Halifax Book Launch: How to Eat with Your Hands by Khalil Akhtar
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Come celebrate the launch of How to Eat with Your Hands by Khalil Akhtar, hosted by Simon Thibault.
How to Eat with Your Hands uses Akhtar’s relationship with Punjabi cuisine to offer a warm, open-minded examination of our intertwined relationships with food and home, in the process orienting readers toward understanding the values and knowledge available in their own kitchens.
This event is free and open to the public, and books will be available for purchase courtesy of Bookmark Halifax.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Khalil Akhtar is a Canadian journalist, broadcaster, and cooking instructor. Akhtar was born in the United Kingdom to a Punjabi family and grew up in small-town Atlantic Canada. He has spent two decades working in radio newsrooms across the country. He is the host of CBC Radio's Information Morning in Moncton, New Brunswick, and a past co-host of CBC On the Island. He created and hosted the CBC summer radio program, The Main Ingredient, and developed a long-running syndicated food column that aired on CBC morning shows across the country. How to Eat with Your Hands is his first book.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
With recipes from around the world at our fingertips, have we lost some of the heart that once shaped our everyday cooking?
How to Eat with Your Hands invites readers to rediscover the joy of building a personal, everyday cuisine — one rooted not in perfection, but in memory, resourcefulness, and tradition. Drawing on the Punjabi dishes that have sustained his family across generations, Khalil Akhtar weaves together recipes, practical kitchen wisdom, and personal stories to explore the enduring connections between food, culture, and home.
A familiar voice to CBC audiences for more than twenty years, Khalil has shared his passion for food as the creator and host of The Main Ingredient, through his nationally syndicated food column, and in cooking classes that celebrate the pleasures of home cooking.
More than a cookbook or a collection of essays, How to Eat with Your Hands is a thoughtful reflection on the meals that shape us in which he encourages readers to discover the knowledge that may already be present in their own kitchens.
How to Eat with Your Hands uses Akhtar’s relationship with Punjabi cuisine to offer a warm, open-minded examination of our intertwined relationships with food and home, in the process orienting readers toward understanding the values and knowledge available in their own kitchens.
This event is free and open to the public, and books will be available for purchase courtesy of Bookmark Halifax.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Khalil Akhtar is a Canadian journalist, broadcaster, and cooking instructor. Akhtar was born in the United Kingdom to a Punjabi family and grew up in small-town Atlantic Canada. He has spent two decades working in radio newsrooms across the country. He is the host of CBC Radio's Information Morning in Moncton, New Brunswick, and a past co-host of CBC On the Island. He created and hosted the CBC summer radio program, The Main Ingredient, and developed a long-running syndicated food column that aired on CBC morning shows across the country. How to Eat with Your Hands is his first book.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
With recipes from around the world at our fingertips, have we lost some of the heart that once shaped our everyday cooking?
How to Eat with Your Hands invites readers to rediscover the joy of building a personal, everyday cuisine — one rooted not in perfection, but in memory, resourcefulness, and tradition. Drawing on the Punjabi dishes that have sustained his family across generations, Khalil Akhtar weaves together recipes, practical kitchen wisdom, and personal stories to explore the enduring connections between food, culture, and home.
A familiar voice to CBC audiences for more than twenty years, Khalil has shared his passion for food as the creator and host of The Main Ingredient, through his nationally syndicated food column, and in cooking classes that celebrate the pleasures of home cooking.
More than a cookbook or a collection of essays, How to Eat with Your Hands is a thoughtful reflection on the meals that shape us in which he encourages readers to discover the knowledge that may already be present in their own kitchens.
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Halifax Central Library, Halifax, Canada
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