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From Washington Street to Atlantic Avenue: Food Stories from New York's Little Syria

From Washington Street to Atlantic Avenue: Food Stories from New York's Little Syria

From Washington Street to Atlantic Avenue: Food Stories from New York's Little Syria

Join us as we discover the rich culinary history of Syrian communities in New York City. Beginning in the 1880s, Syrian immigrants settled in lower Manhattan, setting up food shops, restaurants, and grocery stores. We'll taste fermented milk at Arta's Restaurant, reviewed by the New York Times in 1899. We'll listen to opera at Kalil's, a Syrian-owned restaurant which boasted seating for 1,000 at a time!

Fuelling the Presidency: African American Cooks in the White House

Fuelling the Presidency: African American Cooks in the White House

Fuelling the Presidency: African American Cooks in the White House

This week, we're exploring the unsung history of African American cooks in the White House with soul food scholar, Adrian E. Miller, author of "The President's Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, from the Washingtons to the Obamas". Join us as we uncover the history of two formidable women who put their stamp on American history through their cooking. We'll look at the life of Laura Dollie Johnson, who cooked for not just one US president, but two! Learn how her food made newspaper headlines throughout the 1880s and 1890s. And we'll explore the career of the formidable Zephyr Wright, who may have been the only person who dared to tell President Lyndon Baines Johnson to stick to his diet. Learn how her recipe for Texas chili started a national crisis about beans!

A Thousand & One Recipes: Caliphate Cooking in 10th Century Baghdad

A Thousand & One Recipes: Caliphate Cooking in 10th Century Baghdad

A Thousand & One Recipes: Caliphate Cooking in 10th Century Baghdad

This week we're travelling to the golden age of the Islamic Empire in 10th century Baghdad. Hidden in a bustling paper market, we'll visit a mysterious bookmaker responsible for one of the largest cookbooks from the medieval world. While it may not have exactly 1,001 recipes (only 632 at last count...), the book is a treasure trove of medieval dining etiquette, recommendations for healthy eating, and some of the best food poetry we've ever read (ode to a fried fish, anyone?).

From Washington Street to Atlantic Avenue: Food Stories from New York's Little Syria

Fuelling the Presidency: African American Cooks in the White House

A Thousand & One Recipes: Caliphate Cooking in 10th Century Baghdad

From Washington Street to Atlantic Avenue: Food Stories from New York's Little Syria

From Washington Street to Atlantic Avenue: Food Stories from New York's Little Syria

Join us as we discover the rich culinary history of Syrian communities in New York City. Beginning in the 1880s, Syrian immigrants settled in lower Manhattan, setting up food shops, restaurants, and grocery stores. We'll taste fermented milk at Arta's Restaurant, reviewed by the New York Times in 1899. We'll listen to opera at Kalil's, a Syrian-owned restaurant which boasted seating for 1,000 at a time!

Fuelling the Presidency: African American Cooks in the White House

Fuelling the Presidency: African American Cooks in the White House

This week, we're exploring the unsung history of African American cooks in the White House with soul food scholar, Adrian E. Miller, author of "The President's Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, from the Washingtons to the Obamas". Join us as we uncover the history of two formidable women who put their stamp on American history through their cooking. We'll look at the life of Laura Dollie Johnson, who cooked for not just one US president, but two! Learn how her food made newspaper headlines throughout the 1880s and 1890s. And we'll explore the career of the formidable Zephyr Wright, who may have been the only person who dared to tell President Lyndon Baines Johnson to stick to his diet. Learn how her recipe for Texas chili started a national crisis about beans!

A Thousand & One Recipes: Caliphate Cooking in 10th Century Baghdad

A Thousand & One Recipes: Caliphate Cooking in 10th Century Baghdad

This week we're travelling to the golden age of the Islamic Empire in 10th century Baghdad. Hidden in a bustling paper market, we'll visit a mysterious bookmaker responsible for one of the largest cookbooks from the medieval world. While it may not have exactly 1,001 recipes (only 632 at last count...), the book is a treasure trove of medieval dining etiquette, recommendations for healthy eating, and some of the best food poetry we've ever read (ode to a fried fish, anyone?).

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