Public Meetings
EDUCATION
Join Us For Our Tenth Season of Free Educational Seminars, 2022-2023
Our Tenth Season: 2022-2023
Sep 17, 2022 – “A Brief History of Ice Cream” by Valerie CampbellOct 15, 2022 – “From Mesopotamia to Pompeii: A Tale of 1001 Agricultural Bites” by Barbara Baxter – Re-Scheduled
Nov 19, 2022 – “From Mesopotamia to Pompeii: A Tale of 1001 Agricultural Bites” by Barbara Baxter
Jan 21, 2023 – “1001 Fritters: Food in the Arabian Nights” by Charles Perry
Feb 18, 2023 – “A History of San Diego’s Mexican Restaurants” by Martin S. Lindsay
Mar 18, 2023 – “The Great Gelatin Revival” by Ken Albala
Apr 15, 2023 – “Foie Gras: The Divisive Delicacy” by Andrew Coe
May 20, 2023 – “How British Silversmithing Shaped our Dining Tables” by Carrie Tillie
Jun 17, 2023 – “3000 Years of Spanish Food in One Hour” by Richard Foss
Announcing Our Eleventh Season, 2023-2024
Sep 16, 2023 – “Made in California” by George Geary
Oct 21, 2023 – “The Kolymbethra: The Food Basket of Ancient Agrigento, Sicily” by Mary Knight
Nov 18, 2023 – “The Whole Schmear: The History of Cream Cheese in America” by Rabbi Jeff Marx
Jan 20, 2024 – “Beef Stew for 2500: Feeding Our Navy from the Revolutionary War to the Present” by Rudy Shappee
Feb 17, 2024 – “The Remarkable Medical History of Beer, Wine, Spirits and Cocktails” by Camper English
Mar 16, 2024 – TBD
Apr 20, 2024 – TBD
May 18, 2024 – “Food in the Air and Space” by Richard Foss
Jun 15, 2024 – TBD