In an unprecedented move, and the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley are teaming up to bring cookbook author Mollie Katzen to Los Gatos tonight, Feb. 16.

Katzen, with more than 6 million books in print, is listed by the New York Times as one of the best-selling cookbook authors of all time. A 2007 inductee into the prestigious James Beard Cookbook Hall of Fame, and largely credited with moving healthful vegetarian food from the “fringe” to the center of the American dinner plate, Katzen has been named by Health Magazine as one of “The Five Women Who Changed the Way We Eat.”

The event on will take place at 7 p.m. at the Levy Family Campus, 14855 Oka Road in Los Gatos. Prior to the event, there will be a reception hour for donors that give $1,000 or more to the Federation’s annual campaign.

Katzen’s presentation and the dessert reception are open to all adults and the evening is free of charge.

Karen Guggenheim, a community leader and long-standing volunteer for the Federation, will be receiving the Janet Berg Award at the event.