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Gail Martin’s taste for the exotic is the result of extensive trips abroad. This past year she took part in her 4th Rotary Polio immunization program to Benin and Mali, traveled to Morocco, Ukraine, Lithuania, Kaliningrad, Latvia, Estonia, St. Petersburg, Russia, and Helsinki Finland to visit law students in Donetse, Ukraine, and revisit the city of Peter the Great - St. Petersburg, Russia She sampled the cuisines of Benin and Mali whose French language and history enhanced Gail's first love-the French language.
"Each year my kitchen looks like a recycling center for at least 6 months of the year with piles of recipes, books and dishes everywhere." Martin selects the books, the hosts, and menu and gets additional help from savvy cooks who add a great deal to the show. The final 2 minutes of the show this year reflects a table set with all of the dishes prepared
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09.08.07 | Heat |
09.15.07 | Stone Boudoir |
09.22.07 | I Like You |
09.29.07 | Stealing Buddha's Dinner |
10.06.07 | Iran Awakening |
10.13.07 | The Glass Castle |
10.20.07 | Snow Country |
10.27.07 | Report from Engine Co. 82 |
11.03.07 | Eva Peron |
11.10.07 | The Sun Also Rises |
11.17.07 | Alice Waters - Chez Panisse |
11.24.07 | The Kite Runner |
12.15.07 | Kafka's Soup |
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The 2007-08 season of DINNER AND A BOOK includes books reflecting the love of local food markets which produce fresh ingredients, one work reflecting the writing of a great writer, and books on the New York times best seller list. The challenge, Martin explains, is finding recipes that are compatible with her book selections and co-hosts who share her quirky love of reading, cooking, and traveling. Sampling foreign foods helps in selecting the right menu for each show. The Martins love to entertain International guests in their home. This year they have been from England, Israel, India and Bulgaria. Recently she and her husband entertained 55 people who came to welcome a Bulgarian delegation of 13 who arrived in Elkhart as part of the Elkhart Sister Cities Association.
Her motto continues to be "if you can’t go there, then invite them here!"
This is the seventh season that the Rex and Alice A. Martin Foundation has underwritten DINNER AND A BOOK.
