Upcoming Programs at a Glance

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Almost all our programs are presented virtually via Zoom on Central Time. We offer live and virtual programs. Please read the full event notices for details because days and times often vary. You are encouraged to join our email list to receive advance notices followed by day-of-meeting reminders with the required Zoom link. You are always welcome to become a member.

Culinary Historians of Chicago:

Chicago Foodways Roundtable:

  • Saturday, July 12, 2025 road trip to DeKalb, Illinois, 1 PM @ tour of Food: Gathering Around the Table @ DeKalb History Center, 5 PM: Church Supper at Kingston Methodist Church featuring homemade chicken dinner and homemade pie. Please read notice for final schedule and public transportation. Fees involved.
  • Monday, July 21, 2025 road trip to Elmhurst, Illinois, 10 AM @ Elmhurst History Museum: Tour of Acre by Acre: Our Farming Heritage. 
  • Saturday, January 24, 2026 @ 4 pm Delafield, Wisconsin: Raccoon Dinner, Fee involved.

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

Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance:
  • Wednesday, August 6, 2025 @ 3 PM Indiana State Fair: Family Heirloom Recipe Contest located in the Indiana Building.
  • Friday, August 8, 2025 @ 10 AM Illinois State Fair: Family Heirloom Recipe Contest located in the
  • Saturday, August 9, 2025 @ 3 PM Missouri State Fair: Family Heirloom Recipe Contest located in the 4H building
  • Sunday, August 31, 2025 @ 1 PM South Dakota State Fair: Family Heirloom Recipe Contest located at the Women’s Building

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

Food: Gathering Around the Table + Church Supper

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Join Us on Saturday, July 12, 2025 @ 1 PM

DeKalb County History Center
1730 N Main Street | Sycamore, IL 60178
Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 1 PM Central

Highly recommended:
Church Supper at Kingston United Methodist Church 121 1st St | Kingston, IL 60145
Dinner will feature chicken dinner plus homemade pie! 

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 5 PM Central Time
Cost: $20 including admission and supper

The food on the American table may not define exactly what we are as a nation, but the traditions surrounding our foods speak volumes about who we are. Rooted in centuries of borrowing and sharing, food traditions are staggeringly diverse and constantly evolving. The intersection of cultures in America is perhaps the most important factor in the mix that is America’s food. Continue reading →

Meathead on The Meathead Method: A BBQ Hall of Famer’s Secrets and Science on BBQ, Grilling, and Outdoor Cooking

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Join Us on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 @ 7 PM via Zoom

Come join us as the one and only Meathead makes a return visit to our group to continue his mission of busting BBQ and grilling myths, and throw in some savory history as well. Meathead (yes, that’s his real name) gave our members a real ribbing several years ago with tales from his first book, the New York Times best-seller, Meathead, The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling. Continue reading →

Acre by Acre: Our Farming Heritage – Curator lead tour @ Elmhurst History Museum

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Join us on Monday, July 21, 2025, 10 AM at the Elmhurst History Museum

From 1850 – 1950, the area of DuPage County, located just 10 miles west of Chicago, was home to farming families and small towns. Acre by Acre: Our Farming Heritage will explore how settlers transformed the land into a thriving farming community and delve into the rich history of farming in the western suburbs. Despite facing challenges, these pioneering families supported themselves through subsistence farming before transitioning to commercial farming, contributing to Illinois’ agricultural legacy. Continue reading →

Preserving Your Family Recipes

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FREE Workshop: Preserving your Family recipes. When you dip your madeleine in your Proustian tea, make it more than a memory. This workshop, in partnership with Society life member the First Bank of Highland Park, will provide the tools to preserve your family’s culinary history whether the original format is digital, oral or on a file card! Limited seating, please reserve. Continue reading →

Asian Heritage Chefs in White House History: Cooking to the President’s Taste

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Join us on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 @ 7 PM, via Zoom

Podcast

Come join us to hear about the virtually unknown history of the many Asian heritage chefs who have prepared meals for U.S. presidents extending back more than a century and continuing to the present day. Yet many of their names are largely unknown.

Our speakers, Adrian Miller, a two-time James Beard Award-winning author, and culinary authority Deborah Chang, will present stories from their just-published book, Asian Heritage Chefs in White House History: Cooking  to the President’s Taste. Continue reading →