Upcoming Events & Appearances
The Food Historian is currently accepting requests for speaking engagements for 2020. Make a request.
Friday, January 31, 2020 | 10:00 AM | On the air with Taylor Sterling on WTBQ - stream live at wtbq.com.
Sunday, March 15, 2020 | 1:00 PM | National Temple Hill Association Dinner, Cornwall, NY - "Food Will Win the War: Food Conservation on the WWI Homefront"
Sunday, March 29, 2020 | 2:00 PM | Tappan Free Library, Tappan, NY - "Cooking by the Book: Celebrity Chefs, Cookbookery, and the Changing Landscape of American Cuisine"
Monday, May 18, 2020 | 2:00 PM | Palisades Free Library, Palisades, NY - "When Sugar Was Good For You: The Development of Nutrition Science in America"
Wednesday, December 3, 2020 | 7:00 PM | New Paltz Historical Society, New Paltz, NY - "Cooking by the Book: Celebrity Chefs, Cookbookery, and the Changing Landscape of American Cuisine"
Friday, January 31, 2020 | 10:00 AM | On the air with Taylor Sterling on WTBQ - stream live at wtbq.com.
Sunday, March 15, 2020 | 1:00 PM | National Temple Hill Association Dinner, Cornwall, NY - "Food Will Win the War: Food Conservation on the WWI Homefront"
Sunday, March 29, 2020 | 2:00 PM | Tappan Free Library, Tappan, NY - "Cooking by the Book: Celebrity Chefs, Cookbookery, and the Changing Landscape of American Cuisine"
Monday, May 18, 2020 | 2:00 PM | Palisades Free Library, Palisades, NY - "When Sugar Was Good For You: The Development of Nutrition Science in America"
Wednesday, December 3, 2020 | 7:00 PM | New Paltz Historical Society, New Paltz, NY - "Cooking by the Book: Celebrity Chefs, Cookbookery, and the Changing Landscape of American Cuisine"
Past Events & Appearances
Wednesday, May 8, 2019 - "When the Groom Had His Own Cake: American Wedding Food Traditions, 1850 to Today" - 6:30 PM, Newburgh Free Library Town Branch, Newburgh, NY.
Sunday, May 19, 2019 - "Can or Collapse: Food Preservation and Canning Kitchens in New York During WWI" - 2:00 PM, Moffat Library, Washingtonville, NY. Register here.
Monday, July 22, 2019 - "Cooking by the Book: Celebrity Chefs, Cookbookery, and the Changing Landscape of American Cuisine" - 6:00 PM, Chester Free Library, Chester, NY.
Tuesday, July 30, 2019 - ""Cooking by the Book: Celebrity Chefs, Cookbookery, and the Changing Landscape of American Cuisine" - 7:00 PM, Marlboro Free Library, Marlboro, NY.
Friday, August 16, 2019 - "Cooking by the Book: Celebrity Chefs, Cookbookery, and the Changing Landscape of American Cuisine" - 12:00 PM, Goshen Courthouse, Goshen, NY.
DATE CHANGE! Tuesday, October 15, 2019 - "Food Will Win the War: Food Conservation on the WWI Homefront" - 7:00 PM, New City Library, New City, NY.
Sunday, May 19, 2019 - "Can or Collapse: Food Preservation and Canning Kitchens in New York During WWI" - 2:00 PM, Moffat Library, Washingtonville, NY. Register here.
Monday, July 22, 2019 - "Cooking by the Book: Celebrity Chefs, Cookbookery, and the Changing Landscape of American Cuisine" - 6:00 PM, Chester Free Library, Chester, NY.
Tuesday, July 30, 2019 - ""Cooking by the Book: Celebrity Chefs, Cookbookery, and the Changing Landscape of American Cuisine" - 7:00 PM, Marlboro Free Library, Marlboro, NY.
Friday, August 16, 2019 - "Cooking by the Book: Celebrity Chefs, Cookbookery, and the Changing Landscape of American Cuisine" - 12:00 PM, Goshen Courthouse, Goshen, NY.
DATE CHANGE! Tuesday, October 15, 2019 - "Food Will Win the War: Food Conservation on the WWI Homefront" - 7:00 PM, New City Library, New City, NY.
Sunday, July 22, 2018 - "Approaching Armistice - Food at the end of World War I," Woodbury Historical Society, 1:00 PM.
Monday, August 27, 2018 - "Cooking by the Book - The Changing Landscape of American Cuisine," Desmond Campus for Adult Enrichment, Mount Saint Mary College. 1:00 PM. Register online.
