Newly inducted Dame Kara Nielsen interviewed Dame Linda Carucci on Thursday, November 10 at The Book Tree in Oakland’s Montclair Village at 7 PM for Cake and Conversation with the Author. Hills Newspaper Group columnist and St. Mary’s College journalism instructor Ginny Prior introduced Kara who chatted with Linda about vexing cooking challenges and indulged in Zucchini-Olive Oil Cake with Boozy Raisins. Copies of Linda's recently released Cooking School Secrets for Real World Cooks: Second Edition were available for sale and signing.