Lecture and tour
with Joseph Heinen
DANKhaus
4740 Western Avenue (south of Lawrence)
Chicago, IL
Podcast courtesy of WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified
The DANK-Haus in historic Lincoln Square presents “Lost German Chicago” in its newly created museum space. This exhibition features art, artifacts and memorabilia from Chicago’s German American community. Continue reading
Betsy Urven, interpreter of Wade House, Greenbush, WI
Garfield Farm
3N016 Garfield Road. LaFox, IL (or St. Charles, IL), 630-584-8485
www.garfieldfarm.org
Hands on hearth cooking class: $30.
Betsey Urven is the Lead Interpreter and History Field Trip Coordinator for Wade House stagecoach tavern. Urven will oversee as guests prepare and cook a meal in a hearth similar to those used in 1840. Dinner will be family style concluding with clearing the table and washing dishes. Continue reading
A Good Time in the Kitchen Talking Turkey & All the Trimmings
Presented by Renee Ferguson
Podcast courtesy of WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified
“It’s all about an all-American meal—turkey and dressing—and the queen of all things Thanksgiving is cookbook author Renee Ferguson.”
Chef Bobby Flay/Food Network
Renee Ferguson is a cookbook author and former Butterball turkey cooking expert who has fielded thousands of questions from stressed out people determined to cook a turkey dinner. Continue reading
Dianne Jacob, book author, writer, editor, coach
in conversation with David Hammond, writer (online, in print, on air)
Podcast courtesy of WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified
What is the future of food writing as a profession and avocation? Where once there were relatively few influential critics and writers who shared their views via newspaper columns, magazine articles and cookbooks, the internet has opened the gates to anyone who wants to offer their thoughts via forums, blogs and print on demand self-publishing. Continue reading
with Seleena Kuester
Primrose Farm
5N726 Crane Road
St. Charles, IL
Miss that down home cooking? Come out to Primrose Farm to learn the basics of wood stove cookery and combine farm-fresh ingredients with historic atmosphere. Continue reading