The Gilded Age: Dining in Missouri

The Gilded Age dining table highlighted social divides, showcasing opulence among the elite through elaborate settings, multi-course menus, and strict etiquette, emphasizing class distinctions.   

Presented by *Suzanne Corbett and sponsored by Missouri Humanities. 

**Suzanne Corbett is an award-winning writer, food historian and foodways interpreter.  Her by-line has appeared in local and national publications, including AAA Explorer, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and Midwest Living. She has authored five books, including The Gilded Table, Pushcarts & Stalls: The Soulard Market History Cookbook, and A Culinary History of Missouri. She is a Telly Award winning producer/writer for Missouri UnCOrked : 200 Years of Missouri Wine, She holds a master’s degree in media communications from Webster University, was adjunct culinary instructor at St. Louis Community 1980 – 2020 and has been a guest teacher at cooking schools throughout the country.