[Sca-cooks] Peter G. Rose to appear in Dayton 10/08/2006

[Johnna Holloway]

      Peter G. Rose who is the author of The Sensible Cook and Matters
      of Taste

will be speaking in Dayton, Ohio next month.

Sunday, October 8, 1:00 p.m.

Matters of Taste, Food and Drink in Seventeenth-Century Dutch Art and Life
NCR Renaissance Auditorium

Food historian Peter G. Rose, co-author of Matters of Taste, Food and 
Drink in Seventeenth-Century Dutch Art and Life, will discuss the 
tradition and symbolism of food in Dutch painting. Join us following the 
lecture for the rare opportunity to watch an oil painter working on a 
still life in the techniques of the Old Masters while you sample 
traditional Dutch treats, including cheeses, cookies, coffee and tea. 
Fees: $25 members, $30 non-members

 From the museum website--

In celebration of the 400th anniversary of Rembrandt’s birth, The Dayton 
Art Institute presents the American premier of /*REMBRANDT AND THE 
GOLDEN AGE OF DUTCH ART: Treasures from the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam*/. 
Opens September 24, 2006. Runs until Jan. 7, 2007. The exhibition then 
travels to the Phoenix Art Museum in Phoenix, Arizona and the Portland 
Art Museum in Portland, 
Oregon.http://www.daytonartinstitute.org/exhibits/upcoming_rembrandt.html


Johnnae