{"id":907,"date":"2015-11-08T09:45:44","date_gmt":"2015-11-08T14:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/culinaryhistorians.ca\/?page_id=907"},"modified":"2025-06-01T20:20:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T00:20:55","slug":"events-of-interest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.culinaryhistorians.ca\/wordpress\/events\/events-of-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Events of Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Compiled by Sarah Hood<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To Sunday, January 18, 2026:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pier21.ca\/eat-make-share-exhibition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eat make share: a taste of immigration<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Halifax). The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 presents an exhibit celebrating Canada\u2019s diverse foodways and exploring how what we eat is shaped by over 400 years of immigration and relationships between newcomers and Indigenous Peoples. Visitors will explore an immersive kitchen full of surprising histories, learn from home cooks and chefs across Canada, discover thought-provoking artifacts and consider Indigenous perspectives and the diversity of representation. Admission: Free with entrance to the site.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saturday, June 7, 10 to 11 a.m.:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltonmuseums.perfectmind.com\/Clients\/BookMe4LandingPages\/CoursesLandingPage?widgetId=ec94844b-0e4c-4600-b8de-a599835e92cc&amp;redirectedFromEmbededMode=False&amp;courseId=ece35c45-8070-4f6d-a070-1c5a63d3c93a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Historic Kitchen Garden Tour<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Hamilton, Ontario). Dundurn National Historic Site presents a guided tour of its Historic Kitchen Garden, exploring the history of the landscape, the restoration of the garden, and the hundreds of heirloom fruits, vegetables and flowers now growing there. Admission: $9 (family), $8 (60+ &amp; 13-17), $6 (6-12) Free (5 &amp; under).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saturdays, July 19 &amp; 26:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nellesmanor.ca\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An Afternoon with Jane Austen<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Grimsby, Ontario). Nelles Manor Museum and Heritage House celebrates Regency amusements. Admission &amp; times to be confirmed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saturday, August 2:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fooddaycanada.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food Day Canada<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is a massive celebration in praise of our farmers and fishers, our chefs and researchers and, above all, our home cooks. Founded by the late Anita Stewart, a CHC Honorary Member, it continues to engage and inspire everyone to shop, cook and dine Canadian, and its message has never been more relevant. Admission: Free.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunday, August 24, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianvillage.ca\/ukrainian-day-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukrainian Day 2025<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(near Edmonton). Despite wildfire damage to buildings in the spring of 2025, Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village presents a celebration of all things Ukrainian with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress-Alberta Provincial Council, including traditional Ukrainian food prepared by the Friends of the Ukrainian Village Society. Admission: Free with entrance to the site; extra charges for purchased items.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Monday, August 25, 2025, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/parks.canada.ca\/lhn-nhs\/ns\/louisbourg\/activ\/calendrier-calendar\/7c95cb72-dfe8-42ba-a47f-363e8305f298\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">F\u00eate de Saint-Louis<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Louisbourg, Nova Scotia). The Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site celebrates this traditional feast day honouring the patron saint of France with traditional food and other activities. Admission: Free with entrance to the site; extra charges for purchased items.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saturday, September 6, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianvillage.ca\/harvest-past-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvest of the Past 2025<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(near Edmonton). Despite wildfire damage to buildings in the spring of 2025, Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village celebrates Alberta&#8217;s agricultural history with an old-fashioned fall harvest, including threshing demonstrations and talks by costumed interpreters. Admission: Free with entrance to the site; extra charges for purchased items.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Conferences<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Compiled by Vicki Gregory<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>April 27 (Friargate, York)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsfoodsymposium.org.uk\/2024_Symposium.html\">LEEDS SYMPOSIUM ON FOOD HISTORY AND TRADITIONS<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>: Presenting the Food of the Past in Museums and Historic Houses<br \/>\n<em>Host<\/em>: Friends Meeting House<br \/>\nSign-up TBD<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 27\u201328 (Boston and virtual)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerfoodconference.