The New Canaan Library welcomes chef, author and New Canaan resident Anna Francesca Gass, who will speak about the inspiration behind her recently published cookbook, Heirloom Kitchen: Heritage Recipes and Family Stories from the Tables of Immigrant Women. After Ms. Gass speaks about her book, a number of local women whose recipes are featured in the book will join the conversation on Wednesday, May 15 at 7 p.m. in the Adrian Lamb Room. Copies of the book will be available for purchase, courtesy of Elm Street Books. Those interested can register online at newcanaanlibrary.org.
A graduate of the French Culinary Institute, Anna Francesca Gass was born in Italy and came to the United States as a young child. She grew up eating her mother’s Italian cooking but when she realized that the recipe to her family’s beloved meatballs existed only in her mother’s memory, Gass decided she needed to record and preserve her mother’s recipes for generations to come. But it was more than just recipes – it was her mother’s stories of life in Italy that tantalized Gass and made her yearn to hear more. Inspired, she reached out to friends whose mothers were also immigrants and created a cookbook that includes the life stories behind the recipes and their experiences of coming to America – reminding us that food is so much more than mere sustenance.
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