Review of Our First Words in Food Symposium, 2009.

First Annual Words in Food Symposium at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum:

 "The World's Fairs in New Orleans and Inventing Creole and Cajun Cuisine"

Schedule for Saturday, October 24, 2009

8:30 A.M. Registration Begins

9:00-9:15 Welcome

9:20-9:40: Keynote speech, Paul H Freedman, Chester D. Tripp Professor of History, Yale University: New Orleans and American Dining in the Mid-Nineteenth century.

9:45-10:30: The 1884 World's Fair and Inventing Creole Cuisine with Susan Tucker, Rien Fertel, Paul Freedman, and Ashley Young.

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-12:00 The WPA and Creole Food with Lawrence Powell, Chris Smith, and Rien Fertel.

12:00-1:15 Lunch and Demo by Chef Klaus Happel of the Intercontinental Hotel

1:30-2:45 The 1984 World's Fair and Inventing Cajun/Creole Cuisine with Liz Williams, Gene Bourg, and Errol Laborde.

3:00-4:15 Food Writers and the Future of the Cuisine with Sara Roahen, Judy Walker, Ian McNulty, Pableaux Johnson, and Stephanie J. Carter.