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Why are foodways important?
Foodways is the study of what people eat and why. Why we procure, prepare and serve the food we do has cultural, sociological, geographical, financial and political influences.
Why is recognition of diverse foodways valuable?
Preserving our past and present for the future by research, documentation and oral histories. It is culinary anthropology on the hoof, paw, root and leaf.
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Road Food: Exploring the Midwest One Bite at a Time
Kendall College, School of Culinary Arts, Chicago, Illinois
April 27, 28 & 29, 2012

Keynote speaker Michael Stern of RoadFood.com on, "Will Success Spoil Regional Food?"
Sunday Breakfast at Lou Mitchell's
Feast: Radical Hospitality in Contemporary Art
Heirloom Recipe Competition, 2012
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Recipes and anecdotes of our winners and competitors are now available. Go to Events, then select State Fair, 2009, 2010 or 2011.
Road Trip!
From Bloomington to Lincoln, IL
Saturday, June 18, 2011

Watermelon Statue in Lincoln, IL (image by Peter Engler)
Come and Get It! The way we ate, 1830-1980
By Julianne Glatz, Illinois Times, June 9, 2011
Everywhere you go is an adventure, if you keep your mind wide open and look. This day trip to Central Illinois will reveal character, history and ingenuity in the flat lands. More information is available here.
Midwest Eats!
Foodways of the Great Depression

8-cent Relief Dinner circa 1938 (Image by Peter Engler)

Crown of Frankfurters (image by Catherine Lambrecht)


Chicago Public Radio's Chicago Amplified has recorded symposium hosted by the Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance. These presentations are uploaded and available to listen to
Midwest Eats! The Foodways of the Great Depression
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