Past Oldways Events
Below is a comprehensive listing of our conferences, symposiums, Culinarias, and other events since the founding of Oldways. When possible, we've included conference materials in downloadable PDF format—simply click on the available links to view or print. If you have any questions about our past events, please call us at 617-421-5500.
2010
September 7, 2010
Susan Herrmann Loomis: Nuts in the Kitchen
The French Cultural Center, Oldways Preservation Trust, and The Culinary Guild of New England teamed up to host Susan Herrmann Loomis, a renowned cookbook author and fabulous cooking teacher, while she was in Boston for just one night to to promote her most recent cookbook, Nuts in the Kitchen. She demonstrated some techniques from her book, talked about her life in France, signed books at a post demo wine reception, and even gave guests a taste of her terrific Brazil nut pesto!
May 1 - 31, 2010
Mediterranean Month
Oldways and the Mediterranean Foods Alliance celebrated their second annual Mediterranean Month with loads of activities, cooking contests, and new resources for consumers and health professionals!
May 5 - 6, 2010
Adelaide Food Summit, Tasting Australia, South Australia
Oldways hosted the Adelaide Food Summit, a 2-day event held during the Tasting Australia week. The Summit was created to promote and increase culinary tourism in South Australia as well as help tourism operators and business community to grow their businesses. May 3rd featured a half-day program highlighting information for culinary, wine, and travel media professionals. May 4th brought a day of sessions and informational meetings, specialized for business owners including food producers and distributors, farmers markets, wine cellars and wineries, restaurants, hotels, cooking schools, and gourmet retreats.
April 25 - May 2, 2010
Camembert and Calvados: An Oldways Culinaria, Honfleur and Bayeux, France
On April 25th, Oldways traveled to France for an unforgettable tour of the culinary and historic delights of lower Normandy. They visited fish and vegetable markets, bakeries and local producers, and enjoyed lively cooking demonstrations while gaining an appreciation for the customs, traditions, and personalities that combine to create extraordinary local specialties.
March 12, 2010
Wild Yukon Salmon Seminar and Reception, Harvard Faculty Club, Cambridge, MA, 2-6 pm
On March 12th, Oldways and Kwikpak Fisheires LLC teamed up to forge on in building the Oldways Traditional American Table initiative at an afternoon scientific and culinary seminar followed by a reception and tasting. Participants learned about the remarkably healthy and exquisite-tasting Wild Yukon River salmon, and about the traditional, sustainable fishing methods still used by Yup’ik tribe in Alaska. Speakers included Dariush Mozaffarian, M.D. Dr.P.H., Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School; Humphrey and Ellen Keyes and Matilda Oktoyuk, Traditional Fishermen, Yup’ik Tribe, Emmonak, AK; Jack Schultheis, General Manager of Kwik’pak Fisheries and K.Dun Gifford, President, Oldways, Boston, MA.
February 5 & 6, 2010
Truth About Wine: An International Scientific Workshop, Castello di Grinzane Cavour, Italy
Oldways participated in an educational and culinary workshop, organized by The National Conservatory for the Conscious Consumption of Wine (Osservatorio Nazionale per il Consumo Consapevole del Vino), to further explore the newest findings about the link between appropriate wine consumption and good health—Click here to see La Carta di Grinzane Cavour -- the Consensus Statement produced during the workshop.
February 15th and 16th, 2010
Cooking Class and Italian Dinner, Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo, FL
On the 15th, Dun and Sara will lead an afternoon cooking class course, “Mediterranean Magic,” demonstrating how to make traditional and simple Mediterranean fare, with recipes from The Oldways Table, including Bulgur Salad with Oregano, Feta Cheese, and Cucumbers, Orecchiette Con Cime Di Rape, Edamame Beans with Olive Oil, Mediterranean Tapenade, Skewers of Marinated Crete Spring Lamb with Artichokes & Lemons, and Chocolate Sauce Royale. The following evening, Dun will host a dinner in the Club’s Italian Dinner Series, featuring dishes from the regions of Puglia, Liguria, Tuscany, and Campania.
2009
December 9, 2009
Bering Cisco Whitefish Event, New York, NY
On December 9, the Oldways team was on site with Brooklyn-based Acme Smoked Fish, Kwik’pak Fisheries of Emmonak, Alaska, and famed restaurateur Eli Zabar to introduce a new and unique limited-edition whitefish called Golden Smoked Bering Cisco at Zabar’s New York City hotspot, E.A.T.
October 26, 2009
World Pasta Day: Scientific and Culinary Conference, New York, NY
Oldways presented the updated science of healthy pasta meals, to health professionals and media at this conference, as well as intriguing segment on Pasta Memories and a cooking demonstration. Please click here for the 2009 NYC conference materials, including presentations and recipes.
