EVENT: Cooking Your Life - Q&A With Edward Espe Brown

Edward Espe Brown, chef and author, and Evan Kleinman, chef and radio personality, will be present at the Los Angeles premiere of "How to Cook Your Life."

The film is playing at the Laemmle Sunset 5. After the 7:30 showing, Edward and Evan will do a Q&A session for the audience, and then Edward will stay to introduce the 9:55 showing.

"How to Cook Your Life" is a documentary about Brown, who describes himself as a "Zen chef." In the film, he and his students try to apply the principals of Buddhism to cooking. An alternate title might be "Zen and the Art of Food Preparation."

Tickets are available at: http://www.laemmle.com/viewmovie.php?mid=3391

Comments

Jeremy said…

Birdwalking: Milla forced me to read "Zen and the Art of Archery" a number of years ago, and I've never forgiven her.

Actually, I'm joking, it was quite good. Probbaly the best book she ever recommended me.

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