Take a bite out of ice cream history with Sarah Lohman
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Brooklyn, New York
The Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD) is hosting an Ice Cream Battle on Thursday, July 14 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. MOFAD, which is creating the world’s first large-scale museum with exhibits you can eat, seeks to advance public understanding of the culture, history, science, production, and commerce of food and drink. The museum currently operates MOFAD Lab, an exhibit design studio and gallery space in Brooklyn, NY. Tickets are $20.
Join in the fun as they unearth the stories behind the origins of ice cream and learn about some of history’s wildest bygone flavors. By the end of the night, you’ll know which came first: the ice cream sandwich or the ice cream cone? Neapolitan or liquid nitrogen? Chocolate or vanilla? Which flavor will reign supreme in a head-to-head face off? Explore the history, science, and culinary creativity of ice cream with tastings of Häagen-Dazs.
Dubbed an “historic gastronomist,” Lohman recreates historic recipes as a way to make a personal connection with the past. She chronicles her explorations in culinary history on her blog, FourPoundsFlour.com, and her work has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and NPR. She appeared in NYC-TV’s mini-series Appetite City cooking culinary treats from New York’s past and is featured in The Cooking Channel’s Food: Fact or Fiction.