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QUEER FOOD CONFERENCE 2024<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>: What is queer food? What makes food queer?<br \/>\n<em>Host<\/em>: Boston University<\/p>\n<p><strong>May 15\u201319 (Jonesboro, Arkansas)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohio.edu\/cas\/sites\/ohio.edu.cas\/files\/sites\/cas\/history\/files\/rwsa-2024-program.pdf\">RURAL WOMEN&#8217;S STUDIES ASSOCATION<\/a>\u00a0(RWSA)<br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>:\u00a0Gendered Advocacy and Activism, Shaping Institutions and Communities<br \/>\n<em>Host<\/em>: Arkansas State University<\/p>\n<p><strong>May 28\u201329 (Dublin, Ireland)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/arrow.tudublin.ie\/dgs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DUBLIN GASTRONOMY SYMPOSIUM 2024<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>: Food and Memory: Traces, Trauma and Tradition<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 5\u20137 (Tours, France)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/villa-rabelais.fr\/en\/actualites-agenda\/international-conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON FOOD AND DRINK STUDIES<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>: The History and Cultures of Food<br \/>\n<em>Host<\/em>: IEHCA \u2013 University of Tours<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 5\u20138 (Syracuse, New York)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.food-culture.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2024.jpg-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AFHVS AND ASFS MEETING<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>: Right to Food\u2014Food as Commons<br \/>\n<em>Host<\/em>: Syracuse University<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 6\u20138 (Las Cruces, New Mexico)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aghistorysociety.org\/2024-meeting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THE AGRICULTURAL HISTORY SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>: Borderlands, Marginal Spaces, &amp; Agriculture In-Between<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 13\u201316 (Perugia, Italy)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.umbra.org\/food-conference-home\/\">UMBRA INSTITUTE\u2019S BIENNIAL FOOD CONFERENCE<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>: Food &amp; Hybridity<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 17-18 (Concordia University, Montreal, QC)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/foodstudies.info\/news-conferences\/upcoming-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THE 2024 CAFS CONFERENCE<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>: Sustaining Shared Food Futures<\/p>\n<p><strong>July 5\u20137: St Catherine\u2019s College, Oxford, UK) and July 14\u201329: online (dates TBC)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordsymposium.org.uk\/next-symposium\/\">OXFORD FOOD SYMPOSIUM<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>: Gardens, Flowers, and Fruit<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 17\u201320 (Sweden)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkr.se\/en\/collaboration\/iccas-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CULINARY ARTS AND SCIENCES 2024<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>:\u00a0How can healthy and sustainable food choices be facilitated in a changing society?<br \/>\n<em>Host<\/em>:\u00a0Kristianstad University<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 2\u20134 (online and Portugal)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/food-studies.com\/2024-conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FOURTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FOOD STUDIES<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>: Place Matters: The Valorization of Cultural, Gastronomic, and Territorial Heritage<br \/>\n<em>Host<\/em>: Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre<\/p>\n<p><strong>December 30\u201331 (Vienna, Austria)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/waset.org\/food-culture-and-history-conference-in-december-2024-in-vienna\">ICFCH\u2014INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FOOD CULTURE AND HISTORY<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>: New advances and research in humanities and social sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>October 8-10 (Pretoria, South Africa)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/food-studies.com\/2025-conference\">FIFTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FOOD STUDIES<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>: Fed Up: Learning from the past, imagining new futures<br \/>\n<em>Host<\/em>: University of Pretoria<br \/>\n<em>CFP<\/em>: March 8 to Sept. 8, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>September (Paris, France)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/icrefh.hypotheses.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICREFH\u2014INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR RESEARCH INTO EUROPEAN FOOD HISTORY<\/a>\u00a0(not yet updated to reflect 2025&#8217;s theme)<br \/>\n<em>Theme (TBC):\u00a0<\/em>Food safety in Europe, 19th-21st\u00a0centuries<br \/>\nContact p.j.atkins@durham.ac.uk to join\u00a0the conference mailing list.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, here are a dozen virtual pursuits to make the most of your time indoors. Please share pictures and stories of your cooking adventures and historical discoveries on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/CulinaryHistoriansCanada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our Facebook page<\/a>.\u00a0(Join now if you haven&#8217;t already!)<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Explore historical Canadian cookbooks.