Former NY Times Restaurant Critic at Westport Library Feb. 28

An announcement from Westport Library:

Mimi Sheraton, award-winning author and former restaurant critic forThe New York Times,will be at the Westport Public Library on Saturday, Feb. 28 to discuss her new book,1,000 Foods To Eat Before You Die: A Food Lover’s Life List.

Sheraton’s appearance will be a conversation with Matt Storch, chef and owner of Match Restaurant.

About Mimi Sheraton

Mimi Sheraton is a journalist, restaurant critic, lecturer, IACP and James Beard Award–winning cookbook author, and the woman about whom famed chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten declared, “Her knowledge knows no bounds, her glossary of flavors is ultimate. Her opinion is like gold.” The former restaurant critic of the New York Times, she’s also written for The New Yorker, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Food & Wine, Smithsonian and more. matt storch

About Matt Storch

Matt Storch is a partner and the chef of Match as well as the chef/partner at The Chelsea in Fairfield, CT. He was born and raised in Westport, CT. Traveling around the globe as a child inspired his eclectic taste in food and ignited his passion for cooking, he still enjoys traveling for food and hitting the most influential restaurants around the world, El Bulli in Spain is just one example. Matt graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park and spent several formative years with Chef Todd English. Matt joined Match soon after the restaurant opened, galvanizing its signature ‘Twist on Classics’ approach rooted in traditional global techniques, heavily influenced by the Asian continent. Matt has cooked at The James Beard House on many occasions as well as cooking for the likes of Jacques Pepin, Julia Child and countless other culinary luminaries.