The Girls are Baking: Los Angeles’ Classic Desserts (VIDEO)
2012-10-20 Panel – Classic Desserts.mov from Chris Griffiths on Vimeo. Saturday, October 20, 2012, at 10:30 AM at the Los Angeles Public Library Mark Taper Auditorium, Downtown Central Library, 630 W....
View ArticleContinental Style from Caesar to Thermidor: Classic Dining in America...
Saturday, November 17, 2012, at 2:00 PM at the Pacific Palisades Library 861 Alma Real Drive, Pacific Palisades CA 90272 Free and open to the public Peter Moruzzi speaking on… “Continental Style from...
View ArticleAmerican Originals: Rethinking the Pillsbury Bake-Off (VIDEO)
Recipes for goodies after the talk! Orange Kiss-Me Cake Recipe with Sheila’s Notes! Saturday, November 10, 2012, at 10:30 AM at the Los Angeles Public Library Mark Taper Auditorium, Downtown Central...
View ArticleTunnel of Fudge Cake
For everyone who was at our November 2012 meeting – American Originals: Rethinking the Pillsbury Bake-Off, here’s the recipe that was discussed from the Nordic Ware site by one of our members. It...
View ArticleAndy Smith speaks on “American Drinking History” (VIDEO)
Andrew F. Smith teaches culinary history at the New School University in New York. He is the author or editor of 23 books, including his latest, American Tuna: The Rise and Fall of an Improbable Food...
View ArticleCharles Perry’s 2013 Lecture – Eating My Way Across Uzbekistan (VIDEO)
Saturday, January 12, 2013, at 10:30 AM at the Los Angeles Public Library Mark Taper Auditorium, Downtown Central Library, 630 W. 5th St. Free and open to the public Charles Perry speaking on… Eating...
View ArticleNoël Riley Fitch discussing “Journeys with Julia” (VIDEO)
Noël Riley Fitch Saturday, February 9, 2013, at 10:30 AM at the Los Angeles Public Library Mark Taper Auditorium, Downtown Central Library, 630 W. 5th St. Free and open to the public Noël Riley Fitch...
View ArticleCafé du Monde, Hubigs Pies, and Louisiana Food Traditions and Stories...
Saturday, February 16, 2013, at 2:00 PM at the Pacific Palisades Library 861 Alma Real Drive, Pacific Palisades CA 90272 Free and open to the public Peggy Sweeney-McDonald speaking on… ” Café du Monde,...
View ArticleBarbara Haber speaks on “Cooking in Captivity: How American Civilians...
Barbara Haber Saturday, March 9, 2013, at 10:30 AM at the Los Angeles Public Library Mark Taper Auditorium, Downtown Central Library, 630 W. 5th St. Free and open to the public Barbara Haber speaks on…...
View ArticleKitty Morse speaks on “Memories of the Kasbah!”
Kitty Morse Saturday, April 13, 2013, at 10:30 AM at the Los Angeles Public Library Mark Taper Auditorium, Downtown Central Library, 630 W. 5th St. Free and open to the public Kitty Morse speaks on…...
View ArticleLos Angeles Heritage Day
The Culinary Historians of Southern California joined over 70 other heritage groups on Sunday, April 14, 2013, to celebrate the history of our diverse community. We gathered in the Pico House at El...
View ArticleJon Krampner speaks on “Creamy & Crunchy – An Informal History of Peanut Butter”
Saturday, May 11, 2013, at 10:30 AM at the Los Angeles Public Library Mark Taper Auditorium, Downtown Central Library, 630 W. 5th St. Free and open to the public Jon Krampner speaks on… “Creamy &...
View ArticleThe Egyptian Goes Egyptian!
Saturday, May 18, 2013, at begins at 1:00 PM ends by 5 PM Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles Theatre is between Las Palmas and McCadden, just east of Highland Avenue in Hollywood....
View ArticleWilliam Rubel speaks on “Song of the Wheat: The History of Bread, Grains, and...
Saturday, June 8, 2013, at 10:30 AM at the Los Angeles Public Library Mark Taper Auditorium, Downtown Central Library, 630 W. 5th St. Free and open to the public William Rubel speaks on… Song of the...
View ArticleCHSC Members Only Filipino Market & Dinner
On March 10th, a group of CHSC members spent an afternoon exploring Filipino food and culture. We started at the Island Pacific Market, where the company’s chef who had flown in from San Francisco for...
View ArticleMan Bites Dog: History of the Hot Dog (Non-CHSC event)
Saturday, June 15, 2013, at 2:00 PM at the Pacific Palisades Library 861 Alma Real Drive, Pacific Palisades CA 90272 Free and open to the public Bruce Kraig speaking on… “Man Bites Dog: History of the...
View ArticleLinda Lau Anusasananan speaks on “Soul Food of the Chinese Nomads”
Saturday, September 14, 2013, at 10:30 AM at the Los Angeles Public Library Mark Taper Auditorium, Downtown Central Library, 630 W. 5th St. Free and open to the public Linda Lau Anusasananan speaks on…...
View ArticleCulinaria Query: Is Food Art? (Non-CHSC Event)
Saturday, August 10, 2013, at 10:30 AM at the Los Angeles Public Library Mark Taper Auditorium, Downtown Central Library, 630 W. 5th St. Free and open to the public Culinaria Query: Is Food Art? Are...
View ArticleMark Thompson Lecture at Pacific Palisades
Saturday, August 17, 2013, at 2:00 PM at the Pacific Palisades Public Library 861 Alma Real Drive, Pacific Palisades CA 90272 Free and open to the public Mark Thompson speaks on… In Search of the...
View ArticleLinda Lau Anusasananan speaks on “Soul Food of the Chinese Nomads”
Saturday, September 14, 2013, at 10:30 AM at the Los Angeles Public Library Mark Taper Auditorium, Downtown Central Library, 630 W. 5th St. Free and open to the public Linda Lau Anusasananan speaks on…...
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