Silicon Valley Eats: A Taste for Innovation
On view through September 8, 2019
Los Altos History Museum
Los Altos, California
www.losaltoshistory.org
From foraging to farming, harvesting to canning, TV dinners to plant-based meat, the food we grow, prepare, and eat has changed over the years. How what we eat impacts our culture, shapes lives, and affects the planet is the subject of Los Altos History Museum’s exhibition, “Silicon Valley Eats: A Taste for Innovation.”
“Silicon Valley is known for innovation in so many technological ways, but in this exhibit, we want to bring to light the innovations made here that changed the diet of people all around the world, and innovations made elsewhere that changed our diet,” said Dr. Amy Ellison, Exhibition Curator.” The exhibition features stories of current residents who worked in the orchards and canneries, and change-makers, such as Thomas Foon Chew, the son of a Chinese immigrant, who became one of the most successful cannery owners in the state due to the innovations he implemented.
Image courtesy Los Altos History Museum
