The Kitchen Cabinet
The Kitchen Cabinet
The advisory board for Smithsonian Food History programs and collections
ABOUT
To shape and expand its research, collections, programs and exhibitions related to food, agriculture and beverage history, the National Museum of American History established the Kitchen Cabinet, an advisory board made up of leaders in food scholarship, culinary history and food-related business in America.
CURRENT MEMBERS
Sileshi Alifom
Owner/Operator, DAS Ethiopian Cuisine
Melanie Asher
CEO, Founder, and Master Distiller, Macchu Pisco
Joanne Chang
Pastry Chef/Owner, Flour Bakery
Llewellyn Correia
Regional Executive Chef, Wegmans Food Markets
Neil Dahlstrom
Manager, Corporate History and Archives, John Deere
DeVita Davison
Executive Director, FoodLab Detroit
Jim Dodge
Director of Specialty Culinary Programs, Bon Appétit Management Company
Johanna Mendelson Forman, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, American University’s School of International Service
Distinguished Fellow, Stimson Center Food Security Program
Darra Goldstein, Ph.D.
Wilcox B. and Harriet M. Adsit Professor of Russian, Emerita, Williams College
Jessica B. Harris, Ph.D. Food Historian
Queens College/CUNY
Anthony Hesselius
President, Linda Roth Associates, Inc.
Pati Jinich
Chef, Pati’s Mexican Table Host
Kim Jordan
Co-Founder and Executive Chair, Board of Directors, New Belgium Brewing Company
Ris Lacoste
Chef/Owner of RIS, Washington, D.C.
Ilyse Fishman Lerner
Former CEO, On Rye
Linda Lovejoy
Community Relations Manager, Wegmans Food Markets
André Houston Mack
Founder, Maison Noir Wines
Doug Margerum
Owner/Director of Winemaking at Margerum Wines
Joan Nathan
Author and Director, Martha's Table
Alexandra Nemerov
Assistant Curator, Glenstone
Libby H. O’Connell
Cultural Historian
Maricel Presilla, Ph.D.
Chef, Culinary Historian, and Author
Todd Schulkin
Executive Director, The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts
Eric W. Spivey
Chairman, The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts
Tanya Wenman Steel
Executive Director, International Association of Culinary Professionals
Vincent Szwajkowski
Chief Marketing Officer, ArcLight Cinemas and Pacific Theaters at The Decurion Corporation
Julia Turshen
Cookbook Author
Maru Valdes
Partner, Head of Marketing, Branding and PR, Colada Shop, Bresca and Zumo/Serenata Bar
Izabela Wojcik
Director of House Programming, James Beard Foundation
Grace Young
Culinary Historian and Author
