Barbara Kingsolver, Stephen L. Hopp (her husband), and Camille Kingsolver (their daughter) will read from Animal, Vegetable, Miracle at the First Parish Church Meeting House on Tuesday Thursday, May 24, at 6:00 pm. Tickets are $5, but they are $85 if you want to attend the reception afterwards at UpStairs on the Square and get a copy of the book. Instead of talking about eating better, Barbara Kingsolver and her family actually did it and......

Jacques Pepin will be signing at the Brookline Booksmith between 1:15 and 2:15 pm, Friday, April 13. Note time/date change Boston has become a foodie mecca these past few weeks. Last week, the Oldways Table presented its vision of cuisine, and now Jacques Pepin will appear at the Brookline Booksmith on Friday afternoon. Pepin will be there to sign copies of Chez Jacques: Traditions and Rituals of a Cook, which came out on April......

Oldways will talk about Setting the Oldways Table at the Brattle Theatre tomorrow, Wednesday, March 28, at 6:00pm. A reception will follow at Casablanca Restaurant. Tickets for the event are $3, and tickets for the event and the reception at Casablanca Restaurant are $55. Tickets are available at Harvard Book Store and by calling 617-661-1515. Some of us have neither the time nor the money to eat well. Often, Ramen or Campbells are considered food......