American Kitchen Evolution, July 15, 2020 ZOOM

CULINARY HISTORIANS OF CHICAGO presents:

The Most Loved Room In The House:
The Evolution of the American Kitchen



Presented by John Ota,
Author, The Kitchen

Saturday, July 15, 2020 @ 7:00 PM via ZOOM!
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John Ota was a man on a mission--to put together the perfect kitchen. He and his wife had been making do with a room that was frankly no great advertisement for John's architectural expertise. It just about did the job. But for a room that's supposed to be the beating heart of a home and a joy to cook in, the Otas' left a lot to be desired. And so John set out on a quest across North America, exploring examples of excellent designs throughout history, to learn from them and apply their lessons to his own renovation. Along the way, he learned about the origins and evolution of the kitchen, its architecture and its appliances. He learned too about the homes and their occupants, who range from pilgrims to President Thomas Jefferson, from turn-of-the century tenement dwellers to 21st century idealists, from Julia Child to Georgia O'Keeffe, and from Elvis Presley to Louis Armstrong. John’s talk will include photographs and drawings. His talk and his book, The Kitchen, are for cooks, homemakers, interior designers, culinary historians, and for anyone who--like John Ota before them--is looking for inspiration for a renovation.

Biography: John Ota has been involved with architecture and design since 1978. He has worked in architecture offices in Toronto, New York and Vancouver and has degrees from the School of Architecture at Columbia University and the University of British Columbia. He has also written articles on architecture and design for major newspapers and magazines across Canada. He is an active member of the Culinary Historians of Canada.

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Please e-mail [email protected] for the ZOOM link.

http://www.culinaryHistorians.org

Plans are still a go for this meeting.

Our event location requests:

For the safety of our residents and staff, we are screening ALL visitors who come into the facility.Therefore, all guests MUST stop at the front desk to answer some questions. They are:
Do you have any cold or flu symptoms: sore throat, cough, runny nose?.
Do you have a fever?
Have you, in the last 14 days, traveled to Italy, China, South Korea or Iran?
If anyone anticipates they will have to say YES to any of these questions we ask that they stay home for the sake of their health and the health of those around them.

Meanwhile, our meeting location has gone into voluntary lock down to avoid any issues.

This meeting is cancelled for Saturday and hopefully will be revisited sometime in the future.

Regards,
Cathy2

Rescheduled to July 15th, 2020 presented via ZOOM