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James Beard Award-Winning Chef To Speak At Stamford's Ferguson Library James Beard Award-Winning Chef To Speak At Stamford's Ferguson Library
James Beard Award-Winning Chef To Speak At Stamford's Ferguson Library Iconic chef Jacques Pépin returns to his old stomping, or stirring grounds to promote his new cookbook and talk cooking. Pépin, the former owner of the Dressing Room restaurant in Westport, will appear in Stamford at the Ferguson Library on Thursday, Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. to discuss his latest book, Cooking My Way: Recipes and Techniques for Economical Cooking.  The evening presentation, to be moderated by Michel Nischan, a four-time James Beard Award winner, will be held at the Main Library, DiMattia Building. In Cooking My Way, Pépin offers insights and cooking techniques that save money…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'80s Teen Heartthrob Andrew McCarthy To Visit Stamford '80s Teen Heartthrob Andrew McCarthy To Visit Stamford
'80s Teen Heartthrob Andrew McCarthy To Visit Stamford The ‘80s teen heartthrob and author Andrew McCarthy from such hits as "Pretty In Pink," will discuss his latest memoir "Walking with Sam: A Father, Son, and Five Hundred Miles Walking Across Spain," at the Ferguson Library in Stamford. The event will take place in Stamford on Thursday, May 25 at 6:30 p.m., at the library located at One Public Library Plaza. In his new book, McCarthy reflects on his decision to take his son Sam on a five-week, 500-mile trek across Spain’s unforgiving Camino de Santiago as his oldest child was preparing to leave the family nest.  Best known for an actin…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hundreds Attend New Canaan Human Trafficking Event With Wesley Clark Hundreds Attend New Canaan Human Trafficking Event With Wesley Clark
Hundreds Attend New Canaan Human Trafficking Event With Wesley Clark More than 600 people attended an April 25 talk on human trafficking featuring retired four-star Gen. Wesley Clark. Grace Farms Foundation and the New Canaan Library co-hosted a conversation American Growth and Global Leadership with Clark who shared excerpts from his most recent book, "Don’t Wait for the Next War." Michael Chen, vice chair of Grace Farms Foundation and a former CEO and President of a division of GE and NBC News served as moderator. “The greatest power Americans have is our values,” said Clark. “We want to use our values as a force for good.” Clark presented a co…

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by Jon Craig