About this Event
Morocco is the only Arab country that the Turks never conquered,
and it has preserved and elaborated unique culinary traditions with
roots in medieval Moorish Spain and North Africa. Even today, its
king can organize huge food festivals, which give us a sense of what
it was like to dine there four centuries ago when it was a major
player in Mediterranean politics. Compare this with Charles Perry?s
December talk, "Banquets of Istanbul."
Charles Perry majored in Middle East Studies at Princeton University
and the University of California, Berkeley. After graduation, he
pursued a writing career, serving as an editor and staff writer at
Rolling Stone from 1968 to 1976 and a staff writer at the Los
Angeles Times Food Section from 1990 to 2008. He began collecting
medieval Arab cookery manuscripts in 1980 and has published
widely on Middle Eastern food history.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Central Library - TAPER AUDITORIUM, 630 W 5th St, Los Angeles, United States
USD 0.00
