No Reservations: Death By Pad Thai

A supergroup of writers get thoroughly nostalgic over food in Death By Pad Thai: And Other Unforgettable Meals. DOUGLAS BAUER edited this collection of essays by the likes of Andre Dubus III, Sue Miller, and Amy Bloom. Tonight, hear from Bauer and three other contributors: CLAIRE MESSUD has a sudden jolt of selective-memory when it comes down to telling a story about an incredible French meal, and local foodie/short-story eroticist STEVE ALMOND describes a dish of homemade pad thai made with Maine lobster, which, apparently, tastes amazing. MARGOT LIVESY discusses her distaste for mutton and mint sauce when she joins the rest for a masticating reading tomorrow night at Newtonville Books, 296 Walnut St, Newton | 7:30 pm | Free | 617.244.6619.