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Care & Share: Priya Basil

Priya Basil and Ann Hui

Care & Share: Priya Basil

Priya Basil and Ann Hui

2:30pm

Saturday, October 24

45 mins

Reflections on Food, Community and the Meaning of Generosity is her latest book. From the symbolism of the dinner invitation to how we cook and sharing our food, Priya Basil explores through the prism of food how and when we extend our hospitality, to individuals and to communities and what it says about our relationships and ways of living today.

Interviewer: Ann Hui

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Reflections on Food, Community and the Meaning of Generosity is her latest book. From the symbolism of the dinner invitation to how we cook and sharing our food, Priya Basil explores through the prism of food how and when we extend our hospitality, to individuals and to communities and what it says about our relationships and ways of living today.

Interviewer: Ann Hui

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Featured Authors

Priya Basil
Priya Basil was born in London to a family with Indian roots and grew up in Nairobi. She is an author and essay-writer whose work has been nominated for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, the Dylan Thomas Prize and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. She is the co-founder of Authors for Peace, a political platform for writers and artists. She lives in Berlin.

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Ann Hui
Ann Hui is the Globe and Mail's national food reporter. She is also the author of Chop Suey Nation: The Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada's Chinese Restaurants. 

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Care & Share

2:30pm

Saturday, October 24

45 mins

What to read

Be My Guest: Reflections on Food, Community and the Meaning of Generosity by , Chop Suey Nation: The Legion Cafe and Other Stories From Canada’s Chinese by ,
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