Events

Classes and presentations Spring and Summer 2016

Classes and book signings: May 14, 2016: Benefit cooking class for the San Diego French-American School. Private event. May 21, 2016. San Diego Herb Society. Members only. Looking ahead: To fun events in June, July, September, and October 2016. Looking back: Culinary...

My interview on Pink Pangea

This lovely travel site bills itself as a travel site for women. Very interesting and informative, and they published an interview about Mint Tea and Minarets: a banquet of Moroccan memories Published on Pink Pangea on December 31, 2015 at this link:...

San Diego Living Show, Channel 6, NOV. 2015

This link to San Diego's Channel 6, the CW, San Diego Living should be accessible until December 2015, I hope. It was great fun on sandiego6.com Monday, November 9, 2015 San Diego Living, 9AM Mint Tea and Minarets http://www.sandiego6.com/san-diego-living Please...

Cooking Classes and Appearances 2015

Thursday, May 21, 2015: Cardiff Library Cardiff CA 6PM Saturday, May 23: Macy's School of Cooking Camino de la Reina, San Diego Noon-1:30PM March 2015: Cal State Northridge: Art History dept April: Vista High School: Moroccan cuisine Classes and Book signings: Monday,...

Kitty quoted in Moroccan magazine

November 2014: Imagine my surprise when in Casablanca when friends and neighbors Yves and Marie Paule asked me. “Have you seen your name in the new magazine Zamane?” I hadn’t, but was honored to be credited in an article on Estebanico/Al Zemmouri, the man from...

THANKSGIVING or Le Jour de Merci Donnant 2014

I flew across the pond to Morocco in early November to take care of Dar Zitoun, our family riad, 90 kilometres south of Casablanca.  My memoir, Mint Tea and Minarets relates the story of this local landmark which I hadn’t visited in FOUR years. Although Dar...

Calling on food fans in Southern California!

Saturday, September 20th, I am participating in the first THE GOURMETZIA™ EXPO event at the Los Angeles Convention Center, South Hall K. www.gourmetzia.com/  WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, September 20 and 21  Saturday ONLY from noon to 4PM:  Visit...

AUGUST 15, 2014/FIFTY YEARS IN THE US

Of course, this is a momentous date only for me, and for my mother. I just wanted to hare what being an American means to me after 50 years! This piece was first published in the Los Angeles Times, pre-Internet, I believe! AUGUST 15, 2014  An Immigrant’s story...