\u00a0<\/strong>The CHC&#8217;s website has been updated to include even more\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.culinaryhistorians.ca\/wordpress\/canadian-cookbooks-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">digitized cookbooks dating from 1825 to 1949<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Start your own sourdough.\u00a0<\/strong>Markus Mueller of the blog &#8220;Earth Food and Fire&#8221; offers complete<a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthfoodandfire.com\/how-to-make-sourdough-starter\/?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=social-pug&amp;fbclid=IwAR2hppZa_AsW_uwh2qx07QBFDtVVBHZ6sG6bEX1q5a3zvGTG7LlVJO7H9bE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0instructions for capturing your own sourdough starter<\/a>. He was among the contributors to CHC&#8217;s 2017 Canada 150 Food Blog Challenge; you can read\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.culinaryhistorians.ca\/wordpress\/events\/canada-150-food-blog-challenge-2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dozens of seasonal Canadian food stories<\/a>\u00a0by participating bloggers on our website.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook from historic\u00a0recipes.<\/strong>\u00a0In the blog\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rarecooking.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Cooking in the Archives,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0scholars\u00a0and foodies Marissa Nicosia and Alyssa Connell test\u00a0early modern recipes\u00a0(1600-1800) in a modern kitchen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to a new podcast.<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gastropod.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gastropod<\/a>, now in its 14th season, examines food through the lens of\u00a0science and history. Follow the link to the site and simply\u00a0click to launch the latest episode; there&#8217;s\u00a0a smorgasbord of past\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/gastropodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cgastropodcasts\u201d<\/a>\u00a0to catch up on.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reconnect with Julia.\u00a0<\/strong>The PBS website offers\u00a0free\u00a0episodes of the shows\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/show\/julia-child-baking-julia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cBaking with Julia\u201d<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/show\/julia-child-cooking-master-chefs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cCooking with Master Chefs,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0both featuring\u00a0the incomparable Julia Child and other culinary luminaries.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Browse vintage images for fun.\u00a0<\/strong>This\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.ca\/moodranch\/old-food-labels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pinterest collection of old food labels<\/a>\u00a0is full of nostalgia\u00a0and surprises.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Take an armchair trip to a food museum.<\/strong>\u00a0Dip into\u00a0Atlas Obscura\u2019s compendium of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/lists\/38-museums-devoted-to-a-single-food\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">38 museums devoted to food<\/a>\u00a0(we can dream, right?). And to experience an online tour, visit this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodmuseum.nl\/#nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dutch\u00a0website Food Museum<\/a>; start at the entrance or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodmuseum.nl\/#en\/Page=60\/Gallery_overview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">go straight to the exhibit gallery<\/a>.\u00a0(At the top\u00a0right, you can switch to the English version.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Binge-watch some droolworthy CanCon. <\/strong>The CBC offers a tasty selection of past\u00a0episodes of favourite food shows like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/life\/backintimefordinner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Back in Time for Dinner,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/life\/fridgewars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/life\/fridgewars\">Fridge Wars&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/life\/greatcanadianbakingshow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;The Great Canadian Baking Show.&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Virtually visit a Canadian historical site.<\/strong>\u00a0Your options include:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.historymuseum.ca\/cmc\/exhibitions\/arts\/sharpe\/sharp20e.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nettie Covey Sharpe House<\/a>, where you can\u00a0tour the kitchen of French-Canadian folk art collector Nettie\u00a0Covey Sharpe.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.virtualmuseum.ca\/sgc-cms\/expositions-exhibitions\/fort_selkirk\/english\/sr\/srfood.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Food at Fort Selkirk<\/a>, which offers information on the food and diet of those living in and around Fort Selkirk (north of the confluence of the Yukon and Pelly rivers).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmfood360.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Farm Food 360<\/a>, which provides online tours of\u00a0Canadian agricultural sites, including sheep and\u00a0dairy (available through Google Play and the App Store for\u00a0phones, iPads, desktops and laptops).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZlllNO8OgCY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Traditional Cooking at Kings Landing<\/a>, a\u00a0short video highlighting culinary activities at\u00a0Kings Landing Historical Settlement, New Brunswick.