Talk by Chef and Cookbook Author Aliza Green

Bryn Mawr College: Thomas, Room 224

Talk by Aliza Green, chef and cookbook author. Ms. Green will discuss culinary careers, sustainability, and food writing.

Aliza Green, the Philadelphia-based cookbook author, journalist and pioneering chef, is the author of ten highly successful cookbooks including Starting with Ingredients: Baking Recipes, released in fall 2008. Her newest book, The Fishmonger’s Apprentice, was recently published by Quarry Books. Green has appeared twice on NBC’s Today Show to promote her books. She has been interviewed in her own kitchen for Philly Food, a special production of WHYY Public Television in Philadelphia and writes for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Cooking Light Magazine and Clean Eating.

As one of the pioneer chefs who helped make the city of Philadelphia a dining destination, Green began her career in the mid-1970′s as Executive Chef at the renowned Ristorante DiLullo, where her culinary achievements landed the restaurant a prestigious four-star rating. In 1988, The Philadelphia Inquirer inducted Chef Green into its Culinary Hall of Fame, citing her as one of the ten most influential people in the city’s food industry for her uncompromising efforts at Ristorante DiLullo, Apropos, an influential Mediterranean bistro, and the White Dog Café, where she developed the ever-popular restaurant’s deliciously regional menu by working with local farmers.