Part of the Cooking Cultures series

February 2, 9, 16, 23, March 2

*Afternoon series will be presentation/discussion only.*

*Join us at 6 pm for cooking demonstrations and recipes to cook along*

Contact btobin@pa.gov with questions.

In each afternoon virtual session, we will discuss the historic and cultural significance of the food and we are discussing in context of the peoples who have settled in the Delaware Valley.

Southeastern Pennsylvania is the perfect place to taste and savor many early and lasting influences on the foods we grow, harvest and eat. In six weekly workshops, we sample some of Pennsylvania’s heritage groups via their food and gardening traditions. 

March 2: Philadelphia’s Soda Pop History: The Evolution of Drinks in the Delaware Valley

Philadelphia’s soda tax was supposed to decrease the consumption of sweet, high calorie beverages. But a tax can’t suppress a local craving for soda that goes back hundreds of years and introduced many innovations we still enjoy today.

Feb 2: Pennsylvania German Foodways in the Delaware Valley

Feb 9: The Influence of French Cooks and Cuisines in the Delaware Valley

Feb 16: Chinese Food and Plant Cultures in the Delaware Valley

Feb 23: Women in the Kitchen: The birth of Domestic Science in the Delaware Valley.  

Presenters: Cassandra Stancil Gunkel, PhD and Bonnie Tobin, MEd

In partnership with Friends Life Care VigR