American Tuna and Drinking: A Doubleheader

Saturday, November 17, 2012 @ 10:00am
@ Kendall College
Nov. 17, 2012
Andy Smith, one of our nation’s most eminent food historians, has so much information to dish out he’s going to give us a two-subject lecture, based on his latest books: American Tuna—the Rise and Fall of an Improbable Food and Drinking History: 1

Pastrami on Rye: An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli

Saturday, December 15, 2012 @ 10:00am
@ Kendall College
Oct. 31, 2012
In Chicago, New York, L.A., and other American cities, the delicatessen was the lifeblood and the linchpin of the Jewish community. The "soul food" and atmosphere it dished up became a quintessential part of American culture for Jews and non-Jews alike.

Food Writing Workshop

Saturday, November 17, 2012 @ 12:30pm
@ Kendall College
Oct. 24, 2012
This fast-paced workshop covers the basics: query letters, writing articles for newspapers and magazines, food book and cookbook proposals, ebooks, recipe writing, restaurant reviewing, blogging, etc.

Julia's Cats: Julia Child’s Life in the Company of Cats

Saturday, November 10, 2012 @ 10:00am
@ Kendall College
Oct. 24, 2012
 A house without a cat is like a day without sunshine, a pie without fromage, a dinner without wine.—Julia Child The world knows Julia Child as the charismatic woman who brought French cuisine to America and became a TV sensation, but there’s one aspect of her life tha

We’re Not Just Whistlin’ Dixie: The South’s Beloved Cuisine Evolves

Saturday, October 13, 2012 @ 10:00am
@ Kendall College
Sep. 30, 2012
Renowned southern chef Kevin Gillespie has made a special trip north just to spread the gospel of Dixie cuisine to the Culinary Historians of Chicago.

The Making of a Pastry Chef: The Journey from Childhood Passion to Apprenticeship to the Heights of the Profession

Monday, October 29, 2012 @ 6:30pm
@ Kendall College
Sep. 30, 2012
“The British used to fuss for hours over fancy designs, but when it came to the flavor, they’d say, 'Oh, sponge will do.' That’s all changing now.”

Exploring Root Vegetables: Dug from the Dirt, Underdogs of the Vegetable World

Saturday, October 20, 2012 @ 10:00am
@ Kendall College
Sep. 30, 2012
Beyond the locavore movement of shopping at farmers markets and joining community-supported agriculture organizations (CSAs), we are global eaters, excited to explore the tables of Thailand, China, Japan, Peru, India, Ethiopia, and more at ethnic restaurants.

Taco World: A Global History of Mexican Food

Saturday, October 6, 2012 @ 10:00am
@ Kendall College
Sep. 12, 2012
For the past 20 years, Jeffery Pilcher has investigated the history, politics, and evolution of Mexican food, including how Mexican silver miners likely invented the taco, how Mexican Americans in the Southwest reinvented it, and how businessman Glen Bell mass-marketed it to Anglo p

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