Upcoming Programs at a Glance

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Currently all our programs are presented virtually via Zoom on Central Time. Once we can meet again, we hope to continue with both live and virtual programs. Please read the full event notices for details because days and times often vary. You are encouraged to join our email list to receive advance notices followed by day-of-meeting reminders with the required Zoom link. You are always welcome to become a member.

Culinary Historians of Chicago:

Chicago Foodways Roundtable:

  • Monday, May 20, 2024 @ 7 PM: Cicadas, anyone? with Carolyn Berg, David Hammond, Catherine Lambrecht
  • Wednesday, June 19, 2024 @ 6 PM: Hyderabad Kitchen with Colleen Sen, the first of a series of dinners representing various regional cooking styles of India
  • Saturday, July 13, 2024 road trip to DeKalb, Illinois: 1 PM @ tour of Food: Gathering Around the Table @ DeKalb History Center, 5 PM: Church Supper at Kingston Methodist Church
  • Saturday, January 25, 2025 @ 4 PM Delafield, Wisconsin: Raccoon Dinner

Find Culinary Historians of Chicago and Chicago Foodways Roundtable on Twitter or Facebook.

Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance:
  • Wednesday, August 7, 2024 @ 3 PM Indiana State Fair: Family Heirloom Recipe Contest located in the Indiana Building.
  • Friday, August 9, 2024 @ 10 AM Illinois State Fair: Family Heirloom Recipe Contest located in the
  • Saturday, August 10, 2024 @ 3 PM Missouri State Fair: Family Heirloom Recipe Contest located in the 4H building
  • Sunday, September 1, 2024 @ 1 PM South Dakota State Fair: Family Heirloom Recipe Contest located at the Women’s Building

Find Greater Midwest Foodways on Twitter, Facebook or our website.

Cicadas, anyone?

Join Us on Monday, May 20, 2024 @ 7 PM Central via Zoom!

Presented by Carolyn Berg, David Hammond, Catherine Lambrecht
Monday, May 20, 2024 at 7 PM Central Time

This year will be the fourth generation of Brood XIII cicadas I have encountered. For those emerging soon, I have known their parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. Continue reading

The Soul of Jewish Food

Join Us on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 @ 7 PM Central via Zoom!

Presented by Dylan Maysick, co-owner Diaspora Dinners

Links to Recipes:
Coconut Macaroons with Chocolate, Pistachio, and Orange Blossom
Halloumi and Orange Salad with Pomegranate, Pistachio, and Herbs

Montreal Bagels

What is Jewish food? That is the question Dylan Maysick has been on a quest to answer through his Diaspora Dinner project, a Chicago-based series of dinners that explores the cuisines of the Jewish Diaspora.

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Examining History through Recipes: Crofton Cookbook (Manuscript cookbooks from Fort Sheridan, 1890s)

 

Presented by Catherine Lambrecht, and
Nicole Stocker, Museum Education Manager, Dunn Museum

Dive into the Dunn Museum’s collections to explore two 1800s Crofton family cookbooks that were used at Fort Sheridan with guest speaker Cathy Lambrecht and Museum Educator Nicole Stocker. Learn more about the Crofton family’s time at Fort Sheridan and hear about Cathy and Nicole’s experiences at testing out some of the recipes. Continue reading

Ignite The Conversation: A Exploration Into Chicago-style BBQ

Podcast

We’ve all heard of the classic BBQ styles from regions like Kansas City, Memphis or Texas-style. But what about Chicago-style BBQ?

From Rib tips to Hot Links to Mild Sauce and more, Chicago Chef and Pitmaster Dominique Leach of the Black-Women-Queer-Owned and award-winning restaurant Lexington Betty’s Smokehouse, plus the 2023 winner and the current reigning “MASTER OF ‘CUE” of the Food Network’s Hit Show BBQ Brawl , is making it her mission to further define this unique style and put it on the map in 2024. And she’s calling on a few more experts to help! Continue reading