Join Us

Our members include scholars, cooks, food writers, nutritionists, collectors, students, and all those interested in learning about foodways, culinary history, and gastronomy. Everyone’s contribution is welcome. We benefit from a wide variety of viewpoints on culinary history and we invite you to join us.

Membership is open to individuals, households, and organizations. Individual and household members are eligible to vote, hold office, and serve on committees.

Benefits include the CHoWLine monthly newsletter, all meeting notices, participation in field trips and special events, and access to the membership list and our Google Groups forum.

Pricing 

The membership year runs from September 1 to August 31. Annual dues and newsletter subscription costs are:

Individuals, households, and organizations $35
(includes the newsletter by e-mail)

To receive the newsletter by regular mail, $15 is added, for a total dues of $50.

Online Registration

You can register online here, which will give you immediate access to our online membership platform.

If you are already a member, you can renew your membership by logging in here.

Registration per mail

Another option is to mail us the completed CHoW’s Membership Form. If you choose to send us the form, you can send us a check along with the form. Please make checks payable to CHoW/DC and email us at info@chowdc.org for the address to send it to.

If you have any questions, please contact us at info@chowdc.org.