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2010 CIA Dooley Lecture Series

The mission of the Dooley Lecture Series is to bring speakers of repute in all disciplines to the CIA and surrounding communities. The series is funded through the generous support of Patricia Dooley Fortenbaugh. Ms. Fortenbaugh is the daughter of Carroll Dooley, the first Director of the Division of Food Preparation for the Culinary Institute of America. The series is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and is based on a first come, first served basis. There is no registration process. Lectures and readings are one hour long, followed by 30 minutes of Q&A. The Ecolab Theatre is located in the Admissions building.

	Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Krishnendu Ray Taste, Toil and Ethnicity: Dreaming of Pakistani Grill Ecolab Theater 3:30–5 p.m. Krishnendu Ray, Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Food Studies at NYU, holds a PhD in Sociology. His expertise is the social, historical and cultural context of food, and is author of The Migrant's Table: Meals and Memories in Bengali-American Households, as well as several chapters and articles such as "Nation and Cuisine: The Evidence from American Newspapers ca. 1830-2003," "Domesticating Cuisine: Food and Aesthetics on American Television," "Ethnic Succession and the New American Restaurant Cuisine," in David Beriss and David Sutton, eds., The Restaurants Book: Ethnographies of Where we Eat and "Why do Ethnic Restaurants Have Terrible Service?" and also serves on the editorial board of the journal Food, Culture and Society. Prior to teaching at NYU, Dr. Ray faculty member and an Associate Dean for Curriculum Development at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA)
	Tuesday, March 30, 2010 Dr. Alayar Kangarlu Imaging the Brain and "Seeing" the Effect of Food Ecolab Theater, 3:30–5 p.m. The scientific community is beginning to understand what happens in a brain when a person thinks about food. By using FMRI, the latest brain imaging technique, it is possible to see the brain's response to different foods, and better comprehend the role of brain on our eating habits. In this compelling talk, Dr. Kangarlu, head of MRI Physics Research at NYSPI/Columbia University Department of Psychiatry, will not only explore our food choices, but also how the food/brain connection impacts eating disorders such as anorexia and obesity. From these topics to realizing the role of rewarding mechanisms in the brain we can redefine our relationship with food, eating habits and disorders.
	Thursday, May 27, 2010 David Rakoff A Reading by the Author Ecolab Theatre, 2–3 p.m. (Book signing to follow) Humorist, writer, and actor David Rakoff is the author of New York Times bestsellers Fraud and Don't Get Too Comfortable. His latest book, Half Empty, will be published this September. Mr. Rakoff is a regular contributor to Public Radio International's This American Life, and his writing has appeared in The New York Times, Newsweek, Wired, GQ, Gourmet, Vogue, and many other prominent publications. A two-time recipient of the Lambda Book Award for Humor, he also wrote the screenplay adaptation for—and acted in—the film The New Tenants, which won the 2010 Oscar for Best Live Action Short.
Photo credit: Bill Hughes	Thursday, October 28, 2010 Adam D. Tihany Danny Kaye Theatre, 2 p.m. Adam D. Tihany is widely regarded as the preeminent hospitality designer in the world today. His sophisticated, often groundbreaking, designs are the result, in part, of his unique global perspective. After studying in Milan and apprenticing in design firms throughout Europe, he moved to New York City in 1976 to become design director of the firm Unigram. Two years later, Tihany established his own multidisciplinary studio that encompassed all aspects of design, creating a bespoke experience – from commercial and residential interiors to furniture, products, exhibitions, and graphics. A recognized authority in design, Tihany's numerous honors and awards include an Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts from the New York School of Interior Design (2003), Bon Appetit magazine's Designer of the Year (2001) was Nation's Restaurant News' Innovator of the Year (1999). He was inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame in 1991; was named Who's Who in Food and Beverage in the United States by The James Beard Foundation in 1997, and was the subject CNN's Pinnacle program in 1997. He is co-author of a cookbook, Venetian Taste (1994), and his monograph, Tihany Design, was published by Monacelli Press in 1999. His second book, Tihany Style, was published by Mondadori Electa in July 2004. He is active in the design world and participates frequently in lectures, panel discussions, and judging competitions.
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