an extraordinary guest speaker who…

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Kirkus Reviews: THE FRENCH CHEF IN AMERICA Julia Child’s Second Act

Prud’homme (Hydrofracking: What Everyone Needs to Know, 2013, etc.) explores the life of his great aunt, Julia Child (1912-2004), America’s first celebrity chef and an enduring cultural icon. Co-author of her autobiography, My Life in France, the author demonstrates how Child, a cultural mediator between France and America in the first act of her career,…

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Spreading the Ripples!

A big *thanks* to the Salisbury Forum, in CT, which hosted me and a screening of Last Call at the Oasis at the Millerton, NY, Moviehouse.  Somehow, Walter De Melle pulled in over 300 people on a gorgeous Sunday morning.  They were engaged and asked good questions.  Now that’s “spreading the ripples”!   https://salisburyforum.org/ https://www.themoviehouse.net/  

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Austin, TX, book fest-palooza

A great time at TX Bookfest in Austin. Props to Evan Smith, Clay Smith, Richard Parker, Jon Scieszka, and all you parched Texans who engaged us so enthusiastically in the Cspan tent! Safe to say, I’ll be back asap (if invited).

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Join me at TX Book Fest Sat 10/22

Richard Parker and I will discuss drought, flood, and other hydrologic challenges in Austin, on 10/22. Come on down ! https://www.texasbookfestival.org/index.php The Ripple Effect: The Fate of Freshwater in the 21st Century with Alex Prud’homme Date: Saturday, October 22, 2011 Time: 3:00 – 3:45 Location: C-SPAN/Book TV Tent As Alex Prud’homme and his great-aunt Julia…

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