John Kelly on Dining in DC
Bethesda Chevy Chase Regional Services Center 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda, MD, United States
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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 States
free
Tom Croghan on Why the Mid-Atlantic will rival France’s Great Wine Growing Regions
Location to be determined MD, United States
free
Paul Anthony Brazinksi on Food Practices in Early Christianity
Location to be determined MD, United States
free
Cecilia Glembocki on The History of the White House Easter Egg Roll
Location to be determined MD, United States
free
Sandra 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 States
free
The 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 of 1970s French cooking. He is also co-writing The Hunt for History with Nathan Raab, a memoir of Raab’s adventures in the rare document and… 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. “Food in good company has sustained Supreme Court Justices through the ages,” writes Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the forward to the book. Besides offering… 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, Food in America (ABC-CLIO, 2017). He has completed Why Waste Food? Feed People, Save the Planet, Make Money, which is scheduled for publication in early… 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 certain unalienable rights ….” But fewer are aware that the same author also wrote, “When you make white soups, never put in the cream until… Read More »Thomas Jefferson: The Foodie Founding Father