Soup to Nuts: An Eccentric History of Food

#left-area { width: 100%; padding-right: 0 !important; } .main_title { display: none; } .entry-content { width: 100% !important; margin-right: 0 !important; } #main-content .container { margin: 0 !important; width: 100% !important; padding: 0 !important; } .et_pb_section_0 { background-color:#ffffff; background-image:url(https://www.vermonthumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/newEventsBannerFour061917.jpg [https://www.vermonthumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/newEventsBannerFour061917.jpg]); }Calendar of EventsHumanities for EveryoneSoup to Nuts: An ECCENTRIC HISTORY OF FOODSEPTEMBER 15 4:00 pm Jewish Community of Greater StoweEvent Navigation« Book Discussion: The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe Vermont Civil War Songbook »The HISTORY OF WHAT AND HOW WE EAT ENCOMPASSES EVERYTHING FROM THE PREHISTORIC MAMMOTH LUAU TO THE MEDIEVAL BANQUET TO THE MODERN THREE SQUARES A DAY. Presented by writer Rebecca Rupp, this talk let attendees find out about the rocky evolution of table manners, the not-so-welcome invention of the fork, the awful advent of portable soup, and the surprising benefits of family dinners – plus some catchy info on seasonal foods. What’s the story of chocolate? Why do the Irish eat corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day? Who invented lemonade? Why are turkeys called turkeys? And what are sugarplums anyway?+ Google Calendar+ iCal Export DetailsEvent Category:Speakers BureauEvent Tags:Lamoille County Venue JEWISH COMMUNITY OF GREATER STOWE 1189 Cape Cod Road STOWE, VT 05672 UNITED STATES Website: http://www.jcogs.org/Organizer [http://www.jcogs.org/Organizer] Carole Lichtenstein Phone: (802) 253-1800 « All EventsEvent NavigationCalendarCalendar of Events StatewideEvents by CountyReading and Discussion EventsSpeakers Bureau EventsVermont Reads Events