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Note: Meetings are usually held on the second Sunday of each month, September through May, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Currently we are meeting via Zoom, but in-person meetings are held at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Services Center, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda, Maryland, and occasionally at other venues. The meetings are open to anyone. However, certain meetings may require a fee.
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The Making of the Museum of Food and Drink
September 14, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Please join the Culinary Historian of Washington as we open our 2020 – 2021 season with a most fascinating talk given by Pater Kim. MOFAD (Museum of Food and Drink) in Brooklyn, has been getting accolades since its inception, and Peter has had much to do with its success. Come listen and learn as he tells us the “good, the bad and the ugly” about how he got this amazing project off the ground. This shoud be a lively and entertaining conversation for all museum lovers, culinary historians and foodies!
Peter is the executive director of the Museum of Food and Drink, a new kind of museum that brings the world of food to life with exhibits you can eat. He has led the project’s development from its initial launch to the opening of the museum’s first brick-and-mortar space in October 2015. His work has been recognized as breaking new ground in experiential food education by The New York Times, The New Yorker, NPR, and The Wall Street Journal, and he has been invited to speak at conferences, universities, and museums around the country. Peter holds a BA from Brown University, a JD, magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master’s degree from Sciences Po, a Master’s degree from the Sorbonne, and an amateur certificate from the French Culinary Institute. One of Peter’s favorite foods is the humble yet wondrous egg – he eats at least two a day.