October 17-20, 2009
American Dietetic Association-Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo, Denver, CO
Oldways exhibited at the conference to spread the word about The Mediterranean Foods Alliance, The Lation Nutrition Coalition, The Whole Grains Council, and our other educational efforts and programs. Read about it on our blog, The Oldways Table.
October 4, 2009
Effective Solutions for Promoting Healthy Lifestyles, Bangkok, Thailand
A Pre-Congress Symposia at the International Congress of Nutrition (ICN 2009).
In Bangkok, Oldways organized a four-hour Pre-Congress Seminar, "Effective Solutions for Healthy Lifestyles." With speakers from Thailand, China and the US, the focus of our seminar was the concept of "Management not Banishment" as a key solution for healthy lifestyles. Please click here to learn more about this event, including the major elements of the Management Not Banishment approach and healthy and traditional Thai Recipes.
September 17, 2009 (Managing Sweetness Conference, Delhi, India)
Managing Sweetness Conference (June 19, 2009, Pullman Bangkok King Power Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand)
Make Half Your Grains Whole (April 20-22, 2009, Westin Alexandria, Alexandria, VA)
2008
Morocco Culinaria (Casablanca and Fez, Morocco, December 1-10, 2008)
Understanding Sweetness (Istanbul, Turkey, November 24, 2008)
The 15th Anniversary Mediterranean Diet Conference (Cambridge, MA, November 16-18, 2008)
Managing Sweetness (Beijing, China April 30, 2008)
At The Heart of The Mediterranean Symposium (Palermo, Sicily, April 21-26, 2008)
Understanding Sweetness (Washington, DC, April 2, 2008)
*Due to large file sizes, we have not included the scientific or culinary references in the DC Conference PDF. If you would like to have these emailed to you, please contact Erika Ross at 617-896-4850.
2007
Just Ask For Whole Grains (Kansas City, MO, November 5-7)
Adelaide Food Summit (Adelaide, South Australia, October 2007)
The New Fiber Story: Resistant Starch (at the ADA conference) (Philadelphia, PA, September 29, 2007)
World Pasta Day: Pasta For All (Mexico City, Mexico, October 25, 2007)
Managing Sweetness Latin America (Mexico City, Mexico, October 22, 2007)
Managing Sweetness Latin America (Santiago, Chile, September 13, 2007)
Managing Sweetness Latin America (São Paulo, Brazil September 11, 2007)
Managing Sweetness Latin America (Buenos Aires, Argentina September 14, 2007)
1st National Whole Grains Month (Various US Cities and Nationally, September 2007)
Taste of Pugila (Puglia, Italy, June 5-9, 2007)
Camino Magico Media Launch (Houston, TX, June 2007)
Gastronomic Crossroads : Culinaria with Ana Sortun (Istanbul, Turkey, March 2007)
The Oldways Table Gala Dinner at Downtown Harvard Club (Boston, MA, May 2007)
"The Oldways Table" Book Signing at Borders (Boston, MA, March 2007)
Setting "The Oldways Table" Panel Discussion at the Brattle Theater and Reception
(Casablanca Restaurant , Cambridge, MA 2007)
2006
Olivita (Puglia, November 9-14, 2006)
World Pasta Day: Pasta at the Heart of the Mediterranean Diet (Rome, Italy, October 25, 2006)
Piedmonte: One Bite at a Time (Piedmont, Italy, September 14-20, 2006)
Toscana Culinaria (Florence, Siena, San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy July 3-10, 2006)
La Cucina Campana (New York, NY, July 2006)
American Debut of Three Ages of Grana Padano and Franciacorta Wine (New York, NY, July 9, 2006)
Marriage of the Stars: Oldways Colloquium on Traditional Foods (New York, NY 2006)
Coffee and Health (New York, NY, March 2006)
Getting Whole Grains to 3 (January 18-20, 2006)
2005
Seafood and Health (Washington, DC, December 4-7, 2005)
Sicilia Culinaria (Sicily, November 7-14, 2005)
Making Fiber Irresistable: Resistant Starch Is Natural (Chicago, IL, September 25-26, 2005)
Latin American Diet Summit (Mexico City, Mexico, April 21-23, 2005)
Fishing for Answers In Murky Water (Boston, MA, March 13-14, 2005)
2004
Whole Grains Go Mainstream (New Orleans, LA, November 14-16, 2004)
World Pasta Day (New York, NY, October 25, 2004)
Managing Sweetness (Mexico City, Mexico, October 21, 2004)
Carbohydrates and Healthy Childhood Nutrition (San Francisco, CA, October 12, 2004)
Weekend In Westport (Westport, MA, October 12-13, 2004)
Tuscany - Health, Taste and Tradition; CME Program (Tuscany, Italy, June 20-26, 2004)
