Food Patriots
What are Americans doing to change the way they eat and buy food and teach the next generation of consumers? Presented by Filmmakers Jeff and Jennifer Spitz, and their son, Sam Join us as filmmakers...
View ArticleThe Legacy of James Beard
Chicago Hosts 25th Anniversary of James Beard Foundation Awards Presented by Susan Ungaro, President James Beard Foundation, New York With a special introduction by Steve Dolinsky, 13-time James Beard...
View ArticleThe Not Always Sweet History of Sugar
Presented by Andrew F. Smith, Author/Editor Podcast Sugar has been on our minds for millennia. First cultivated in New Guinea around ten thousand years ago, and extremely expensive until the Industrial...
View ArticleOne Smart Cookie Shares Crumbs of History
Presented by Mindy Segal, Cookie guru, Restaurateur, Author Podcast Join us as James Beard Award-winning pastry chef Mindy Segal discusses the evolution of the modern cookie. Mindy will take us from...
View ArticleHot Dog! It’s Hot Doug! A Bunside Chat from Chicago’s Royal Wienie King
Presented by Douglas Sohn Sausageur Extraordinaire While the Chicago-style hot dog has gained international fame, no one has put more relish in our town’s wienie history than Douglas Sohn. His encased...
View ArticlePhilippine Cuisine: A Plateful of History
Presented by Sarahlynn Pablo, Natalia Roxas, Caitlin Preminger and Chef Rob Menor By Caitlin Preminger Every time someone asks us what Filipino food is, our answer is immediate and concise: it is our...
View ArticleChicago’s Foodseum
Chicago’s New Foodseum Breaks Ground, Makes History! Chicago now has an unprecedented food museum, with a tasty title: Foodseum. Do come and learn about all this Chicago treasure will have to offer....
View ArticleEvents
Our events are usually at Kendall College (Map, directions and parking) on Saturday mornings from 10:00 am until noon. Occasionally, our event time varies or we meet at a different location. These...
View ArticleBBQ History Heats Up January
Presented by Chef Bill Reynolds, Proprietor, New Buffalo Bill’s, New Buffalo, Michigan Menu It may be January, but we’ll be warming you up with a program that we typically hold in July—on the bliss and...
View ArticleGrandbaby Cakes: A loving legacy of Southern Family Tradition
You all know of the Cookie Monster, but how would you like to meet the Cake Angel? For that’s what we consider Jocelyn Delk Adams. Jocelyn has penned an oh-so-sweet book that captures not only her...
View ArticleThe Story of Eli: A Chicago Legacy That’s More Than Cheesecake
A Chicago Legacy That’s More Than Cheesecake Presented by Maureen Schulman, Diana Moles and Jolene Worthington Co-Authors of The Eli’s Cheesecake Cookbook This year marks Eli’s Cheesecake’s 35th...
View ArticleHow the West Won the U.S., An American Culinary Perspective
Presented by Christy Rost Chef, Author, PBS Host The American West – a region of natural beauty and sharp contrast that has been the home of Native Americans, cowboys, rugged pioneers, and miners – has...
View ArticleAmerica’s Fruity History
The World’s Oldest Continuously Operating Nursery has Quite a Tale Presented by Karen Mitcham-Stoeckley Chef, Author, Restaurateur The oldest fruit-tree nursery in the world is celebrating its 200th...
View ArticleThe Good, The Bad, and The Hungry Our Love/hate Relationship with Fast Food
Presented by Andrew F. Smith Historian, Teacher, Author For better and worse, fast food is the most pervasive culinary trend of our time. It has spawned an industry that has changed eating, the most...
View ArticleJune: National Soul Food Month
June is National Soul Food Month and this year marks the 15th annual celebration of the heritage and foodways of African Americans and peoples from the African diaspora. The yearly recognition grew out...
View ArticleCookbook Publishing Chicago Style Recipes for Success with Local Authors
Presented by Doug Seibold President and Publisher, Agate Publishing, Inc. You’d be amazed at how many excellent cookbooks have been published right here in the Chicago area. And while Chicago may be...
View ArticleVive La Cuisine Provencal! An Edible Love Letter to the South of France
Presented by Francois de Melogue Chef, Author He may be a native Chicagoan, but no one personifies French cooking more than Chef Francois de Melogue. And he’s here to share his love of the south of...
View ArticlePunjab: India’s Breadbasket Naan and Beyond
Presented by Anupy Singla Author, Teacher When Westerners think of Indian food, rice immediately comes to mind. Less understood is the deep and long history of wheat and bread in the Subcontinent,...
View ArticlePassion for Persia Showcasing a Dazzling Culinary History
Presented by Naomi Duguid Traveler, writer, photographer, cook Here in the west, though we may know a little about the great Persian empires of times past, we have been cut off from an appreciation of...
View ArticleHooray for Hollywood! The Culinary History of Tinseltown
Presented by George Geary Chef, Author, Educator When CHC President Scott Warner attends the Annual International Association of Culinary Professionals Annual Conference, he likes to say he is going on...
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