INTEGRATED CAMPAIGN | UTSA Libraries ¡Ven a Comer! A San Antonio 2019
A unique evening featuring a multi-course dinner with dishes inspired by UTSA’s Mexican Cookbook Collection.
Proceeds from Ven a Comer will support the development and preservation of UTSA’s Mexican Cookbook Collection, one of the largest collections of its kind in the country.
UTSA Libraries Special Collections is now home to a new collection of rare cookbooks and archives from one of the world’s most famous Mexican food experts and Mexican cookbook authors. Diana Kennedy, the 96-year-old ethno-gastronomer, traveled 892 miles from her house in Michoácan, Mexico, to San Antonio to hand-deliver her archival collection to the UTSA Libraries.The acquisition complements UTSA Libraries Special Collections’ existing 1,900-volume Mexican cookbook collection, one of the nation’s largest of its kind. The university now preserves Kennedy’s rare books and archives, and will foster the scholarly use of its rich, personal and original contents.
"Kennedy was the UTSA Libraries’ featured guest this May at its annual culinary event, Ven a Comer. The event honored Kennedy as well as renowned Mexican chef Juan Cabrera and local San Antonio chefs who payed homage to Kennedy by developing a menu inspired by her life’s work. To promote the event, traditional print as well as digital media were utilized which used vintage cookbook artwork as inspiration.
EVENT PROGRAM with Diana Kennedy Insert
RECIPE and DESSERT CARDS
E-VITE and DONOR CARD
