history dinners
The Summer Dinners of the African American South
The Summer Dinners of the African American SouthSaturday, September 19, 2026Join us for an extraordinary evening that celebrates the culinary heritage of the African American South—where history is preserved not only in documents and landscapes, but also at the table.…
A Delicious Aztec Dinner
Our Aztec Dinner at Indigo House, Saturday, August 15, 2026 Step back in time and discover how these flavors shaped the world! Our pre-Columbian-inspired meal takes us on an excursion of the floating permanent marketplaces of the city of Tenochtitlan. …
A Wine Party and Big Plans for My Summer
Wine festivities and fine food, what more could you ask for? The other evening, the celebrated chef Leah Branch and the Virginia Wine Collective, in collaboration with Monticello’s Getting Word project, threw a bash called a Feast of Reason. What…
Black History Month Dinner – 3 Centuries of Black Southern Cooks
Just a quickie to announce a dinner on Saturday, Feb 21 in celebration of Black History Month (or Valentine’s Day of you also want to celebrate it!). Our dinner will have dishes from 3 centuries of Black cooks with a…
I finally have those Dinner and Class dates scheduled!
Has this winter seemed endless to you? It sure has to me. So I plead that winter kept me from tackling those dates. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it! As I sorted through pictures I thought you might…
The Fall Roundup !
Wow – we galloped from blazing hot summer through a colorful fall and now it’s actually wintery weather, although there are weeks to go before the official Solstice date (Dec 22). The temp dropped to 18 degrees last night here…
