Join us for a look at the dinnerware collection of John Moses. Moses is an East Coast collector of West Coast pottery. His strong suit is the pottery from the East Liverpool, Ohio region. He was born and raised in Chicago and has spent his adult life in New York City. In the past he worked in advertising agencies and was a salesperson at a number of Mid-Century furniture stores around New York City and sold pottery at an indoor flea market.
 

This event is in partnership with the International Museum of Dinnerware Design.

Artist Howard Kottler presented by Judith Schwartz

This event is in partnership with the International Museum of Dinnerware Design.

Due to an ongoing national monopoly on beef, in May 1910 Detroit’s kosher meat prices jumped 250%. To feed their families amid rapid inflation, working-class Orthodox Jewish women fought back, organizing boycotts and even opening co-op markets to feed the community. Riots sometimes erupted when they targeted people breaking their boycott. In this lecture, historian Catherine Cangany recovers a forgotten moment in Michigan’s culinary past.

Join Pastry Chef Keegan Rodgers for an engaging lecture and demonstration exploring the history, ingredients, process, and fillings of the macaron. This wildly popular French baked confection is not quite a cookie, and not quite a pastry— but it is decidedly delicious! Participants will dive into how deceivingly simple it is to make these treats, and how their preparation can also reach toward high artistry. Macarons will be available to those attending in person, while supplies last (please be aware that they contain tree nuts and milk but are gluten-free).

Why do so many Americans drive for miles each autumn to buy a vegetable that they are unlikely to eat? While most people around the world eat pumpkin throughout the year, North Americans reserve it for holiday pies and other desserts that celebrate the harvest season and the rural past. They decorate the front of their houses with pumpkins every autumn and welcome Halloween trick-or-treaters with elaborately carved jack-o’-lanterns. Towns hold annual pumpkin festivals featuring giant pumpkins and carving contests, even though few have any historic ties to the crop.

Join us for a live cooking demonstration presented by Vicki Brett-Gach – a Certified Personal Chef, Master Vegan Lifestyle Coach, Plant-Based Culinary Instructor, and author of "The Plant-Based for Life Cookbook: Deliciously Simple Recipes to Nourish, Comfort, Energize and Renew.”

Vicki will be showing us how to make her favorite Creamy Lentil Soup, with No-Bake Mocha Brownies for dessert. 

Guests will have an opportunity to sample the recipes. Copies of the cookbook will be available for purchase.

Each week, AADL staff members share recipes in a specific category – from “Unusual Veggies” to “Favorite Cookies” - whether tried and true or tried and failed. The recipes that are discussed in this episode are attached to this event page. Please join the conversation in the comments section! What are your favorite recipes from this week’s category?

Each week, AADL staff members share recipes in a specific category – from “Unusual Veggies” to “Favorite Cookies” - whether tried and true or tried and failed. The recipes that are discussed in this episode are attached to this event page. Please join the conversation in the comments section! What are your favorite recipes from this week’s category?

Each week, AADL staff members share recipes in a specific category – from “Unusual Veggies” to “Favorite Cookies” - whether tried and true or tried and failed. The recipes that are discussed in this episode are attached to this event page. Please join the conversation in the comments section! What are your favorite recipes from this week’s category?

Each week, AADL staff members share recipes in a specific category – from “Unusual Veggies” to “Favorite Cookies” - whether tried and true or tried and failed. The recipes that are discussed in this episode are attached to this event page. Please join the conversation in the comments section! What are your favorite recipes from this week’s category?