Event | Mixed Media

Make Your Own Cookbook Workshop

Have you ever wondered what people used to eat or found an old recipe you wanted to try?

A group of 7 cookbooks lay flat. They each have different designs and contain recipes from different cuisines.
Date
Oct 16, 2024
Cost
Free
Time
5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. ET
Location
Thompson Library

Room 150 A&B

During this workshop, you will make your own personalized cookbook by exploring, selecting and compiling historical recipes from the Rare Books & Manuscripts Library’s cookbook collections.

This event is held in conjunction with the exhibit, “Essential Ingredients: Cookbooks as History,” located in the Thompson Library Gallery (room 125) from Aug. 20, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025. Exhibit curators Jolie Braun and Elizabeth Hewitt will lead the workshop and chat about cookbooks and insights from the exhibit.

Pizza will be provided to participants. Please RSVP by Oct. 9, 2024.