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:

  • Wednesday, March 12. 2025 @ 7 pm: Chef Jason Hammel
  • May TBA, 2025 @ 7 pm:  Adrian Miller

Chicago Foodways Roundtable:

  • Thursday, February 20, 2025 @ 7 pm via Zoom: Cynthia Clampitt on ‘Food in the Midwest: More Interesting Than You May Think’
  • Thursday, March 6, 2025 @ 7 pm via Zoom: Valerie Frey on Preserving Family Recipes: How to Save and Celebrate Your Food Traditions
  • Saturday, July 13, 2024 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 – postponed due to illness.
  • Saturday, January 24, 2026 @ 4 pm Delafield, Wisconsin: Raccoon Dinner

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 in the Midwest: More Interesting Than You May Think

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Join us on Thursday, February 20, 2025 @ 7 PM, via Zoom

The history of the Midwest is remarkable for many reasons, not least of which is the diversity of its population, and therefore of its regional cuisine. Everyone contributed to what was developing,  from the Ojibwe harvesting wild rice in Minnesota to Belgian hoteliers in Chicago inventing new dishes. There were Cornish miners in Michigan, Bohemians in Nebraska. Continue reading →

Two Great Chefs: Chicago’s Evolution as a Food Mecca

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Kris Hogan, Tony Mantuano, John Hogan, Cathy Mantuano 

Come join us as two of Chicago’s most acclaimed chefs, John Hogan and Tony Mantuano, look back on their 40+ year careers in Europe and Chicago, and reveal how our city has evolved as a world class food destination since the 1980’s, the significant changes in the restaurant industry, the farm-to-table movement, and their vision of restaurants in the future. Continue reading →