Author Talk with Joe Taylor
Join us at the Oil City Library for an Author Talk with Joe Taylor on Wednesday, May 6th, at 5:00 PM. Joe will be discussing his latest book, Eating My Own Words. Joe will also be providing a specialty Italian pasta dish, charcuterie & wine to share during this event! 
Joe Taylor’s Eating My Own Words isn’t just about food; it’s about people, memory, and what happens when you pull up a chair and listen. The meals in these pages, including his grandmother’s meatballs, lox and bagels from a favorite Pittsburgh deli, country cooking in the Pennsylvania Wilds, or something simple from his own kitchen table, aren’t the real story. They’re the thread that ties everything together, the open door that lets Joe explore where he’s been, who he’s known, and what it’s all meant.
There’s plenty of humor here, too, much of it at Joe’s own expense. The delight of discovering potato chips neatly packed in a can, his refusal to eat boiled eggs while happily devouring egg salad, and his evolution into a grill master, as his family and friends acknowledged, all offer a glimpse of growth and self-understanding. Between stories, he slips in recipes for such favorites as paella, fettuccine with shrimp, and baked chicken, each one part memory, part meditation.
These varied episodes show Joe’s journalistic eye for detail and his genuine regard for the people behind these meals. He looks past the menus and recipes to the hands that cook and the hearts that gather. In doing so, he reminds us that the real nourishment in life doesn’t just come from the food; it’s how we find our place in the world, one meal at a time.
Author Talk with Joe Taylor
Date and Time
Wednesday May 6, 2026
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
Location
ORLA's Oil City Library
2 Central Ave.
Oil City, PA
Website
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