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Posted on November 22, 2015 by Catherine Lambrecht

Our events are typically at Weiss Memorial Hospital (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 variances will be highlighted below, though please read the full event notice for details.

Culinary Historians of Chicago:

November 17, 2018: Dino Dean and Miss Coretta, The Black Foodies @ Weiss Memorial Hospital
December 8, 2018: Catherine Lambrecht, Family Heirloom Recipes Collection, an Illinois Bicentennial Project @ Weiss Memorial Hospital

Chicago Foodways Roundtable:

November 10, 2018: Pork with Cynthia Clampitt @ Bethany Retirement Community

Find Culinary Historians of Chicago and Chicago Foodways Roundtable on Twitter or Facebook.

Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance:

November 10, 2018: Pork with Cynthia Clampitt @ Bethany Retirement Community
February 24, 2019: High Tea with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the Highland Park Community House

Find Greater Midwest Foodways on Twitter, Facebook or our website.

Wild Boar to Baconfest: Pigs in History and Popular Culture

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Catherine Lambrecht

Presented by Cynthia Clampitt, author

Pigs were the first food animals to be domesticated, so they have a history with humans that goes back more than 12,000 years. Antiquity is only one of the reasons, however, that pork is the most commonly eaten meat in the world. Continue reading →

Chicago Fire: How the Windy City Carved Its Niche In BBQ History

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Catherine Lambrecht

Presented by Dino Dean
Producer, The Black Foodies

Most of us adore barbecue. We just can’t seem to get enough of it. And just about all of us have imbibed in such iconic barbecue styles as Memphis, Texas and Kansas City. But did you know that Chicago has its own zesty style? Continue reading →

The South’s Fruity History

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Catherine Lambrecht

This program was one year ago. Chicago Tribune has posted this event for Sunday, November 4th, 2018. You are welcome to enjoy the podcast for this program.

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Presented by Nancie McDermott,
Cookbook Author, Cooking Teacher, and confirmed Southern Belle

According to acclaimed cookbook author Nancie McDermott, there are a dozen iconic fruits which hold an historic and enduring place on the Southern table. A Southerner herself, Nancie is in Chicago to spread the gospel of these beloved fruits and share the delicious rituals that surround them so that we Northerners can bring them across the Mason-Dixon line to our tables. Continue reading →

Why Chicago is Pizza City USA

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Catherine Lambrecht

Presented by Steve Dolinsky,
James Beard award winning broadcaster and author
and
Chef Peter DeRuvo,
Davanti Enoteca’s Corporate Executive Chef

Steve Dolinsky and Chef DeRuvo will prepare Davanti’s traditional Neapolitan pizzas for people to sample as they regale us with Chicago and Italian pizza lore. Continue reading →

Cacao Catharsis: Spreading Joy Through Chocolate

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Catherine Lambrecht

Presented by Ramona Thomas,
Chief Sweets Officer, My Chocolate Soul
MyChocolateSoul.com

“I love candy. Always have. Now, I get to make chocolate that other people love” says Chocolatier Ramona Thomas of My Chocolate Soul. Join us as Chef Ramona shares her journey from mathematics and education to chocolate and why starting and running an all-natural sweets business is so important to her and to the dessert industry. Continue reading →