Anne Snape Parsons

Anne Snape Parsons grew up in a large close-knit family in Bothwellpark, Scotland. While literature and cultural pursuits were important, the core of her family???s activities was food??????food as the binding power in family and friendships, food as the intersection between generations, and food as the bridge between cultures. Ms. Parsons has an MA in English Literature, is currently writing two cookbooks, Seashore Suppers: Edible Reading from the Barefoot Book Clubs of the OBX , and Cooking,...See more

Anne Snape Parsons grew up in a large close-knit family in Bothwellpark, Scotland. While literature and cultural pursuits were important, the core of her family???s activities was food??????food as the binding power in family and friendships, food as the intersection between generations, and food as the bridge between cultures. Ms. Parsons has an MA in English Literature, is currently writing two cookbooks, Seashore Suppers: Edible Reading from the Barefoot Book Clubs of the OBX , and Cooking, Conversation, and Conviviality: A Year of Slow Eating Events , and is researching material for a civil war journal. Ms. Parsons is a leader of the Slow Food Convivium of East North Carolina, is a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals, and the Culinary Historians of Washington, and writes travel articles and a monthly food column for Tidewater Women called ???Around the Table,??? and food and people articles for the North Beach Sun. See less