Todd Gray and Ellen Kassoff Gray join 12 food writers, cookbook authors and chefs coming to Manassas on Thursday, Sept. 26 from 6 to 9 pm at the Hylton Performing Arts Center on George Mason University’s Prince William Campus.
This free admission Fall for the Book event offers a little something for all palates. A 6 p.m. panel discussion with all of the participants – Norman Davis, Krista Gallagher and Kris Schoels, Dave and Claudia Lefeve, Forrest Pritchard, Michael Stein, Joe Yonan and Peter and Laura Zeranski – is followed by cooking demonstrations, tastings, and book sales and signings from 7-9 p.m. The entire evening is sponsored by Write by the Rails, the Prince William Chapter of the Virginia Writers Club. Media sponsor is Potomac Local News.
Since opening their first restaurant in Washington, D.C., the highly acclaimed Equinox, more than a decade ago, Todd Gray and Ellen Kassoff Gray have risen to the top of the city’s vibrant culinary scene, and their Harvest Moon Hospitality Group now includes four restaurants, two catering companies, and partnerships with leading brands and institutions. Todd Gray is also the culinary director for Salamander Hotels & Resorts, which opened a luxurious estate in Middleburg in August.
Find out what's happening in Manassasfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The Grays’ book, The New Jewish Table: Modern Seasonal Recipes for Traditional Dishes, examines the couple’s culinary and personal lives, reveals how rewarding the sharing of two people’s traditions—and meals—can be, and proves them once more as pioneers in the movement to promote regionality and seasonality on the plate.
The culinary couple was interviewed on the Kojo Namdi Show on Aug. 28. Listen to the interview here:
