SAGES eXtreme

Dr. Protasiewicz's & Anne Ryan's First Seminar 2005 SAGES class at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History (see also bottom)

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New York Times Bestseller Author Michael Ruhlman visits Anne Ryan's and Dr. P.'s SAGES First Seminar Class on Nov. 21, 2005 to discuss writing and his book Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward Perfection .  Michael Ruhlman is one of the most highly regarded food writers today, having co-authored The French Laundry Cookbook with Thomas Keller and authored the best-selling Soul of a Chef , which won an International Association of Culinary Professionals award. He has also won a James Beard Foundation award for magazine food writing. Recently Michael Ruhlman was a celebrity cohost and judge of the PBS television Realty TV Cooking Show Cooking Under Fire.

Michael Ruhlman** embodies the SAGES extreme spirit by not only writing on the life of the mind, but actually going beyond interviewing subjects to working with them (chefs or surgeons).

This book is also a great basis for seminars on the topics of the significance of exams, courses, standards of excellence, and what it means to for seek perfection in your career.

This book also devotes about a third of its text to a local famous dining institution Lola's and chef Michael Symon, making connections for Case students.

Finally, connecting Case students to an internationally recognized local writer fits within the goals of the University to embrace the assets of the local community for its educational mission and to promote both Cleveland and Case.

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*"A hold-your-breath-while-you-turn-the-page thriller that's also an anthropological study of the culture of cooking." --Tony Bourdain, The New York Times Book Review.

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**Please check out Michael Ruhlman's web site and see his other books and activities.

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Scenes from our visit with Yohannes Haile-Selassie (PhD)
Curator/Head, Physical Anthropology Cleveland Museum of Natural History