Calendar of Events
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.
Andrew Coe on “A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression”
Bethesda Chevy Chase Regional Services Center 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda, MD, United StatesSusan Benjamin on The History of Food Changes as Related to Candy (with tastings!)
Location to be determined MD, United StatesJohn McQuaid on The Evolution of Taste
Location to be determined MD, United StatesTom Croghan on Why the Mid-Atlantic will rival France’s Great Wine Growing Regions
Location to be determined MD, United StatesPaul Anthony Brazinksi on Food Practices in Early Christianity
Location to be determined MD, United StatesCecilia Glembocki on The History of the White House Easter Egg Roll
Location to be determined MD, United StatesSandra Gutierrez on The Influence of Latino Immigration of Foods of the American South — Please Note: LOCATION, DATE, AND TIME TO BE DETERMINED.
Location to be determined MD, United StatesThe Social History of Food and Cooking, with author Luke Barr
Bethesda Chevy Chase Regional Services Center 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda, MD, United StatesLuke Barr is the author of the New York Times bestseller Provence, 1970 and his most recent book, Ritz & Escoffier. He is currently writing a social and cultural history… Read More »The Social History of Food and Cooking, with author Luke Barr
Food Traditions of the United States Supreme Court
Bethesda Chevy Chase Regional Services Center 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda, MD, United StatesIn her new book, Clare Cushman of the Supreme Court Historical Society combines recipes and history to create a new and compelling look at the justices of the Supreme Court.… Read More »Food Traditions of the United States Supreme Court
A History of Food Waste by Andrew Smith
Bethesda Chevy Chase Regional Services Center 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda, MD, United StatesAndrew F. Smith teaches in the Food Studies Department at the New School university in Manhattan. He is the author or editor of 32 books, including the three volume work,… Read More »A History of Food Waste by Andrew Smith
Thomas Jefferson: The Foodie Founding Father
Bethesda Chevy Chase Regional Services Center 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda, MD, United StatesMost Americans can identify the author of this quote: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with… Read More »Thomas Jefferson: The Foodie Founding Father