Suzanne Corbett was raised on a South St. Louis truck farm where her passion for food and historic foodways was born. Before becoming an award-winning writer, cookbook author, food historian/ foodways interpreter, she began her culinary career as a caterer and culinary instructor teaching international cuisines, baking, classic gourmet, and American cuisines with an emphasis on historic recipes and cooking techniques. Focusing on research, interpretation and writing, Suzanne has established, created, and presented foodways programs at local, regional, and national historic sites.
About the book
A delectable read, The Gilded Table is a collection of historic recipes spiced with Victorian dining traditions and fascinating family history. The 224-page, hard-cover publication spotlights the food, culinary traditions and social decorum of 19th century America through the private home and social life of Robert and Virginia Campbell, who were at the time, one of St. Louis’ and Missouri’s wealthiest couples. Their luxurious parlor and dining table welcomed the likes of President and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant; William Tecumseh Sherman; and engineer James B. Eads.