Museum of Food and Culture

Museum of Food and Culture Welcome to the Museum of Food and Culture! We envision a community in which food is the bridge betwe

06/10/2026

🍫 Not just for broken hearts, chocolate has a long history of being used medicinally!

Our favorite is the belief chocolate could help cure cavities, lol 🦷

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05/12/2026

In honor of PBS’s release of , 🎭 we wanted to share one of our favorite food and suffrage stories!

🥧 Recipes like “Pie for a Suffragist’s Doubting Husband” and “Anti’s Favorite Hash” drew attention to common objections to women’s suffrage and highlighted causes that women’s associations identified as important to other women.⁠
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05/05/2026

💐 Mother’s Day is about both 🥞 pancakes AND ⚖️ politics!
Join us as we dive into the surprisingly feminist history behind Mother’s Day brunch! . .
Love this food for thought? I share cool stories from history and across cultures every Friday. Sign up for our newsletter @ link in bio. . .
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✊🏾 "What difference can one person make?"⁠⁠Recently, I've been reflecting on this question. It is so easy to look to the...
04/23/2026

✊🏾 "What difference can one person make?"⁠
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Recently, I've been reflecting on this question. It is so easy to look to the leaders. To say "why isn't anyone doing anything?" 🛟 To wait for someone to save us.⁠
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Because it is daunting to try and change the world. ⁠
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But then I remembered one of my favorite stories from history. The story of Georgia Gilmore and The Club From Nowhere. A group of average people who worked in the shadows and funded the Montgomery Bus Boycott. 🪧 🚌 ⁠
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Using the tools she had at her disposal, Georgia Gilmore organized people in her community to make and sell food. 🥧 ⁠
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🚙 The proceeds went to support a carpool network, allowing citizens to participate in the boycott (and still make it to work). They paid for drivers, car insurance, repairs, everything! ⁠
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The efforts of the Club allowed the boycott to last for more than a year. And they raised between $45,000 - 76,000! 💰⁠
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Georgia Gilmore's story always reminds me that there are endless ways to support causes that you believe in. Just look to your skills and your community. ⁠💪
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🥳 NEW EVENT 🥳Join us for the first installment of our adult Field Trip series where we explore the stories behind the fo...
04/21/2026

🥳 NEW EVENT 🥳

Join us for the first installment of our adult Field Trip series where we explore the stories behind the foods we love… and this time, we’re off to an award-winning bean-to-bar chocolate factory!!! 🍫

On this guided tour of , we’ll explore the art and politics of chocolate!

Bring ALL your questions about chocolate as we chat with expert chocolatiers and cacao farm owners, Patrick and Mara!

Event deets: Sunday, May 31 @ 11am . Register @ link in bio.

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You’ve got mail 💌 Special 5 Cool Things edition from MFC Board Chair, Miriah Royal!Every Friday, we pick 5 stories about...
04/20/2026

You’ve got mail 💌

Special 5 Cool Things edition from MFC Board Chair, Miriah Royal!

Every Friday, we pick 5 stories about food to dig into. From sports snacks and parenthood to sacred rituals, this newsletter has created some of the best moments in our community!

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📰 Don't let the news doom your scroll... Here are 5 cool topics to explore this week! 🏳️‍⚧️🍽🎒🥞🥒Every Friday, I pick 5 st...
04/13/2026

📰 Don't let the news doom your scroll... Here are 5 cool topics to explore this week! 🏳️‍⚧️🍽🎒🥞🥒

Every Friday, I pick 5 stories about food to dig into. From food waste and shame to why every culture has a dumpling, this newsletter has created some of the best moments in our community!

Add a sweet treat to your Friday inbox by signing up @ link in bio

☪️ Happy National Arab American Heritage Month!!!From folklore to festivals, we're excited to celebrate by learning abou...
04/10/2026

☪️ Happy National Arab American Heritage Month!!!

From folklore to festivals, we're excited to celebrate by learning about awesome people, traditions, and foods!⁠ Here's one of our favorite stories about the origins of baba ganoush which translates into "The Pampered Papa."
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Curious about food and folklore? Get 5 stories about food, culture, and history in your inbox every week by signing up @ link in bio!⁠

[Image Text: Arab American Heritage Month. The Legend of Baba Ganoush. Arabic folklore tells of a devoted daughter who cooked for her father. The father was elderly and had no teeth, so the daughter dutifully mashed each dish she made. One of his favorite dishes was eggplant mixed with olive oil, lemon juice, and tahini.]
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☪️ Happy Arab American Heritage month!Here's one of our favorite food stories and it's all about baba ganoush. While the...
04/10/2026

☪️ Happy Arab American Heritage month!

Here's one of our favorite food stories and it's all about baba ganoush.

While the origins of Baba Ganoush are unknown, Arabic folklore tells the story of a devoted daughter who cooked for her father. The father was elderly and had no teeth, so he had trouble eating the food his daughter prepared. So the daughter dutifully mashed each dish she cooked before she served it to her father. One of the dishes was roasted eggplant mixed with olive oil, lemon juice, and tahini. This dish came to be known as baba ganoush, which translates into “pampered papa”.
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Curious about more cool food history? Get 5 cool stories in your inbox every week @ link in bio!⁠ . .

[Image Text: Arab American Heritage Month. The Legend of Baba Ganoush. Arabic folklore tells of a devoted daughter who cooked for her father. The father was elderly and had no teeth, so the daughter dutifully mashed each dish she made. One of his favorite dishes was eggplant mixed with olive oil, lemon juice, and tahini.
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I'm so excited to share what we're planning with you ☺️For far too long, kids have had the upper hand when it comes to e...
04/09/2026

I'm so excited to share what we're planning with you ☺️

For far too long, kids have had the upper hand when it comes to exploring cool historical and cultural sites. 🎒 We're here to even the score with FIELD TRIPS for adults!

After five years of working towards a space** (and a fair number of ups and downs), we decided... why wait? Why not turn the city into a museum!

Whether that's discovering how a favorite treat is made, learning about the hidden food histories of Denver, or exploring how people are *already* remaking the food system to be something more equitable and sustainable.

With the 🗑🔥 that is the news, and the joy that the Artemis II mission brought us, it's clear that now more than ever, we need to reasons to marvel.
Marvel at how a tropical fruit can transform into chocolate truffles.
At how astronomers eat their favorite foods in space.
At how dumplings carry the story of us all.

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**And don't worry, we are still working to a space!

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