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Culinary Historians of Canada – “Cooking Up History” Exhibit Tour and Talk
September 21, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
This event includes a self-guided tour of the special exhibit “Cooking Up History: Celebrating 30 years of The Culinary Historians of Canada” and features two talks by librarian Melissa McAfee and food historian, Dr. Rebecca Beausaert.
First, a presentation from special collections librarian Melissa McAfee discussing the University’s historic cookbook collection and providing tips on research into historic cookbooks and receipts. Dr. Rebecca Beausaert then joins us for a keynote presentation discussing historic culinary pursuits from her upcoming book Pursuing Play: Women’s Leisure in Small-town Ontario, 1870-1914.
If you love researching historic receipts or want to see particular books from the collection, this event is for you!
Tickets available on Eventbrite:
$27.17 – CHC members | $32.08 – CTA members | $ 37.52 – General admission
ABOUT THE EXHIBIT:
This exhibition commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Culinary Historians of Canada and the inductees of Taste Canada’s Hall of Fame. Cookbooks written by some of Canada’s most beloved food writers, chefs, and television personalities will be highlighted. Published between 1854 and 2021, the thirty-five books on display—one by each of the Hall of Fame inductees—were drawn from U of G’s Culinary Collection, housed in the McLaughlin Library’s Archival & Special Collections. This exhibition was curated in part as an experiential learning project by students in Dr. Rebecca Beausaert’s Food History course and in Melissa McAfee’s Behind the Scenes in Archival and Rare Book Collections course – a collaboration between the Department of History and the McLaughlin Library at the University of Guelph.