Category Archives: Culinary Historians of Chicago
Rich History of Lebanese Baking with Maureen Abood
Join us on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 7 PM via Zoom
Recipes:
Apricot Gems
Mocha Cardamom Snack Cake
Pomegranate Mousse with Lime Icing
Heartland Masala: A Sampling of Indian Culinary History
Presented by Jyoti Mukharji and Auyon Mukharji
Come join us as a mother and son duo talk about the historical and cultural context of traditional and diasporic Indian recipes. They will base their talk on their new book, Heartland Masala: An Indian Cookbook from an American Kitchen. Continue reading
The Whys and Wheys of Wisconsin Cheese
Presented by Nicole Bujewski, Kristin Mitchell, Keith Burrows and Leslie Damaso
Podcast
Wisconsin cheese is more than a local delicacy—it’s a national treasure. Join us from the historic town of Mineral Point, in the heart of Wisconsin’s Driftless Area, for a look at The Wisconsin Whey—what the book is about, how it came to life, and why this landscape makes such exceptional dairy possible.
Foods of the African Diaspora
Presented by Rahim Muhammad and Magic Johnson,
Mahari restaurant, Chicago’s Hyde Park
America offers a melting pot of cuisines, with the foods from such countries as Mexico, Italy, France and China becoming as familiar to us as apple pie. But there’s an entire continent, Africa, where most of us have not explored its vast cuisine, let alone the cuisine of the African diaspora. Continue reading