Pleasures or Poisons: The Science and Culture of Food

This is year two of Great Talk Inc lecture series, which covers many diverse subjects.  The second in their series is Pleasures or Poisons: The Science and Culture of Food will be held Wednesday, April 17^th at 7 pm at the DoubleTree by Hilton Baltimore North located at 695 and Reisterstown Road.  Tickets are $15

The panel for this evening’s discussion has a PhD in microbiology from MIT (Michael Jacobson), Chef Malcolm Mitchell, restaurateur Alan Hirsh, and a James Beard Award winning writer from the Washington Post (Maura Judkis) . WBAL-TV weeknight co-anchor Deborah Weiner will be the moderator. 

The Great Talk Maryland Series fosters Conversation With A Purpose, enriching and providing interdisciplinary learning and intellectual engagement for the Greater Baltimore and Maryland communities by bringing people together to share live, accessible and interactive conversations featuring distinguished speakers that address relevant issues, including the arts, culture, the humanities, science, social concern and other areas at a wide range of venues in Maryland.

There are five Great Talks a year:  the remaining three after Pleasure or Poisons are Is it Time for Psychedelics in Mainstream Medicine and Street & Conventional Art: the Relevance of Museums Today, and Baltimore: Not Just an American City – For further details www.greattalk.org.