Verso University: The Epic History of Mac and Cheese: Talk, Tasting & Tour (An America 250 Event)

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Date: Wednesday, September 23 Time: 3:30-5:30 pm Location: The Westport Museum for History and Culture, 25 Avery Place Event Details Get ready to view history through the lens of America’s most beloved dish: macaroni and cheese! Join culinary historian Karima Moyer-Nocchi for insights from her book, The Epic History of Macaroni and Cheese from Ancient Rome to Modern America, tracing the dish’s story across centuries of colonization, migration, labor, industry, race, class, and identity. The event will be held at the Westport Museum for History and Culture. Westport’s Capuli restaurant will provide mac and cheese and a thoughtfully paired white wine. A curator-led tour of the Westport Museum for History and Culture and a book-signing will follow the talk. A registration fee of $15 includes food, wine, talk, and tour. About the Instructor Karima Moyer-Nocchi is a culinary historian and professor at the University of Siena in Italy. She is author of the book Chewing the Fat: An Oral History of Italian Foodways from Fascism to Dolce Vita and The Eternal Table: A Cultural History of Food in Rome. In preparation for her latest book, The Epic History of Macaroni and Cheese: From Ancient Rome to Modern America, she was awarded fellowships at the International Center for Jefferson Studies, the Smithsonian Institution, and the George Washington Presidential Library in Mount Vernon. Moyer-Nocchi resides in Umbria and has been an Italian resident for over 35 years. About Verso University Classes are usually structured as a consecutive series. Class size is often limited. Each series has a one-time fee registration fee covering all classes in the series. Registration is mandatory. The Westport Library wants to ensure that all interested students are able to participate in Verso University courses. If the registration fee is a barrier to entry for you, please contact JConnon@westportlibrary.org. Verso University is the Library’s lifelong learning and education…

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