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OGotB_14NpY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roedde House Museum<\/a>, a\u00a0historical house in Vancouver.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MTGDF-2fd1g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joseph Schneider Haus<\/a>, former home to a Mennonite family living in Berlin (present-day Kitchener, Ontario), which has posted a video exploring\u00a0cheese- and butter-making in the historic kitchen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Explore an online exhibit.<\/strong>\u00a0Among the possibilities:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.historymuseum.ca\/cmc\/exhibitions\/hist\/cadeau\/caint02e.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This Splendid Gift\u2014the 1897 Canadian Historical Dinner Service<\/a>:\u00a0Painted to commemorate John Cabot&#8217;s 1497 landing in North America, the Canadian Historical Dinner Service was presented to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/biographi.ca\/en\/bio\/marjoribanks_ishbel_maria_16E.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lady\u00a0Aberdeen<\/a>, wife of the governor general, for her contributions to Canadian life.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.collectionscanada.ca\/cuisine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bon App\u00e9tit: A Celebration of Canadian Cookbooks\/Les livres de cuisine canadiens \u00e0 l\u2019honneur<\/a>: An archived online exhibition produced by CHC member Carol Martin for Library and Archives Canada. It includes books, art and artifacts representing Canadian culinary history from indigenous\u00a0traditions to modern tastes.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.historymuseum.ca\/cmc\/exhibitions\/hist\/lifelines\/liintroe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lifelines<\/a>: Learn all about Canada\u2019s East Coast fisheries at the Canadian Museum of History\u00a0and the struggle to balance nature and human need.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.virtualmuseum.ca\/virtual-exhibits\/exhibit\/tides-to-tins-salmon-canning-in-bc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">From Tides to Tins: Salmon Canning in B.C<\/a>.: The long and complex history of salmon canning in British Columbia is as much about coastal communities, technological innovations and environmental changes as it is about bringing food to market. Follow each step of the canning process from tide to tin as you learn what it was like to work in a cannery.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.virtualmuseum.ca\/sgc-cms\/expositions-exhibitions\/recoltes-harvests\/home_e\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harvests of Prince Edward Island<\/a>: This research project\u00a0utilizes the collections and resources of the Island&#8217;s community museums to explore a number of the harvests that\u00a0have been important to P.E.I.\u2019s\u00a0history. The major harvests represented include the Potato, the Malpeque Oyster, the Silver Fox industry, Irish Moss and Mussel Mud.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Indulge in a YouTube video.\u00a0<\/strong>You\u2019ll find lots of culinary history\u00a0in videos such as these:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCP-TmplayI6adMLzIWiXlXQ?view_as=subscriber\">Behind Every Great Cook is a Great Mother<\/a>: CHC&#8217;s own series of interviews with notable Canadian chefs, cooks and culinary authors.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YYbFmg89HOk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">60 Years of Cooking<\/a>:\u00a0Produced by the Department of National Defence, Canadian Forces, Army\u00a0Public Affairs, this four-part series (also available in French) showcases the\u00a0history of the Canadian Forces cooks, a military occupation within the\u00a0Logistics Branch.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MelBWO2ZNmg&amp;t=155s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emmymadeinjapan<\/a>:\u00a0EmmyMadeInJapan combines her love of thrift shops and cooking by testing\u00a0vintage kitchen gadgets\u00a0in a series of three videos.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC3A8hKTgqd1kjr5YwzD0PBg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Tadka Project<\/a>: Toronto cook Sumi demystifies South Asian vegan cooking via\u00a0her YouTube channel named for the all-important process of sizzling spices in oil to begin a traditional South Asian dish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Discover international culinary history.<\/strong>\u00a0There&#8217;s much\u00a0here to keep you enlightened and entertained:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/culinaryhistorians.org\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Culinary Historians of Chicago Podcasts<\/a>:\u00a0Jane\u2019s favourite culinary history\u00a0society, after the CHC, is the Culinary Historians of Chicago. Their podcasts cover both American and international culinary history. Two of Jane\u2019s favourites are \u201cLast Night on the\u00a0<em>Titanic<\/em>: Unsinkable Drinking, Dining and Style\u201d and \u201cOne Smart Cookie Shares Crumbs of History.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC88lvyJe7aHZmcvzvubDFRg\/featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Timeline<\/a>: A wide variety of historical documentaries, including the \u201cLet\u2019s Cook History\u201d series and other culinary history videos that span numerous times and places.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-ng47J_iwIA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Real Mrs. Crocombe<\/a>: A mini-series from the English Heritage charity, which cares for more than\u00a0400 British\u00a0historical sites. Featuring food historian Dr Annie Gray, the series follows the life of the Audley End House cook Avis Crocombe and her staff during the Victorian era.