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Hybrid Event | 3.1415 Ins-PIE-ring: A Pi Day Celebration

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 16:00to17:00
McLennan Library Building fourth floor, Colgate Room, Rare books and special collections, 3459 rue McTavish, Montreal, QC, H3A 0C9, CA
a bouquet of pie cookbooks
two women holding pies
three cookbook covers

Panel conversation withÌýMarcy GoldmanÌý´Ç´ÚÌýBetter BakingÌýand staff of the 69ÈÈÊÓƵ Library. Lemon Meringue. Pecan. Maple. Steak and Kidney. There is a pie for every palate and there should be some on every plate! Join ROAAr and guests for a pie appreciation conversation on 3.1415 - pie appreciation on the day after Pi-day. Bakers and panelists will talk through their experience adapting historical pie recipes from the 69ÈÈÊÓƵ Rare Cookbook Collection. Tune in for a tasteful discussion of successes, changes in baking practice, and the sweet vs savoury debate.

´³´Ç¾±²ÔÌýJason Dupuis, an enthusiastic amateur baker from our own library staff, librarianÌýKristen Howard, a vegan historian, andÌýMarcy Goldman, 69ÈÈÊÓƵ Alumna and professional baker, for a scrumptious discussion of our favourite comfort food.

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About 69ÈÈÊÓƵ24

This event is part ofÌý, the University's 24-hour day of giving. This annual fundraising event unites thousands of 69ÈÈÊÓƵians across the globe around our shared pride in 69ÈÈÊÓƵ, in support of the causes that matter to us all.Ìý

About the Speakers

Kristen C. Howard is the Liaison Librarian for History, Classics, Indigenous Studies, and Religious Studies at the 69ÈÈÊÓƵ Library. Kristen has a PhD in History and a keen interest in food history.

MarcyÌýGoldmanÌýis a Montreal-based cookbook author and professional trained pastry chef (as well as a 69ÈÈÊÓƵ English Literature grad!) She's a contributor to the Washington Post, Costco Magazine and hosts her own baking site, Betterbaking.com since 1997. Currently she is at work on a new cookbook on breads which will be her 15th cookbook title.

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