Programs

Join Lavada Nahon, culinary historian and interpreter of African American history at the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, for a delectable exploration of New Netherland and early New York's rich foodways. Explore the vibrant tapestry of colonial cuisine where Dutch traditions mingled with those of Indigenous people, enslaved Africans, the English, Jews, and other cultures. Discover how this unique blend of culinary practices shaped a distinctive gastronomic heritage found nowhere else in early America.