Food is nourishment, love, a holder of memories; it can be fraught with fear and vulnerability, and—often overlooked by those living in comfort—it is necessary for human survival. These two authors share profound journeys through the complex emotions and relationships attached to what we consume, and what consumes us. Chef and author Bonny Reichert grew up hearing stories about her father’s near-starvation in Auschwitz-Birkenau. She follows the roots of her food obsession through lifetimes of both scarcity and plenty in How to Share an Egg. Renowned Swedish author Karolina Ramqvist explores the hunger for food and more in Bread and Milk, tracing the fraught relationships between the women in her family, and how their struggles with vulnerability replicate themselves in obsessive relationships with food. Moderated by Meeru Dhalwala. 

This event is being implemented with the assistance of a grant from the Swedish Arts Council.

Participation of Bonny Reichert made possible thanks to the generous support of Sam Znaimer in memory of Nancy Richler.

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