Food & Drink
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JEWISH COOKING Cookbook author Joan Nathan discusses how food portrays the culture and history of the Jewish experience in America. She is the author of “Jewish Holiday Cookbook” (Schocken) and “Jewish Cooking in America” (Knopf) and the host of the PBS series “Jewish Cooking in America with Joan Nathan.” The talk is presented in conjunction with the exhibit “Tolerance and Identity: Jews in Early New York, 1654-1825,” which closes this weekend. Tomorrow, 6:30 p.m., Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave., between 103rd and 104th streets, 212-534-1672 ext. 3395, $7 general, $5 seniors, students, and members.
SLIDES AND SWINGSETS Four Lower East Side restaurants join together to raise funds for Grand Street Settlement’s Project Playground. Ten percent of the night’s proceeds will go toward the re-building project in October. Tonight, times vary. Participating restaurants: 71 Clinton Fresh Food at 71 Clinton St., Alias at 76 Clinton St., Falai at 68 Clinton St., and Chibitini at 63 Clinton St., all near the corner of Rivington Street, 646-201-4207.
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