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Kara Newman began her career as a financial writer.

The Old Girl Network: Charity Cookbooks and the Empowerment of Women Presented by Janice Bluestein Longone Curator of American Culinary History, University of Michigan’s Special Collections DivisionThe Culinary Historians of Chicago had its first meeting in 1993, and we’

Please join Wilbert Jones as he takes you on a culinary journey throughout the earth's second largest mass of land, Africa. This enormous continent contains 55 countries, where more than 1,500 languages are spoken.

Martha Bayne explores the social role of soup and its history as a tool for both building community and fostering social justice.

 Uzma Sharif has some sweet tales to tell. Join us as this acclaimed Chicago chocolatier recounts the confectionary influences of her Pakistani heritage, and the history of pastries in South Asian countries.

Right from the chicken curry served out of a food truck in a bustling New York city street, to the jhalmuri served at eat.st in King’s Cross in London, Indian food today has become more mainstream and less exotic than it used to be.

If Philippine food and culture is a mystery to most of us, then Filipino desserts are a best kept secret.Join us for a look at some sweet ethnic history as Maribel (Delia) Anama talks about the influence her baking maven mother, Gloria, had on her while she was growing up in the Phi