Wed, Feb 4 & 18
Francine Segan’s World of Tasting
Renowned food historian Francine Segan, author of The Philosopher’s Kitchen, Shakespeare’s Table, Movie Menus and The Opera Lover’s Cookbook, presents a tasting and lecture series that explores the past and present of our favorite foods and drinks.
Wed, Feb 4, 7-9 pm, $40
COFFEE: TASTING AND HISTORY
Discover coffee’s origins and checkered history. Learn why it was eaten and not drunk in ancient Africa, why it was first considered a wine and how it traveled to Java and beyond. Learn how to make a perfect cup of brewed coffee and how to cook with it. See raw and roasted coffee beans, taste several types of coffee, and sample various roasting methods.
Wed, Feb 18, 7-9 pm, $40
SWEET, SWEET CANDY
Discover the sweet history of candy and the amusing origins of such goodies as jelly beans, Charleston Chews, Chuckles, Tootsie Rolls, Red Hots, wax lips, gum and more. Learn about the influence WWII had on our sweet’s industry, and taste old favorites as well as newly invented candy.
Sun, Feb 22, 7-9 pm, $45
DARK CHOCOLATE TASTING
Explore the world’s high-end dark chocolate. Chocolate impresario David Siegel explains the various species of cacao and where they grow and describes how cacao goes from bean to bar. Taste delicious chocolate as you go.
92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10128
212.415.5500
For more information, please visit www.92Y.org.
