Travelling Tour by American Museum of Natural History
Learning tour to Milwaukee Public Museum to view a special traveling exhibit, one that explores the complex food system that brings what we eat from farm to fork. In sections devoted to growing, transporting, cooking, eating, tasting, and celebrating, the Global Kitchen exhibition illuminates the myriad ways that food is produced and moved throughout the world. Continue reading
Presented by Benjamin Kant, Founder
Nestled just six miles west of the Magnificent Mile in Humboldt Park, Metropolitan Farms is a thriving urban agricultural destination, producing locally-sourced tilapia, salad greens and culinary herbs year-round from within its state-of-the-art greenhouse. They utilize aquaponics; farming that combines fish with a hydroponic growing system in a closed-loop without the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilizers.
Presented by Dana Cree
Executive Pastry Chef, Publican Restaurants
Author, Hello, My Name is Ice Cream
According to pastry chef and Ice Cream College-educated Dana Cree, if you ask anyone their favorite flavor of ice cream, it will undoubtedly bring a smile to their face. (Add some whipped cream, and you’re talking about ecstasy!) Continue reading
Presented by Kathryn Occhipinti, MD
Long-time Culinary Historian member Kathryn Occhipinti opened the New York Times Magazine to find an article about a Sicilian winery bearing her family name. She learned from articles in the New York Times and Wine Spectator the Occhipinti family was making world-class wines. Continue reading