Women's University Club Lecture
Women's University Club Lecture

I was delighted to be invited to speak at the Women’s University Club in Seattle. It is an old school containing education organization and social club. It’s a lovely place to take classes, be entertained and enjoy fine dining.

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book signing, Culture, Event, good reading, Seattle WA, Vero Beach FLKaren Tripsonwomens university club, Mary Oliver, PD James, Raymond Chandler, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Frank McCourt, Richard Adam Marjory Stoneman Douglas., Donna Tart, The Art Forger, The Last Painting of Sara de Vos, A Bed of Scorpions, The Goldfinch, Waldo E Sexton
Cobb Salad Redux for a Manhattan Project
Cobb Salad Redux for a Manhattan Project

The Lee J. Cobb Salad adapted from the Brown Derby Restaurant and David Lebovitz recipes for a hot summer night and a Manhattan cocktail tasting.

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cocktails, Cookbooks, Distillery, dessert, entree, salad, seasonal menu, vintage cocktailsKaren Tripsonrye, amaro, vermouth, point reyes blue cheese, George Geary, David Lebovitz, LAs Legendary Restaurants, luxardo cherries, Averna Amarao, Perfect Manhattan, Black Manhattan, Manhattan, The New Cocktail Hour
Basque Books for Research for The Cooking Class in San Sebastian
Basque Books for Research for The Cooking Class in San Sebastian

I read many books about the Basques for The Cooking Class in San Sebastian.

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Cookbooks, Basque, Culture, good reading, restaurants, Seattle WA, Writers, Basque history, Basque Culture, Basque CuisineKaren TripsonBasque, Basque cookbooks, basque history, robert laxalt, mark kurlansky, Zulaika, Gerald Hirigoyen, The Harvest Vine, Piperade, Sweet Promised Land, The Basque Hotel, Guggenheim Bilbao Museum, The Basque Kitchen, Basque Dance, Basque Firsts, Portraits of Basques in the new world, John M. Ysursa
L.A.’s Legendary Restaurants
L.A.’s Legendary Restaurants

If you need a mini vacation away from the real world, you can hardly do better than to sit back and relax with George Geary’s new book, L.A.’s Legendary Restaurants - Celebrating the Famous Places Where Hollywood Ate, Drank and Played. It's sheer indulgence in the romance and glamour of Hollywood in the golden era.

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Cookbooks, Culture, dessert, appetizer, cocktails, French, entree, party food, salad, side dish, soup, movie starsKaren Tripsoncookbook, architecture, Hollywood, celebrities restaurants, the brown derby, Chasens, Musso and Franks, Spago, Schwab's Pharmacy, Trader Vics, George Geary
Local Cheese Tray for a Party
Local Cheese Tray for a Party

A cheese tray created from local cheeses showcases the farmers in your area and anchors the buffet at a party or wine tasting.

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appetizer, cocktails, Culture, Cookbooks, Event, party food, northwest cheese, wine tastingKaren Tripsoncheese, boat street cafe pickled apricots, boat street cafe, cascadia creamery, gothberg farms, rogue creamery, kurtwood farms, farmstead cheese, macrina bakery, french baguette, apricots in the buff, panazilla crackers, Renee Erickson, cloud cap, oregon blue, dinah's cheese, chèvre, la mancha goat milk cheese