Food for thought

Central City LibraryMonday 28 September - Sunday 31 JanuaryFree

This exhibition recognises the role food plays in family, belonging and culture with stories of Auckland life from kitchen table to restaurant banquet.

Diners at the Troika Restaurant, Auckland Central, 1969. Rykenberg Photograpy.

Rykenberg Photography. Diners at the Troika Restaurant, Auckland Central, 1969. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, 1269-19690523-02.

‘Food for thought’ looks at what we eat, where, why and how. Our changing eating habits and cultural influences are displayed in Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections’ rare books, manuscripts, menus, posters and oral histories.

Rykenberg Photography. Diners at the Troika Restaurant, Auckland Central, 1969. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, 1269-19690523-02.

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