17th Century Foodways - Luncheon
Saturday April 19, 2025 1:00pm
Bath Freight Shed
Luncheon
Join us for a 17th-century meal as a celebration of spring. In the morning, our guest chefs Sam Collins and Joe Robbins will cook outside over open fires in the boatyard next to the Bath Freight Shed. In the afternoon, we will be eating the meal they prepared. The meal will also feature local garden vegetables and fresh bread from local bakers.
Tickets are $35 for MFS members and $40 for non-members per person. This meal is an opportunity to meet with friends and to meet new friends. It is also our kick-off for a new season at Maine’s First Ship.
Advance tickets are required, and are available online using the form below. If you have problems call the MFS office at 207-443-4242, or send an email to admin@mfship.org.
Chefs
Sam Collins is a maritime historian and sea cook with 20 years of experience on boats and islands up and down the New England coast. His passion is to put a human face on the past, and remind us that people have more similarities than differences across the centuries. He currently divides his time between working aboard the Maine schooners, American Eagle and J&E Riggin, and the small farm he and his husband run, not too far from saltwater.
Penobscot chef Joe Robbins is catalyzing change within and beyond indigenous foodways with a deep-rooted connectedness to the land and water and a vision for the future of contemporary indigenous culture that knows no bounds. In his life and work, Robbins is changing the conversation to put Native American food on the map in ways that transcend its complex history as a source of survival to show that cultural preservation is not locked in the past, but is emerging and evolving in dynamic ways. When he’s not in the kitchen, Robbins is creating a ripple effect with the next generation by collaborating to develop indigenous-based educational programming in the classroom and community to shift the paradigms of the past toward a new vision for the future.
Menu
- Salt Cod Chowder with Bacon or Beef Stew
- Fresh greens salad with dressing
- Baked Beans
- Fresh Bread with fresh churned butter
- Boiled pudding with cream sauce
Drinks (alcoholic beverages extra cost)
- Sasanoa Brewing Maiden Voyage Beer
- The Fat Friar’s Mead
- Water and Apple Cider