Michael Gebert, Editor
The world of Chicago food media is rapidly changing. Michael Gebert is a Chicago based writer who has found new opportunities to tell stories of Chicago’s rich culture. He’ll talk about the changing media landscape, how to find opportunities to share your voice within it, and the role of lists and guidebooks, from Michelin to his own, in helping people discover what their local food scene is about. Continue reading
Margaret Carney, PhD, Director
The International Museum of Dinnerware Design
Does a discussion about dinnerware just include the work of either skilled potters or gifted designers? When beauty and function intersect with a certain type of (possibly twisted) visionary genius, anomalies and curiosities of dinnerware are created. Continue reading
Presented by Restaurateurs Amy Besa and Chef Romy Dorotan,
of Purple Yam, Brooklyn, NY & Manila, Philippines
There are many indigenous ingredients in the Philippines which need to be recognized as the foundation of Philippine food traditions. These indigenous ingredients represent Filipino flavor profiles which should be categorized as FOOD THAT WAS ALWAYS OURS opposed to Food that was borrowed and made our own. Continue reading
Part One:
Food and German Identity
from the Third Reich to the Berlin Wall
Alice Weinreb, PhD
Associate Professor of History, Loyola University Chicago
Part Two: (Starts at 46 minutes)
Beyond repletion: Discovering functions of German food in Chicago
Nadja Huthmann, M.A.
Cultural Anthropologist