Presented by:
Anupy Singla
Journalist and author, The Indian Slow Cooker
Barbara’s Bookstore, 1218 S. Halsted, Chicago (south of Roosevelt Rd)
Podcast courtesy of WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified
Join us as Anupy Singla discusses the history of Dum Pukht, the original slow cooking in India. Only about two centuries old, this style of cooking stewed meats and beans over a very low flame in a container sealed with dough. Continue reading
Presented by
Mr. Javant Sukhadia
Sukhadia’s
2559 West Devon Avenue
(southeast corner of Devon and Rockwell)
Cost: $5 per person to the restaurant
Podcast courtesy of WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified
If you’ve been on Devon Avenue lately, you may have noticed the profusion of snack and sweet shops. South Asians love to snack, and the region has one of the world’s great street food traditions. But the sheer variety of savory and sweet dishes, reflecting different regional traditions (North Indian, Gujarati, Bengali, etc.) can be confusing. Continue reading
Lecture, and cooking demo
Presented by: Mary Aregoni and Matt Eversman Owner, and Executive Chef of Saigon Sisters Restaurant, Chicago
Podcast courtesy of WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified
Vietnamese cooking has long been acclaimed for its use of the freshest ingredients and the healthy balance it provides. Saigon Sisters’ owner Mary Nguyen Aregoni will present the history of The Street Food of Vietnam and how she has brought this culinary tradition to her downtown restaurant. Continue reading
Presented by
Bruce Kraig, PhD
Lake County Discovery Museum
27277 N. Forest Preserve Rd, Wauconda, Illinois
located in Lakewood Forest Preserve
Corner of Route 176 and Fairfield Road
(entrance west of this intersection on 176)
Podcast courtesy of WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified
How many people know that what we eat today, what we buy in our supermarkets, is the result of a war fought 150 years ago? War is always a catalyst for change, and of all American wars, none changed the country more than the Civil War. Continue reading
Presented by
Andrew F. Smith
Author/Teacher/Culinary Historian
This program was not recorded.
Starving the South was presented once more on on June 20, 2015.
What do the Civil War and the Potato have in common?
Not much really— except that our renowned speaker, Andrew Smith, has written two soon-to-be published books on each subject: Starving the South: How the North Won the Civil War, and Potato: A Global History,– and he’s hungering to dish his special brand of culinary history for us. Continue reading