Slow Food Miami Food Writers at the Mike on March 19th Press Release

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Press Contact: Jo Anne Bander, 305-444-0087
Press E-mail: joanne@fromthesource.info

Wednesday, March 19, 7:30 pm, at GableStage at the Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables
Slow Food Miami's Second Annual "Food Writers at the Mike"
Four prominent South Florida food writers—Marcel Escoffier, Linda Gassenheimer, Ana Quincoces and Helen Willinsky, with moderator Nancy Ancrum— will share their personal reflections on food writing, its significance and its special artistry at GableStage in Coral Gables on Wednesday, March 19th at 7:30 pm. The conversation will continue over an elegant dessert buffet and book signing with the authors in the Aragon Room of the Biltmore. This special opportunity to explore the magic of food writing is a collaboration of Slow Food Miami, GableStage, Florida Center for the Literary Arts at Miami-Dade College and Books & Books.

Tickets for this literary and culinary event are $45 and include both the premiere writers’ event and the dessert reception. Purchase yours in advance on-line at the Slow Food website, http://www.slowfoodmiami.com/rsvpwriters.html . Proceeds benefit Slow Food Miami's extensive education activities: (www.slowfoodmiami.com)



The lineup of writers includes:
Marcel Escoffier, grand-nephew of the great chef George August Escoffier, is a food historian, author and associate professor at the School of Hospitality Management at Florida International University. He has more than 30 years of experience working in hotels and restaurants throughout the United States. He started out at 14 polishing copper pots and has since held virtually every position in today's modern kitchen as well as having been an executive in hotel administration.



Linda Gassenheimer is a TV and radio personality, syndicated journalist, best-selling author, spokesperson, and food consultant. She writes a weekly Dinner in Minutes newspaper column and produces and hosts the radio program Food News and Views each week on WLRN. The author of several books, she will speak about her newest, The Portion Plan: How to Eat the Foods You Love and Still Lose Weight.


Ana Quincoces is a Miami attorney whose book, Cuban Chicks Can Cook, was her entree onto the food stage. She considers her book, full of recipes and recipes, an updated version of the classic Cocina Criolla. However, she says, revisiting the book wasn't a matter of "adding mango sauce to everything and calling it Cuban.''



Helen Willinsky is the author of Jerk from Jamaica. In addition to her studies in France and at the University of Barcelona, she attended L' Ecole Hôtelière in Lausanne, Switzerland. Throughout a long career as a hotel manager, bakery owner and author, Willinsky has made Jamaican jerk spices a cornerstone of her personal and professional life. She owns Helen's Tropical Exotics, a spice company that supplies jerk and other seasonings to a variety of restaurant chains.

Moderator Nancy Ancrum writes The Cultural Kitchen column that appears in Miami Herald – where she also is a member of the editorial board -- and is co-host of the radio program Join Us at the Table, on WMCU 1080-AM. She also is the founder of Curated Dining, which offers culinary-dining experiences. A Slow Food member, she has helped organize Food Writers at the Mike.