Hosted in the Special Collections & Archives Reading Room

What may seem at first to be a simple act  – cooking a meal to eat together – becomes richer and much more complicated as soon as one begins exploring the many printed works that reveal the deep importance of the practices, economies, ingredients, and memories that surround our meals. From community cookbooks to individual artists’ reflections on personal food histories, this exhibit offers up both newly arrived texts as well as books from the past that present histories of food in communities, both local and global.

Location: Special Collections & Archives Reading Room (McHenry Library's third floor)

This free exhibit is open to the public during Special Collections and Archives drop-in hours, through April 29, 2022.