by Dominic Candeloro

The Mulberry Street Branch of the New York Public Library is hosting the

Vito Marcantonio Forum and the Italian American Writers Association's event:

Saturday, May 10at 2:00pm - 4:00pm in EDT
NY Public Library 10 Jersey St., corner of Mulberry and Prince Sts. between Lafayette and Mulberry Streets, one block south of E. Houston Street.

Join · Maybe · Decline Invited by Roberto Ragone

WHAT: Book party, dramatic reading and discussion of Simone Cinotto's The Italian American Table: Food, Family and Community in New York City

Directions: B/D/F/M trains to Broadway/Lafayette, the 6 train to Bleecker Street, or the R train to Prince Street. The library is handicapped accessible.

Vito Marcantonio Forum http://vitomarcantonioforum.com/

New York Public Library: http://www.nypl.org/

Details:

Looking at the Italian-American community of East Harlem in the 1920s and 30s, Cinotto demonstrates how food was at the center of the lives of immigrants and their children.

From generational conflicts resolved around the family table to a vibrant food-based economy of ethnic producers, importers, and restaurateurs, food was essential to the creation of an Italian-American identity.