Culinary Historians: Curried Culinary History, 5/24 @ 10 AM

Culinary Historians of Chicago presents:

Curried Culinary History
By
Raghavan Iyer, teacher and author
“660 Curries/The Gateway to Indian Cooking”

Saturday, May 24, 2008
10 a.m. to Noon
at
Chicago History Museum
1600 N. Clark St.
Chicago, Illinois

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Curious about curry? Curry is the backbone of Indian cooking, the glory of Indian cooking. Curry has nothing to do with powder in a can and everything to do with amazing flavors. Join us as author and IACP Cooking Teacher of the Year, Raghavan Iyer, dishes out a powerpoint presentation about the historical influence of spices during India’s 6,000 years existence as a civilization. We will learn how this has shaped our world of curries as we know it today. And of course we’ll have a sampling of Raghavan’s curry dishes to taste, along with a signing of his latest book, “660 Curries” (Workman). All profits from book sales will be used to fund the Culinary Historians of Chicago.

Biography: Raghavan Iyer is the author of “Betty Crocker’s Indian Home Cooking,” and “The Turmeric Trail: Recipes and Memories from an Indian Childhood.” In 2004 he won the International Association of Cooking Professionals Award of Excellence for “Cooking Teacher of the Year.” He has written for numerous publications including Cooking Light, Eating Well and Fine Cooking, and has been interviewed on national and local broadcasts on the art of Indian cooking. He cooks, writes and lives with his family in Minneapolis.

Cost of the lecture program is $5, $3 for students and members and no charge for CHC members. To reserve, please call Barbara Olson at (708) 788-0338. Or e-mail your reservation to: rsvpchc@yahoo.com.
Please leave your name, telephone number and the number of people in your party.

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ChicaGourmets is hosting a book signing and luncheon at Marigold restaurant, 4832 N. Broadway, with a reception beginning at 12:30. For information and to register, go to www.chicagourmets.org, or call 708-383-7543

I heard and quite enjoyed an interview with Raghavan Iyer on last week's The Splendid Table. I'm having trouble getting it to play back from the direct link to that segment on their site, but here's a direct link to the MP3 of the entire (nearly hour long) episode.

Or it might be easier to just go to the CHM on Saturday!

Hi,

While you could wait for the broadcast on demand from Chicago Amplified in a month or so. If you attend, then you can ask questions and sample recipes.

Regards,

Hi,

Thankfully due to a partnership between Culinary Historians and Chicago Public Radio's Chicago Amplied series, you can listen to Raghavan Iyer on Curries: The Gateway to Indian Cooking.

Regards,