Davidson hosts chef

Chef Deborah Madison will be at Davidson College Nov. 8 and 9, and you can meet the founder of San Francisco's Greens (noted for farm-to-table fare and mainstreaming vegetarian food) and two-time winner of the Julia Child Cookbook of the Year award at two events:

Nov. 8, she'll host a squash tasting at 11 a.m. with seven or eight squash dishes to taste and instructions for cooking them. It's free.
Nov. 9, she'll coordinate a meal in the dining hall 11 a.m.-1:45 p.m. with braised chicken with dried fruit and shallots, goat cheese tart, tri-color quinoa and three soups (red lentil, winter squash and tomato). That's $10.25.

Info: Craig Mombert at 704-894-2600.