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
Lecture and exhibit tour by Beth Kimmerle,
Exhibit curator and author of Blommer: An American Chocolate Legacy,
Chocolate: the Sweet History and Candy: the Sweet History
John Crerar Library
The University of Chicago
5730 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL
Podcast courtesy of WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified
Wrigley’s gum, Fannie May chocolate, and Cracker Jack are just some of the confections that have been created and manufactured in Chicago, a major center of candy production in the 20th century. Drawing from items in the substantial cookery collection at the John Crerar Library, this exhibit explores the history of chocolate and confectioners in the city and the science and technology of the candy making process. Continue reading
Talk by
Alan Solomon
Podcast courtesy of WBEZ’s Chicago Amplified
Chicago is often called “The City of Neighborhoods” – from Rogers Park to Hegewisch, Austin to the Loop, and everywhere in between, treasures await discovery in every part of the city. Last year, research teams scoured every neighborhood in search of restaurants, shops, landmarks and other tourism sites. Over 2000 such attractions are featured in new content and engaging essays by award winning journalist Alan Solomon on ExploreChicago.org, the city’s official tourism website. Continue reading