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Event Mon Sep 17 2012
Uncover Missing Recipes Saturday
Ever heard of Canasta Cake? In 1950s Chicago, it was a huge hit for accompanying the popular card game, and you could find it at the Fingerhut Bakery at Central and Cermak, which closed in 2000 after 100 years in business. So what do you do when the makers of a favorite food close up shop, or a beloved recipe gets lost and you can't quite figure out its ingredients? Trib columnist Monica Kass Rogers understands your pain; she created Lost Recipes Found to help readers locate the dishes of their past, like that Canasta Cake (pictured), mock apple pie, as well as an impressive archive of recipes from some of Chicago's finest (and now closed) restaurants (Ratatouille from the Bakery restaurant, whitefish from Como Inn, Marshall Fields' chicken salad). Bring your wish list this Saturday to Kendall College (900 N Branch) at 10am to hear Kass Rogers speak; admission $3 (free for Kendall students), parking is free. The event is sponsored by the Culinary Historians of Chicago.
