Terese Allen

On Tuesday evening, July 20, Food Writer Terese Allen will present The Flavor of Wisconsin: History through Recipes in the Community Room of the Reedsburg Public Library. The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments at 7:00. Wisconsin's food traditions reflect the richness of an ethnically and agriculturally diverse region. In this presentation, Food Writer Terese Allen tracks the amazing cornucopia of what Wisconsinites have gathered,grown, produced, cooked, and eaten. She shares the food and folklore from her latest book, the second edition of The Flavor of Wisconsin, a history of food and cooking in the Badger State with more than 450 recipes. A book signing will follow her presentation. This event is part of A Growing Season, a series of art exhibits, speakers and workshops through September and leading up to the traveling Smithsonian Exhibit - Key Ingredients: America by Food, coming to Reedsburg in Fall 2010. This event is presented by the Wormfarm Institute and Reedsburg Public Library. This presentation is made possible in part through a grant from the Sauk County UW Extension Arts & Culture Committee, the Wisconsin Arts Board, the Wisconsin Humanities Council and the Friends of the Reedsburg Public Library For more information, contact the Wormfarm at 608-524-8672, wormfarminstitute.org or the Library at 608-768-READ(7323) or http://www.reedsburglibrary.org/.