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Food Fads: American Advertising Cookbooks

Exhbit flyer with the title of the exhibit above a picture of a rainbow cake, a bundt cake, and a box of jello.
Physical Location and Exhibition Date
1st Floor
February 13, 2026 – June 11, 2026

Food Fads: American Advertising Cookbooks invites you to examine the history of American cooking through the cookbooks that helped guide it. From the earliest culinary advertisements to wartime cooking, we invite you to imagine the meals these cookbooks helped make, the traditions they built, and the people for whom they became invaluable kitchen additions.