Era of Opulence: Chinese Fine Dining

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Catherine Lambrecht

Picture postcard from the Chinese American Museum of Chicago Archives

Curator’s Tour

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Those who attend will have first priority for the exhibit tour next year.
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The Chinese American Museum of Chicago (CAMOC) kicks off a new exhibition with its ‘Era of Opulence: Chinese Fine Dining.’ In 2022, there will be an expanded exhibit ‘Chinese Cuisine in America: Stories, Struggles and Successes,’ which we will visit next year. Continue reading →

Chicago Trib’s New Restaurant Critics Exposed! Meet Louisa Chu and Nick Kindelsperger

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Scott Warner

Podcast

Time was we could never get a Chicago food critic to speak to our group; they religiously refused to reveal their identities in public. That is until about three years ago when the Tribune’s esteemed food critic, Phil Vettel, published a story in the paper, complete with his photo, explaining that it was almost impossible for him to remain anonymous when reviewing restaurants. Continue reading →

Viennese Cuisine Prior to 1938

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Catherine Lambrecht

Susanne Belovari, Archivist

The famous Wiener Küche had long been a collective culinary tradition of Jews and non-Jews alike. It was perhaps the perfect example, in an imperfect and Anti-Semitic city, of two formerly distinct groups moving towards each other and integrating while daily creating, cooking, and eating one cuisine. Continue reading →

Someone’s in the Kitchen with Dinah (Shore)

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Scott Warner

By Flo Selfman

Podcast

Eggplant Vegetable Pie

Having been a top singing star, Dinah Shore became a pioneer television personality with “The Dinah Shore Chevy Show,” which showcased her distinctive voice and relaxed Southern charm from 1951 to 1963. In 1970, she returned to television as host of “Dinah’s Place,” an NBC morning show that covered homemaking, crafts, child-rearing, health and beauty—always with a song, of course, and usually a cooking segment, either by Dinah or her celebrity guests. Many leading chefs got their first national exposure on “Dinah’s Place.” Continue reading →

The Taco Truck: How Mexican Street Food Is Transforming the American City

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Catherine Lambrecht

Robert Lemon,
Author, Geographer, Documentary Film Maker

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Icons of Mexican cultural identity and America’s melting pot ideal, taco trucks have transformed cityscapes from coast to coast. The taco truck radiates Mexican culture within non-Mexican spaces with a presence—sometimes desired, sometimes resented—that turns a public street corner into a bustling business. Continue reading →