Sicily - Reviving Heritage, Foods and Wine (Sicily, June 1-7, 2004)
Healthy Pasta Meal Conference (Rome, Italy, February 16-18, 2004)
International Conference on the Mediterranean Diet - 10th Anniversary (Boston, MA, January 12-14, 2003)
2002
The Real French Paradox; CME Program (Bordeaux, France May 13-19, 2002)
Legendary Salerno: Foods and Wines, Myths and History (Salerno, April 3-9, 2002)
Consumer Choices & Whole Grains Summit (San Diego, CA, April 22-24, 2002)
Water Farming Initiative: Water Farming, World's Future (Baltimore, MD, 2002)
2001
2001 China International Conference on Traditional Eating Patterns (Beijing, June 27-29, 2001)
Cultural Traditions and the Ligurian Mediterranean Diet - CME Program (Rapallo and San Remo, Italy, May 14-20, 2001)
PhytoVenture Project: PAX Mechanisms in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (Cambridge, MA, September 30 and October 1, 2001)
2000
Traditions, Tastes, and Tables of Emilia Romagna (Modena, Italy, May 15-20, 2000)
International Conference on the Mediterranean Diet (London, UK, January 13-16, 2000)
Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Health (Reston, VA, June 5-6, 2000)
Plowing New Ground: Genetically Modified Foods—Should You Be Concerned?(Cambridge, MA, February 12, 2000)
1999
The Magic of the North Aegean (Lesbos and Chios, October 1-8, 1999)
The Heart of Puglia (Bari and Fasano, Italy, April 30 - May 7, 1999)
1998
Liguria's Land, Sea & Mediterranean Diet (San Remo, Rapallo and Genoa, March 26-April 2, 1998)
International Conference on the Mediterranean Diet (Cambridge, MA, January 20-24, 1998)
International Conference on the Vegetarian Diet (Austin, TX, November 15-18, 1998)
1997
Crete, Greece, and Healthy Mediterranean Diets (Crete, 1997)
1996
Barcelona Congress on the Mediterranean Diet (Barcelona, March 3-8, 1996)
Wine's Place at a Healthy Table (New York, NY, September 18 1996)
The Bread Project (New York, NY, 1996)
Barcelona Congress on The Mediterranean Diet (Barcelona, Spain, 1996)
Sustainable Cuisine—What Does It Mean? Special Dinner, United Nations (New York, NY, 1996)
Harried Lifestyles, Healthy Eating (New York, NY, September 19, 1996)
International Conference on the Latin American Diet (El Paso, TX, November 20-23, 1996)
1995
Puglia's Healthy, Traditional Mediterranean Cuisines (Lecce, Italy, May 14-20, 1995)
International Conference on The Asian Diet (San Francisco, CA, November 29-December 2, 1995)
International Congress on Turkish Foods, Wines and Culture (New York, NY, June 12-15, 1995)
Avocados, Diet, and Health: Scientific and Culinary Perspectives (Cambridge, MA, October 22-23, 1995)
Nuts, Legumes, & Health: Perspectives from Asia and the Pacific (San Fran., CA, November 28-29, 1995)
International Conference on Cancer, Obesity, and Diabetes (Cambridge, MA, October 22-25, 1995)
1994
Morocco: Culinary Riches, Elegant Flavors (Casablanca, Fez, & Marrakech, Morocco, October 2-8, 1994)
International Congress on Italian Gastronomy (Rome and Florence, Italy, March 6,1994)
International Conference on the Mediterranean Diet (San Francisco, CA, 1994)
Tree Nuts, Health and the Mediterranean Diet (San Francisco, June 20-22, 1994)
Raisins, Dried Fruit and the Mediterranean Diet (San Francisco, June 22, 1994)
Coffee and Health and the Mediterranean Diet (San Francisco, 1994)
1993
International Conference on the Mediterranean Diet (Cambridge, MA, January 20-23, 1993)
Cultural, Historical & Health Perspectives on Turkey's Foods & Wines (Istanbul, Turkey, Oct. 9-15, 1993)
Tunisia! The Splendors & Traditions of Its Cuisines & Culture (Jerba, Sfax, and Tunis, Dec. 4-10, 1993)
Food Choices 2000: Sustainable for the Next Century (Hawaii, 1993)
1992
Food, Culture & Discovery: Columbus to the 21st Century (Barcelona, Seville, Madrid, Oct. 1-10, 1992)
Wine and Diverging Models of Healthy Eating: The French Paradox (New York, NY, February 26, 1992)
Cultural Models for Healthy Eating: The French Paradox (New York, NY 1992)
1991
America Cooking in the Global Village: A Chef's Roundtable (New York, NY, 1991 & 1992)
America Cooks - Mediterranean Style! (One hour video, 1991)
Cultural Models for Healthy Eating: From Asia to the Mediterranean (Los Angeles, 1991)
The Foods and Wines of Greece (Porto Carras, Greece, October 20-24, 1991)
Florida as Crossroads: Olive Oil and the Cuisines of the New World (Miami and Palm Beach FL, 1991)