NEW! Lorain County Family Recipes: History and Tradition from Pierogis to Plum Dumplings (History Press: American Palate)

Description

Lorain County attracted people from all around the globe in search of a better life, and these intrepid immigrants brought their culinary traditions with them. From the late nineteenth through the early twentieth centuries, Lorain’s steel mill recruited workers from southern, eastern and western Europe. Later, the mill welcomed workers from Mexico and Puerto Rico, while local quarries offered immigrants work in Grafton, Elyria and Amherst. From these diverse cultures sprang an incredible range of meat and fish main dishes, side delicacies and desserts still found on Lorain tables today―including Cullen skink, Irish stew, chile rellenos, koulourakia, sugo and many more. Lorain’s International Festival highlights these culinary traditions in mouthwatering ways. Author and lifelong Lorainite Kelly Boyer Sagert shares the incredible migration stories and the delicious recipes that make Lorain County such a wonderful place to live―and eat.

Includes copy of Lorain County Recipes

Details

Date & Time:

September 22, 2026
Tuesday, 1:00PM-2:15PM

Instructor: 

Kelly Boyer Sagert, Author

Location: 

LCCC Main Campus, The Campana Center for Ideation and Invention, PC 101

Questions? Contact us: 

Jennifer Krupa, jkrupa@lorainccc.edu