Appearances
2010
July 11 | Meatopia, 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Betty will be one of the official judges of the BBQ, and one of the unofficial judges of the beer, at the “Woodstock of Edible Animals” on Governor’s Island. Support good meat and craft beers with the help of Slow Food NYC and the Good Beer Seal of Approval. (Raindate: July 18)
July 14 | Eat This Film series, 92YTribeca, 200 Hudson St., NYC, 7:30 p.m.
Eat This Film series presents “Cooking History,” a brilliantly original documentary on food and war by Slovakian film director Peter Kerekes. Betty Fussell, food historian, and Ray DeStefano, army vet and expert butcher at Walmir Meat, Inc., in the Gansevoort Meat Market, will lead audience discussion into the guts of war and our primeval need for meat and bread. Presented by Edible Manhattan and Reverse Shot.
Past Events
May 29 - June 11 | Aromas & Flavors of Mexico: a 2-week gastronomic and cultural tour into the heartland of Mexico under the guidance of culinary star Patricia Quintana
Feb. 26 | Discuss Raising Steaks at Boston University’s MLA in Gastronomy Lecture Series in Food Studies
Feb. 13 | Panel discussion, Roger Smith Food Writers’ Conference, New York City
Feb 4-6 | Speaker and panel discussion, American Grassfed Association annual conference on Grazing America, Lexington Ky.
Jan. 30 | Cook and present a Julie/Julia dinner (with Katy Kinsolving) to benefit Princeton Housing Initiative, Princeton, N.J.
Jan. 28 | Reading from Raising Steaks to benefit Princeton Public Library, N.J.
2009
Oct. 21 | Reading from Raising Steaks, Culinary Historians of Boston at Schlesinger Library, Cambridge, Mass.
Oct. 9 | Lecture, Institute for Advanced Study, Cuisine & Culture Series, Princeton, N.J.
Sept. 16 | Reading and book signing, James Beard House
July 3-11 | Cocinar Mexicano - Betty returns to Mexico to teach Word of Mouth, a food writing workshop
June 11 | Panel discussion on “Craig Claiborne and the Invention of Food Journalism” at The New School, New York City
April 15 | Lecture, Culinary Historians of New York
March 4 | Lecture, The Coffee House Club, New York City
Feb. 12 | Panel discussion on James Beard at The New School, New York City
Jan. 14 | Reading from Raising Steaks at Barnes & Noble, New York City
2008
Dec. 5 | Feast & Famine Workshop series at NYU Food Studies, New York City
Dec. 3 | Kitchen Arts & Letters
Nov. 19-22 | Flavors Without Borders/Sabores Sin Fronteras, Arizona