The Culinary Historians of San Diego present “From Postum to Food Porn: The Dynamics of Purity vs Pleasure in the American Psyche since WW2,” featuring Betty Fussell, at 10:30am on June 21st, 2014 in the 6th floor Park Room of e3 Civic High at the San Diego Central Library, 395 11th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101. The school’s entrance is at 11th and Island Ave. The event is free and open to the public.

10:30am – 12:00pm
Saturday, June 21, 2014
e3 Civic High
San Diego Public Library
395 11th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101

About Betty Fussell
Betty Fussell is the author of eleven books ranging from biography to cookbooks, food history and memoir. She is best known for her award-winning The Story of Corn. Over the last half century, her work has appeared in a variety of national magazines, newspapers and journals, from Gastronomica to The New Yorker.

Her memoir, My Kitchen Wars, was performed in Hollywood and New York as a one-woman show. Her most recent book is Raising Steaks: The Life and Times of American Beef, and she is presently working on How to Cook a Coyote: A Manual of Survival in NYC. In 2013, Fussell moved from New York City to Montecito, California, which she describes as a major survival tactic. Visit BettyFussell.com for more information.

About the Culinary Historians of San Diego
Culinary Historians of San Diego (CHSD) is a nonprofit organization that provides the public with a history of food and drink and their roles in society, both locally and worldwide. Membership in this non-profit organization supports both CHSD activities and the culinary collection of the San Diego Public Library.