Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
1661 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC
See more than 500 historic and contemporary objects ranging from a crocodile-shaped grater from Egypt to the most modern industrially designed utensils. Organized jointly with the Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York.
Includes a film made behind the scenes at a 4-star French restaurant in New York.
Lecture/demonstrations by 5 food experts, including James Beard, on 5 successive Fridays; one all-day demonstration of commercial and non-commercial items.
Catalogue and many exhibition-related items on sale in the Museum Store.