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCxr2d4As312LulcajAkKJYw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Townsends<\/a>:\u00a0This American family recreates 18th-century living for YouTube. (Check\u00a0out their video on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lknbjbxgEp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catharine Parr Traill<\/a>\u00a0or the one\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=axFFUdQdyJg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">comparing historic and\u00a0modern kitchens<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 class=\"null\">International Conferences<\/h2>\n<p>Compiled by Vicki Gregory<\/p>\n<p><strong>2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>April 27 (Friargate, York)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsfoodsymposium.org.uk\/2024_Symposium.html\">LEEDS SYMPOSIUM ON FOOD HISTORY AND TRADITIONS<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>: Presenting the Food of the Past in Museums and Historic Houses<br \/>\n<em>Host<\/em>: Friends Meeting House<br \/>\nSign-up TBD<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 27\u201328 (Boston and virtual)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerfoodconference.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QUEER FOOD CONFERENCE 2024<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>: What is queer food? What makes food queer?<br \/>\n<em>Host<\/em>: Boston University<\/p>\n<p><strong>May 15\u201319 (Jonesboro, Arkansas)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohio.edu\/cas\/sites\/ohio.edu.cas\/files\/sites\/cas\/history\/files\/rwsa-2024-program.pdf\">RURAL WOMEN&#8217;S STUDIES ASSOCATION<\/a>\u00a0(RWSA)<br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>:\u00a0Gendered Advocacy and Activism, Shaping Institutions and Communities<br \/>\n<em>Host<\/em>: Arkansas State University<\/p>\n<p><strong>May 28\u201329 (Dublin, Ireland)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/arrow.tudublin.ie\/dgs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DUBLIN GASTRONOMY SYMPOSIUM 2024<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>: Food and Memory: Traces, Trauma and Tradition<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 5\u20137 (Tours, France)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/villa-rabelais.fr\/en\/actualites-agenda\/international-conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON FOOD AND DRINK STUDIES<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>: The History and Cultures of Food<br \/>\n<em>Host<\/em>: IEHCA \u2013 University of Tours<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 5\u20138 (Syracuse, New York)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.food-culture.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2024.jpg-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AFHVS AND ASFS MEETING<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>: Right to Food\u2014Food as Commons<br \/>\n<em>Host<\/em>: Syracuse University<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 6\u20138 (Las Cruces, New Mexico)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aghistorysociety.org\/2024-meeting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THE AGRICULTURAL HISTORY SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>: Borderlands, Marginal Spaces, &amp; Agriculture In-Between<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 13\u201316 (Perugia, Italy)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.umbra.org\/food-conference-home\/\">UMBRA INSTITUTE\u2019S BIENNIAL FOOD CONFERENCE<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>: Food &amp; Hybridity<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 17-18 (Concordia University, Montreal, QC)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/foodstudies.info\/news-conferences\/upcoming-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THE 2024 CAFS CONFERENCE<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>: Sustaining Shared Food Futures<\/p>\n<p><strong>July 5\u20137: St Catherine\u2019s College, Oxford, UK) and July 14\u201329: online (dates TBC)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordsymposium.org.uk\/next-symposium\/\">OXFORD FOOD SYMPOSIUM<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>: Gardens, Flowers, and Fruit<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 17\u201320 (Sweden)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkr.se\/en\/collaboration\/iccas-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CULINARY ARTS AND SCIENCES 2024<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>:\u00a0How can healthy and sustainable food choices be facilitated in a changing society?<br \/>\n<em>Host<\/em>:\u00a0Kristianstad University<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 2\u20134 (online and Portugal)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/food-studies.com\/2024-conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FOURTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FOOD STUDIES<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>: Place Matters: The Valorization of Cultural, Gastronomic, and Territorial Heritage<br \/>\n<em>Host<\/em>: Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre<\/p>\n<p><strong>December 30\u201331 (Vienna, Austria)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/waset.org\/food-culture-and-history-conference-in-december-2024-in-vienna\">ICFCH\u2014INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FOOD CULTURE AND HISTORY<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Theme<\/em>: New advances and research in humanities and social sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>June 2-5 (Toronto)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/foodstudies.info\/news-conferences\/upcoming-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CANADIAN