Culinary Historians

CHSC, SAT. APR. 8, 10:30 am IN PERSON: “L.A.'s COMMUNITY COOKBOOKS: OVERVIEW & CHSC PROJECT"; artist-archivist Suzanne Zoe Joskow. IN-PERSON, Central Library M. Taper Auditorium, 630 W. 5th St., LA. Reception w/ themed snacks follows. The program is free and open to the public.

JUNE 1, 10:30am: The Past, Present & Future of LA's Koreatown Restaurants." Eater LA editor Matthew Kang; photog-author Emanuel Hahn. Free, public welcome. LA Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St., LA 90071. Reservations are requested: eventbrite.com/e/matthew-kang…?

Sat, May 11, 10:30 am: “Imbibing LA: Boozing It Up In The City of Angels” with Richard Foss. Reception after. Free; public welcome. LA Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St., LA 90071. Reservations are requested: eventbrite.com/e/imbibing-la-…?

SAVE the DATE: Sat. May 11. CHSC's next program: Richard Foss, “Imbibing LA: Boozing It Up In The City of Angels." 10:30 a.m. in person, free. Central Library DTLA. Details to follow.

Museum acquires Marcella Hazan's cooking tools! smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national…?

Joan Nathan (r.) photo credit: Hope Leigh

CHSC's APR. 20 talk: “Trends in Cookbook Writing, 1970s to Now” with prominent cookbook author Joan Nathan, interviewed by Barbara Fairchild! Followed by a themed reception, the talk is free and open to the public. Reservations are requested: eventbrite.com/e/trends-in-co…? .

NOTE: Save the date: CHSC's April lecture, with a return visit from the delightful, esteemed cookbook author Joan Nathan, will be on April 20th, the third Saturday. Details to follow. (March lecture is in two days, March 10.)

Saturday Library parking $1, 9:30-5:30 with validation (get it inside at information booth).

CHSC's SAT.MAR.9, 10:30 am talk: "Global History of Noodle Soup" w/ Ken Albala. DTLA Central Library. Free. Res. requested: eventbrite.com/e/a-deep-dive-…?

OUR MARCH PROGRAM: Sat. Mar. 9, 10:30 a.m. -- "A Deep Dive into the Global History of Noodle Soup” with Food Historian, Chef, Author Ken Albala. Central Library, DTLA. Free. Public welcome. Details to follow.

NOTE: Correct address for this Sat. Feb. 10: 630 W. 5th St. (Central Library)

Reservations requested: eventbrite.com/e/placemakers-…

No rain expected Saturday, so come to DTLA for this great program! (Library parking is only $1 with validation, and the program is free.

It's been a rough week for journalism. I just keep reminding myself of why I became a journalist. Reporting and writing these sort of stories are what keep me going. It's about bringing the world to our readers. @latimes @latimesfood #Guatemala latimes.com/food/story/202…

Lecture SAT. FEB. 10, 10:30 a.m. Natalia Molina, "Placeholders," highlighting the Nayarit restaurant that her grandmother, Doña Natalia Barraza, opened in 1951 in Echo Park. Free; public welcome. Reservations requested: eventbrite.com/e/placemakers-…

The Culinary Historians of Southern California presents a lecture on Saturday, February 10, 10:30 a.m. in person at the Los Angeles Central Library, 630 W. Fifth St., LA 90071: “Placemakers,” by author-professor Natalia Molina. Free, public invited.

CHSC's JAN. 13 lecture: "Muslim Wine? Really?" by Charles Perry. 10:30 am, Central Library DTLA. Free. Reception follows. Reg. requested: eventbrite.com/e/charles-perr…?

Our JAN. 13 lecture: ”Muslim Wine? Really,” by culinary historian Charles Perry, 10:30 a.m., LIVE IN PERSON at the main Central Library’s Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. 5th St., LA, CA 90071. Reception follows. Free. Open to public. See next post for link to register.

***SAT. Dec. 9, 10:30 am. "Eureka: How California Shaped the Diet of Three Presidentst” by Alex Prud'homme! DTLA Central Library. Free and open to the public. Reservations are requested: eventbrite.com/e/eureka-how-c…?