SARAH LOHMAN – ‘EIGHT FLAVORS’ BOOK SIGNING

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Friday, February 21, 2020
7:30pm - 10:00pm

Visible Voice Books
2258 Professor Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44113

216.961.0084

https://www.visiblevoicebooks.com



The United States boasts a culturally and ethnically diverse population that makes for a continually changing culinary landscape. But a young historical gastronomist named Sarah Lohman discovered that American food is united by eight flavors: black pepper, vanilla, curry powder, chili powder, soy sauce, garlic, MSG, and Sriracha. In “a unique and surprising view of American history…richly researched, intriguing, and elegantly written” (The Atlantic), Lohman sets out to explore how these influential ingredients made their way to the American table.

She begins in the archives, searching through economic, scientific, political, religious, and culinary records. She pores over cookbooks and manuscripts, dating back to the eighteenth century, through modern standards like How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman. Lohman discovers when each of these eight flavors first appear in American kitchens—then she asks why.

Sarah Lohman is a culinary historian and the author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed book Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine. She focuses on the history of American food as a way to access stories of women, immigrants, and people of color, and to address issues of racism, sexism, and xenophobia. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, as well as on All Things Considered; and she has presented across the country, from the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, DC to The Culinary Historians of Southern California. Her current project, Endangered Eating: Exploring America’s Vanishing Cuisine will be released with W.W. Norton & Co. in 2020.

This event is free, all ages welcome

THIS BOOK SIGNING WILL ALSO FEATURE A TASTING FROM OUR NEIGHBORS AT CRUST AND PROOF TREMONT CHECK BACK SOON FOR MORE DETAILS… 

Categories: Dining, Entertainment, Family, Culture

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