March 24, 2018 - "Preserve or Perish: The Orange County Food Preservation Battalion and World War I," Moffat Library, Washingtonville, NY. 3:00 PM. Register here.
April 7, 2018 - Food in WWI, Musem Village, Monroe, NY. 11:00 AM. More info.
April 18, 2018 - "Eat More Potatoes: Milk Strikes, Food Boycotts, and the Effects of the High Cost of Living in New York During the Great War, 1916-1919," Mount St. Mary College Desmond Campus Adult Continuing Education Program, Newburgh, NY. More info.
January 22, 2018 - Food in WWI, Cornwall Historical Society, Cornwall, NY. 7:00 PM, Munger Cottage, Cornwall, NY.
Sunday, August 20, 2017 - 1:00 PM at the Woodbury Historical Society in Highland Mills, NY. Presentation on the Orange County Food Preservation Battalion and food in WWI New York.
Sunday, June 11, 2017 - 2:30 PM at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion in Norwalk, CT. "When the Groom Had His Own Cake: Food and Wedding Traditions, 1850 to the Present." Presentation on American wedding food through the ages, in conjunction with the 2017 exhibit, "Wedding Traditions and Fashion from the 1860s to the 1930s." Learn more.
January 5, 2017 - 7 pm, Pequot Library, Fairfield, CT. Tour and presentation of the exhibition "Cooking Down the Ages: Cookbooks and Recipes." Read more . . .
September 19, 2016 - Culinary Historians of New York Member Event. Announcement of "Preserve or Perish" with brief overview of food during WWI.
April 4, 2016 - Museum Village Great War Memorial event. Speaker, "Can or Collapse: The Orange County Food Preservation Battalion and Their 1917 Erie Railroad Demonstration Train." Demonstrator, historic food preservation techniques.
Monday, August 27, 2018 - "Cooking by the Book - The Changing Landscape of American Cuisine," Desmond Campus for Adult Enrichment, Mount Saint Mary College. 1:00 PM. Register online.
March 24, 2018 - "Preserve or Perish: The Orange County Food Preservation Battalion and World War I," Moffat Library, Washingtonville, NY. 3:00 PM. Register here.
April 7, 2018 - Food in WWI, Musem Village, Monroe, NY. 11:00 AM. More info.
April 18, 2018 - "Eat More Potatoes: Milk Strikes, Food Boycotts, and the Effects of the High Cost of Living in New York During the Great War, 1916-1919," Mount St. Mary College Desmond Campus Adult Continuing Education Program, Newburgh, NY. More info.
January 22, 2018 - Food in WWI, Cornwall Historical Society, Cornwall, NY. 7:00 PM, Munger Cottage, Cornwall, NY.
Sunday, August 20, 2017 - 1:00 PM at the Woodbury Historical Society in Highland Mills, NY. Presentation on the Orange County Food Preservation Battalion and food in WWI New York.
Sunday, June 11, 2017 - 2:30 PM at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion in Norwalk, CT. "When the Groom Had His Own Cake: Food and Wedding Traditions, 1850 to the Present." Presentation on American wedding food through the ages, in conjunction with the 2017 exhibit, "Wedding Traditions and Fashion from the 1860s to the 1930s." Learn more.
January 5, 2017 - 7 pm, Pequot Library, Fairfield, CT. Tour and presentation of the exhibition "Cooking Down the Ages: Cookbooks and Recipes." Read more . . .
September 19, 2016 - Culinary Historians of New York Member Event. Announcement of "Preserve or Perish" with brief overview of food during WWI.
April 4, 2016 - Museum Village Great War Memorial event. Speaker, "Can or Collapse: The Orange County Food Preservation Battalion and Their 1917 Erie Railroad Demonstration Train." Demonstrator, historic food preservation techniques.
Past Conferences
October 26-28, 2017 - Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, Buffalo, NY. Panel presenter on Food in Wartime
April 7-10, 2016 - Organization of American Historians Annual Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island
October 23-25, 2015 - The Graduate Association For Food Studies "Future of Food" conference at Harvard University - WWII Victory Gardens Panel presenter
November 19-20, 2015 - The Researching New York Conference at the University at Albany- WWI in New York Panel presenter
April 7-10, 2016 - Organization of American Historians Annual Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island
October 23-25, 2015 - The Graduate Association For Food Studies "Future of Food" conference at Harvard University - WWII Victory Gardens Panel presenter
November 19-20, 2015 - The Researching New York Conference at the University at Albany- WWI in New York Panel presenter