The Culinary Historians of San Diego will present “Columbian Exchange: the Positives,” with Barbara Baxter, at 10:30 am on January 20, 2024, in the Neil Morgan Auditorium of the San Diego Central Library, 330 Park Blvd., San Diego, California 92101. The event is free and open to the public.

How did Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the New World in 1492 change American cuisine? Barbara will focus on and illustrate how the global interchange of animals, grains, plants, spices, and more — now known as the Columbian Exchange — greatly influenced the cuisines of the New and Old Worlds.

About Barbara Baxter

Barbara Baxter is a popular Culinary Historians of San Diego presenter. Her main interest is in wine, whose history is naturally interlinked with food. After studying wine at Paris’ University of Sorbonne, she continued her study of its history. Barbara has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and has lectured at many museums and UC universities in California.

The event will be followed by a tasting and chat with Barbara Baxter.

10:30 am, January 20, 2024

The Columbian Exchange: the Positives

with Barbara Baxter

San Diego Central Library

Neil Morgan Auditorium

330 Park Blvd

San Diego, California 92101

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About the Culinary Historians of San Diego

Culinary Historians of San Diego (CHSD) is a nonprofit charitable organization that provides free lectures at the San Diego Public Library. Topics about food and how it relates to history and culture are presented by speakers from around the nation.