"Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America"

The One County, One Book 2022 selection for Ventura County is Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America by Mayukh Sen. Cal Lutheran will present a panel of professors and alumni — Samuel Claussen, PhD; chef Antonio Sessa ’15; and Michaela Reaves, PhD — to talk about the role of food (such as chocolate) in American history and culture.

Taste Makers, Sen's debut book, published in November 2021, explores America’s modern culinary history through the lives of seven pathbreaking chefs and food writers. The W.W. Norton description of the book asks, "Who’s really behind America’s appetite for foods from around the globe?” This group biography features seven women, all immigrants, who left an indelible mark on the way Americans eat today, from World War II to the present.

For more information about the panel, contact Michaela Reaves at reaves@CalLutheran.edu or 805-493-3381. 

For more information about the One County, One Book program and a link to additional events, including the author’s presentation on Nov. 12, visit https://www.vencolibrary.org/i-want/one-county-one-book.