A look at foods and foodways, traditions and histories, connected to the people, their circumstances and history that come to the bounty of Missouri food.

Suzanne Corbett is an award-winning writer, food historian and foodways interpreter. Her by-line has appeared in local and national publications, including AAA Explorer, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and Midwest Living. She has authored five books, including The Gilded Table, Pushcarts & Stalls: The Soulard Market History Cookbook, and A Culinary History of Missouri. She is a Telly Award winning producer/writer for Missouri UnCorked : 200 Years of Missouri Wine, She holds a master’s degree in media communications from Webster University, was adjunct culinary instructor at St, Louis Community 1980 – 2020 and guest teacher at cooking schools throughout the country. One of her books references Joseph Robidoux and Robidoux Row.

This event made possible through a grant from Missouri Humanities and the Missouri Historical Society.