with Yvonne Maffei
Author and Publisher of MyHalalKitchen.com
The Qu’ran defines the moment of daybreak, when the faithful must begin to fast during Ramadan, as when the ‘white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread.’ We will gather 90 minutes before daybreak to experience Suhoor, a meal taken before commencing fasting at daybreak and attending prayers. Continue reading
Presented by
Andrew F. Smith
Historian, Teacher, Author
For better and worse, fast food is the most pervasive culinary trend of our time. It has spawned an industry that has changed eating, the most fundamental of human activities. Continue reading
with ROBERT DIRKS
Emeritus Professor of Anthropology
Illinois State University
America’s Gilded Age, the last quarter of the nineteenth century, is renowned for the excesses of robber barons and tycoons. The lavishness of their tables impressed contemporaries and historians alike. Continue reading
The World’s Oldest Continuously Operating Nursery has Quite a Tale
Presented by
Karen Mitcham-Stoeckley
Chef, Author, Restaurateur
The oldest fruit-tree nursery in the world is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year. The Missouri-based company, Stark Bro’s Nurseries & Orchards, was founded in 1816 by James Hart Stark, a young Kentucky pioneer, who homesteaded on the shores of the Mississippi. Continue reading
Presented by
Christy Rost
Chef, Author, PBS Host
The American West – a region of natural beauty and sharp contrast that has been the home of Native Americans, cowboys, rugged pioneers, and miners – has had a profound effect on America’s culinary heritage Continue reading