National Museum of American History and Mars, Incorporated
present a symposium on the history and foodways of chocolate
Saturday, March 7, 2009, 9:15 a.m.–7 p.m.
Carmichael Auditorium
Register for the free symposium:
E-mail:
chocolate.symposium@effem.comRegistration deadline February 12, 2009
Space is limited
Speakers include:
Howard-Yana Shapiro , Mars, Incorporated, Director Plant Science; University of California, Davis
Marian Burros , Food Writer, New York Times
Steve Klc , Pastry Chef and author
Peter Liebhold , National Museum of American History
Susan Terrio , Georgetown University; author of Crafting the Culture and History of French Chocolate
Mort Rosenblum , author of Chocolate: A Bittersweet Saga of Dark and Light
Louis Grivetti , University of California, Davis
Chocolate: The North American Experience
8:30 – 9:15 Registration
9:15 – 9:30 Welcome
Brent Glass
Director, National Museum of American History
Washington, DC
9:30 – 10:15 Keynote
Howard-Yana Shapiro
Mars Incorporated, Global Director, Plant Science and External Research
McLean, Virginia
University of California, Davis
10:15 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 12:30 Session 1 - Chocolate Diaspora
Chair –Kenneth Kiple
Professor, Bowling Green University
Oxford, Ohio
Origin Stories: Meso-America to 17th Century
Louis Grivetti
Professor, University of California, Davis
Davis, California
Military and Civic Action Stories
David Hogan
Curator, U.S. Army
Jewish Roles in North America
Celia Shapiro
Archivist and Independent Scholar
Washington, DC
12:30 – 2:00 Lunch
2:00 – 3:45 Session 2 – The Business of Chocolate
Chair – Fath Ruffins
Curator, National Museum of American History
Washington, DC
Entrepreneurial Stories
Steve Klc
Writer and Pastry Chef
Washington, DC
North American Chocolate Advertising
Kurt Richter
University of California, Davis
Global Production
Peter Liebhold
Curator, National Museum of American History
Washington, DC
3:45 – 4:15 break
4:15 – 5:45 Session 3 - Chocolate Consumption
Chair – Marion Burros
Author and Food Writer, NY Times
New York, New York and Washington, DC
Author – Cooking for Comfort
Chocolate in 18th and 19th American Society
Gerald Ward
Curator, Museum of Fine Arts
Boston, Massachusetts
Chocolate as Medicine
Deanna Pucciarelli
Assistant Professor, Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana
Chocolate Culture in the 20th century
Susan Terrio
Professor, The Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Author - Crafting The Culture and History of French Chocolate
5:45 – 6:00 Closing remarks
Mort Rosenblum
Paris, France
Author, Chocolate: A Bittersweet Saga of Dark and Light
6:00 – 7:00 Reception