Hybrid Event | 3.1415 Ins-PIE-ring: A Pi Day Celebration
Panel conversation withÌýMarcy GoldmanÌý´Ç´ÚÌýBetter BakingÌýand staff of the McGill 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 McGill 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, McGill Alumna and professional baker, for a scrumptious discussion of our favourite comfort food.
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About McGill24
This event is part ofÌý, the University's 24-hour day of giving. This annual fundraising event unites thousands of McGillians across the globe around our shared pride in McGill, 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 Ï㽶ÊÓƵ 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 McGill 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.