Public Meetings
EDUCATION
Join Us For Our Eleventh Season of Free Educational Seminars, 2023-2024
The public is invited to join us for presentations on the third Saturday of most months, starting at 10:30am. This season’s meetings will be held in the Neil Morgan Auditorium on the ground floor of the San Diego Central Library, located at 330 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101. Underground parking is available via the 11th Street entrance of the Central Library building. The following parking rates are currently in effect: First two (2) hours free with validation for library users. Validation is available in the first floor lobby.
12th Season
Sep 21, 2024 – “Made In America, Part 2” by George Geary
Oct 19, 2024 – “Does Soul Food Need a Label?” by Adrian Miller
Nov 16, 2024 – “The History of Winemaking in San Diego” by Richard Carrico
UPCOMING EVENTS
“Made in California, Part 2” by George Geary
Culinary Historians of San Diego present “Made in California, Part 2,” by George Geary, September 21, 2024, San Diego Central Library, San Diego. ...
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VIDEOS
PAST EVENTS
Jun 19 2024
June Member’s Event – Athens Market Taverna
Athens Marktet Taverna
Jun 15 2024
“The Story of Spoons” by Ken Albala
Neil Morgan Auditorium
May 18 2024
“Inventing the Flying Meal: The Early Days of Food in Flight” by Richard Foss
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Apr 20 2024
“A Bitter Sweet Discovery” by Kitty Morse
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Mar 16 2024
“Cali Baja Cuisine,” by Michael A. Gardiner
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Feb 28 2024
February Member’s Event – Bienvenido Spain: A Spotlight on Spain
Total Wines
Feb 17 2024
“Corpse Reviver! The Remarkable History of Alcohol and Medicine, as Seen through a Drink” by Camper English
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Jan 20 2024
“Columbian Exchange: the Positives” with Barbara Baxter
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Nov 29 2023
November Members Event – Books & Records
Books & Records
Nov 18 2023
“The Whole Schmear: The History of Cream Cheese in America” by Rabbi Jeff Marx
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Oct 24 2023
October CHSD Members Event – Solare Ristorante
Solare Ristorante
Oct 14 2023
“Kolymbethra: The Food Basket of Ancient Agrigento, Sicily” by Mary Knight
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Sep 16 2023
“Made In California” by George Geary
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Jun 17 2023
“Three Thousand Years of Spanish Food in One Hour” by Richard Foss
Neil Morgan Auditorium
May 20 2023
“How British Silversmithing Shaped our Dining Tables” by Carolyn Tillie
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Apr 15 2023
“Foie Gras: The Divisive Delicacy” by Andrew Coe
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Mar 18 2023
“The Great Gelatin Revival” by Ken Albala
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Feb 18 2023
¡Fiesta! The History of San Diego’s Mexican Restaurants, by Martin S. Lindsay
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Jan 21 2023
“1001 Fritters: Food in the Arabian Nights” by Charles Perry
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Nov 19 2022
“From Mesopotamia to Pompeii: A Tale of 1001 Agricultural Bites” by Barbara Baxter
San Diego Public Library
Sep 17 2022
“A Brief History of Ice Cream” by Valerie Campbell
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Jun 18 2022
“It’s Boba Time: Adapting to Change” by Yong Chen
Neil Morgan Auditorium
May 21 2022
“Treasures of the Past: Lost Restaurants of San Diego” by Martin S. Lindsay
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Apr 16 2022
“The Cafeteria: Golden Darling to Dreary Dining” by Charles Perry
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Mar 19 2022
“They Came Bearing Bread: The Hard Lives of the Porteuses de Pain” By Jim Chevallier
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Feb 19 2022
“The Lost Cuisines of California” by Richard Foss
Darlene Shiley Event Suite
Jan 15 2022
“Indigenous Foods and Native Subsistence: Living off the Sustainable Landscape” by Richard Carrico
Darlene Shiley Event Suite
Nov 20 2021
“The History of Rum” by Richard Foss
Darlene Shiley Event Suite
Oct 16 2021
“Modern Kosher,” by Michael Gardiner
Darlene Shiley Event Suite
Sep 18 2021
“Oyster: A Global History” by Carolyn Tillie
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Jun 19 2021
“Wining and Dining in Renaissance Europe” by Barbara Baxter
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May 15 2021
“The Glorious American Soda Fountain” by Charles Perry
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Apr 17 2021
“Feasting With the Franks,” by Jim Chevallier
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Mar 20 2021
“A Tale of Two Caesars” by Martin S. Lindsay
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Feb 20 2021
“Jamming Through the Ages” by Christina Sleeper
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Jan 16 2021
“Our Daily Bread: Food in Western Christianity,” by Rev. Sharon Sheffield
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Nov 21 2020
“The Strangest Cooking Methods in the World” by Richard Foss
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Oct 17 2020
“The Story of Salvadoran Food” by Alicia Maher
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Sep 19 2020
“Tagines” by Kitty Morse
VirtualLocation
Jun 20 2020
“The Old and New of Korean Cuisine” by Hae Jung Cho
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Apr 18 2020
“Our Daily Bread: Food in Western Christianity,” by Rev. Sharon Sheffield
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Mar 21 2020
“Jamming Through the Ages” by Christina Sleeper
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Nov 16 2019
“Food on the Move in the American West” by Richard Foss
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Oct 19 2019
“What’s So Controversial About GMO Foods?” by John T. Lang
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Sep 21 2019
“Food In 20th Century Art” by Carolyn Tillie
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Jun 15 2019
“The History & Science of Kimchi” by Hae Jung Cho
Neil Morgan Auditorium
May 18 2019
“Bloody Food Rackets: 1930s New York City” by Andrew Coe
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Jan 16 2016
“From Tubes and Cubes to Space Espresso” by Richard Foss
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Oct 17 2015
“Sustainable Seas” by Andrew Spurgin
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Jan 17 2015
“The Rise, Decline and Rise of Food Preservation” by Ernest Miller
e3 Civic High
Nov 15 2014
“The History of Cheesecake” by George Geary
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Oct 18 2014
“Sushi: Past, Present, Future” by Mineko Moreno & Judi Strada
Neil Morgan Auditorium
Sep 20 2014
“How Prohibition Changed America” by Richard Foss
Darlene Shiley Event Suite
Jun 21 2014
“From Postum to Food Porn” by Betty Fussell
e3 Civic High
May 17 2014
“Art and Chocolate” by Will Gustwiller
Darlene Shiley Event Suite
Apr 12 2014
“Fresh from the Baja” by Chef Deb Schneider
Darlene Shiley Event Suite
Mar 15 2014
“The Story of SoFab” by Philip Dobard
Darlene Shiley Event Suite
Feb 15 2014
“5,000 Years of Tea” by Russ Graf
Darlene Shiley Event Suite
Jan 18 2014
“A Taste of the Kasbah” by Kitty Morse
Darlene Shiley Event Suite
Nov 16 2013
“Cookbooks and the Women Who Wrote Them” by Arlyn Hackett
Darlene Shiley Event Suite
Oct 19 2013
“Cheese Through Time and Space” by Andrew Spurgin
Darlene Shiley Event Suite
May 18 2013
“History of San Diego’s Tuna Industry” by Kenny Alameda
Darlene Shiley Event Suite
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