ASSOCIATION FOR FOOD STUDIES (CAFS) ASSEMBLY<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nTheme: Foundations, Evolutions, Revolutions<br \/>\nHost: George Brown College in conjunction with the Congress 2025 of the Humanities and Social Sciences: Reframing Togetherness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 5-7 (St. Paul, Minnesota)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aghistorysociety.org\/2025-meeting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THE AGRICULTURAL HISTORY SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nTheme: Ebbs and Flows: Water and Agriculture<br \/>\nHost: University of Minnesota<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 11-13 (Tours, France)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/villa-rabelais.fr\/en\/actualites-agenda\/international-conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10th INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON FOOD AND DRINK STUDIES<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nHost: IEHCA \u2013 University of Tours<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 18-21 (Corvallis, Oregon)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/2025asfsafhvs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AFHVS AND ASFS MEETING<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nTheme: Food Cultures and Social Justice<br \/>\nHost: Oregon State University\u2019s Food in Culture and Social Justice Program<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 20-25 (Little Rock, Arkansas)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/alhfam.org\/2025-Annual-Conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 ASSOCIATION FOR LIVING HISTORY FARM AND AGRICULTIRAL MUSEUMS (ALHFAM) ANNUAL CONFERENCE<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nHosts: Old State House Museum, Historic Arkansas Museum, Historic Washington State Park and<br \/>\nArkansas Living History Association<\/p>\n<p><strong>July 11-13 (Oxford, U.K.) &amp; July 18-31 (online)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordsymposium.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OXFORD FOOD SYMPOSIUM<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nTheme: Food and the Elements (<a href=\"https:\/\/food-studies.com\/2025-conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/food-studies.com\/2025-conference<\/a>)<br \/>\nHost: St Catherine\u2019s College, Oxford<\/p>\n<p><strong>September (Paris, France)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/icrefh.hypotheses.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICREFH\u2014INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR RESEARCH INTO EUROPEAN FOOD HISTORY<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nTheme (TBC): Food safety in Europe, 19th-21st\u00a0centuries<br \/>\nContact p.j.atkins@durham.ac.uk to join\u00a0the conference mailing list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 8-10 (Pretoria, South Africa)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/food-studies.com\/2025-conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FOOD STUDIES<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nTheme: Fed Up: Learning from the past, imagining new futures<br \/>\nHost: University of Pretoria<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 13 (Lac La Biche, Alberta)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruralwomensconference.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 RURAL WOMEN&#8217;S CONFERENCE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 29-30 (Vienna, Austria)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/waset.org\/food-culture-and-history-conference-in-december-2025-in-vienna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">19th ICFCH-INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FOOD CULTURE AND HISTORY<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nTheme: New advances and research in humanities and social sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>February 2-3 (Havana, Cuba)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/waset.org\/food-culture-and-history-conference-in-february-2026-in-havana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20th ICFCH\u2014INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FOOD CULTURE AND HISTORY<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nCFP: June 12, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>May 1-3 (Montreal &amp; virtual)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerfoodconference.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2nd QUEER FOOD CONFERENCE 2026<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nTheme: What is queer food and drink?<br \/>\nCFP: September 30, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>May 26-27 (Dublin, Ireland)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/arrow.tudublin.ie\/dgs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DUBLIN GASTRONOMY SYMPOSIUM<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nTheme: Food and Crisis\/Hope<br \/>\nHost: Dublin Technological University<br \/>\nCFP: September 15, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date &amp; location TBA<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsfoodsymposium.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LEEDS SYMPOSIUM ON FOOD HISTORY AND TRADITIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date &amp; location TBA<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.umbra.org\/food-conference-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UMBRA INSTITUTE\u2019S BIENNIAL FOOD CONFERENCE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compiled by Sarah Hood To Sunday, January 18, 2026:\u00a0eat make share: a taste of immigration\u00a0(Halifax). 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