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Arlington Heights library bids farewell to 'Culinary Curiosity'

A three-month Arlington Heights Memorial Library exhibit centered on the innovative development of culinary equipment over the decades came to a close Sunday with one last look at the tools that help fill our plates.

The library was one of four in the suburbs - along with the Schaumburg Township District Library, Aurora Public Library and Gail Borden Public Library District in Elgin - to host the "Culinary Curiosity" exhibit featuring some 250 historical items from Kendall College, a Chicago culinary school.

The Arlington Heights portion of the exhibit focused on the evolution of equipment to prepare food from the 1800s to today.

As part of Sunday's closing event, the Arlington Heights library invited patrons to bring in culinary items they cherish for a special "Pop-Up Museum" experience and share their stories of food, family, culture, and the beloved meals and recipes that go along with them.

Curator of the original Kendall College exhibit, Victoria Matranga, shows exhibit docent Mike Kane, an over 100-year-old cake mixer during the Culinary Curiosity Exhibition on Sunday, the last day of the exhibit, at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library in Arlington Heights. The exhibition was on display at four suburban libraries for the first time outside of its original home at Kendall College in Chicago Ryan Rayburn/for the Daily Herald
Michael Uchitel, of Arlington Heights, checks out an apple corer and peeler on display along with other kitchen utensils during the Culinary Curiosity Exhibition on Sunday, the last day of the exhibit, at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library in Arlington Heights. The exhibition was on display at four suburban libraries for the first time outside of its original home at Kendall College in Chicago Ryan Rayburn/for the Daily Herald
An antique egg poacher on display at the Culinary Curiosity Exhibition on Sunday, the last day of the exhibit, at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library in Arlington Heights. The exhibition celebrating tools and preparation of food was on display at four suburban libraries for the first time outside of its original home at Kendall College in Chicago Ryan Rayburn/for the Daily Herald
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