Ray Risho Culinary Culture II Friday, 11:00 am-12:30 pm, Todd Building-UM
In his popular MOLLI course, Culinary Culture, Ray Risho explored how cuisine was a “cultural imprint” of peoples and regions. Now, he expands this idea by considering cooking mediums, especially olive oil and butter; wine essentials; sauces and stocks; condiments and flavoring. Ray will also share his knowledge of global cuisine by delving into subjective recipe analysis and interpretation, menu design and balance, and the art of mis en place (where cuisine begins.) Ray Risho, retired restaurateur and founder of the celebrated Perugia Restaurant, is an independent scholar and chef who has spent a lifetime studying global cuisine. Risho has presented more than ninety highly acclaimed teaching dinners, an original concept titled “Ports of Call,” featuring classic menus from around the world. The Missoula Cultural Council, in May 2008, awarded Ray and his wife Susie the 2008 “Cultural Achievement Award” for supporting the arts and enhancing the quality of life in Missoula.
MOLLI annual membership rate: $20 per individual expires June 30 Richard Erb The Global Financial Crisis: Can Humpty Dumpty be Put Back Together? Friday, 11:00 am-12:30 pm, Todd Building-UM
During the summer of 2007 the first signs of a global financial crisis emerged when a large French bank, BNP Paribas, announced that it had suspended some of its activity because of problems in the U.S. subprime mortgage sector. Other banks and financial institutions in Europe and the United States, including Montana’s state-owned Short Term Investment Pool (STIP), also began to publicize financial problems. Governments and central banks responded with extraordinary financial support. But the financial problems spread and intensified quickly and dramatically, so that by late 2008, fear turned into panic and financial markets around the world suffered major declines. Issues to be explored in the seminar include the following: (a) What caused the financial crisis? (b) Who is to blame – is any one to blame? (c) Why did a mortgage sector crisis in the United States start in Europe and spread around the world? (d) How is the financial sector crisis affecting other economic activity in the United States and abroad? (e)What tentative lessons can be drawn from this experience? Richard D Erb is a Research Professor in the Economics Department and teaches courses on globalization, the European Union, and international money and financial flows. His extensive monetary and financial background includes public sector service at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the White House, the US Treasury Department and the International Monetary Fund. He has a PhD in economics from Stanford University.