Expatriate Cookbook Author Pays Tribute to Family and Heritage through Food

African American expatriate and author, Dr. Monique Y. Wells joins the Alliance Française de Chicago to discuss the inspiration behind her award-winning cookbook, Food for the Soul.

(PRWEB) March 26, 2004 -- Texas expatriate and author, Dr. Monique Y. Wells joins the Alliance Française de Chicago to discuss the inspiration behind her award-winning cookbook, Food for the Soul.

A veterinary pathologist, Dr. Wells has been living and working in Paris since 1992. Paris may be the Food Capitol of the World," but authentic Soul Food can be pretty hard to find there, so Dr. Wells decided to write a cookbook for African Americans who wanted a taste of home while living abroad. What started out as a simple collection of recipes with a list of markets and American grocers has turned into a book with over 90 recipes, and a real labor of love that pays tribute to family, heritage and food. In her book, Dr. Wells not only gives us a history on food origins, but she also recounts memories of her childhood with each recipe.

Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 6 p.m.

Alliance Française de Chicago   
810 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL 60610
One block west of State Street at Chicago Avenue

Join Dr. Monique Y. Wells for an evening of conversation, discussion and refreshments. This event will be in English and is open to the general public. Admission is free. Reservations may be made by calling Alliance Française at (312) 337-1070.
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