CUCINA POVERA: The Art of Making Do With What You’ve Got
ONLINE EVENT
Join MOFAD for a virtual lunch hour with Cucina Povera author Giulia Scarpaleggia and internationally acclaimed food writer Regula Ysewijn. They’ll be discussing the ingenious culinary traditions of Giulia’s culture and the resourcefulness of the strong Italian women who came before her.
Buzzworthy: A Spirited Conversation About Female Writers
ONLINE EVENT
Join Jennifer Croll, author of Buzzworthy: Cocktails Inspired by Female Literary Greats Jennifer Croll for a spirited virtual conversation with writer and bartender Sammi Katz. They’ll be discussing the book, taking questions, and making cocktails just in case the conversation alone is not enough to quench your literary thirst.
Between Past and Future: Fermentation as a Living Tradition
ONLINE EVENT
In celebration of her new book OUR FERMENTED LIVES, MOFAD is thrilled to welcome Dr. Julia Skinner and world-renowned fermentation revitalist Sandor Katz for a virtual conversation about fermentations influence on our past, present, and future.
Ingredients for Revolution: A History of Feminist Restaurants and Queer Spaces
ONLINE EVENT
Ingredients for Revolution: A History of American Feminist Restaurants, Cafes, and Coffeehouses is the first history of the more than 230 feminist and lesbian-feminist restaurants, cafes, and coffeehouses that existed in the United States from 1972 to the present. As key sites of cultural and political significance, this volume shows the essential role these institutions served for multiple social justice movements including women’s liberation, LGBTQ equality, and food justice, as well as for training women workers and entrepreneurs.
Wildcrafted Vinegars with Pascal Baudar and Soirée-Leone
ONLINE EVENT
On December 1st, join us virtually for a conversation and demo with Pascal Baudar and Soirée-Leone, a teacher and writer focused on food preservation. They’ll discuss how to source ingredients from your own environments to make vinegar, as well as how to use your homemade vinegars to make a wide range of delicious foods such quick pickles, soups, sauces, salad dressings, beverages, desserts, jams, and other preserves.
Sunday Best: Cuisine, Clothing, and Family Bonds
ONLINE EVENT
To chef and cookbook author, Adrienne Cheatham, Sunday Best is a way to approach everyday of the week, bringing that love and inspiration from family experiences in Chicago and annual family trips to Mississippi.
From Masa to Mesa with Jorge Gaviria and Alicia Kennedy
ONLINE EVENT
MOFAD is proud to host a virtual conversation with food writer Alicia Kennedy and Jorge Gaviria, founder of Masienda, a supplier of high-quality masa and masa products, and the company at the center of the heirloom masa movement in the US.
Bread and the Contours of Capitalism with Tunde Wey and Uzodinma Iweala
Join Tunde Wey and Uzodinma Iweala for a virtual discussion about the impact of geopolitics and racial capitalism on food production and consumption on the African continent.
The World’s Bread Basket: How the War in Ukraine Impacts the Global Food System
ONLINE EVENT
An international panel of academics, researchers, and chef activists will discuss how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused a crisis of inflated food prices, global inequity, and hunger, and how communities on the ground are showing support.
The History of Indian Food and its Role in Defining its Future
ONLINE EVENT
Take a lunch break with MOFAD as we hear from cookbook author and food writer Sonal Ved, Indian food historian and archeologist Kurush Dalal, and chef Prateek Sadhu of Masque, #32 on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2021. At the brink of the release of Ved’s newest book, Whose Samosa Is It Anyway? , the trio will be joining us on zoom from India to discuss the history of this 4000-year-old cuisine and how it is shaping its future.
Decolonizing the Food Industry with Zoe Adjonyoh & Pierre Thiam
ONLINE EVENT
Join writer, chef, and food justice activist Zoe Adjonyoh and social entrepreneur & culinary ambassador Chef Pierre Thiam for a virtual talk about the US release of Zoe’s cookbook, ZOE’S GHANA KITCHEN, and their collective mission to decolonize the food industry and encourage all lovers of food to experience the beauty of West African cuisine.
Eastern European Holiday Baking Class with Dacha 46
ONLINE EVENT
Get in the holiday spirit with a virtual baking class led by Jessica Quinn and Trina Quinn, the founders of Eastern European pop up, Dacha 46. Jessica will share the story of her Latvian and Ukrainian heritage that inspired Dacha 46 and they will be teaching attendees how to make rugelach, a sweet filled pastry with origins that can be traced back to the Jewish communities of Poland.
Bene Appetit: The Culinary Traditions of the Bene Indian Jews
ONLINE EVENT
This Hanukkah, you are invited to a virtual event with Esther David and Food Studies professor and researcher, Dr. Krishnendu Ray. They will begin the evening with a pre-recorded discussion that unpacks the food traditions of the Bene Indian Jews as detailed in Bene Appetit. The second part of the program will feature the prolific Jewish cookbook author and food historian, Joan Nathan, who will join Dr. Ray for a continuation of the conversation and live audience Q & A.
Fermentation Journeys with Sandor Katz and Ann Yonetani
ONLINE EVENT
Join fermentation revivalist Sandor Katz and microbiologist-turned-natto-producer Ann Yonetani for a virtual talk about their respective fermentation journeys and Sandor's new book, Sandor Katz’s Fermentation Journeys: Recipes, Techniques, and Traditions from Around the World.
A Little Piece of Home: Breaking Bread Beyond Borders
ONLINE EVENT
Join James Beard award-winning cookbook author Sarah Owens along with architect and designer Ron Rael, Alight Director of the Americas Annie Nolte-Henning and Sister Raquel Lika as they take guests on a journey to Nogales Mexico.
In an effort to radically transform a series of shelters along the border in response to the increased migrant population and deteriorating conditions while awaiting approval for asylum in the U.S., global humanitarian organization, Alight, in conjunction with various partners have joined together to establish community, sustainability and hope in a new program called A Little Piece of Home.
Diwali in the Diaspora: Tasting the Sweetness of Indian New Year
ONLINE EVENT
Join Surbhi Sahni, award-winning chef and founder of TAGMO, as she discusses the regional significance of mithai (sweets) during Diwali. She’ll take us on a journey through sweet customs during the upcoming festival of lights in India and here in the diaspora.
A Food Adventurer's Guide to the World with Gastro Obscura
ONLINE EVENT
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Technically Food: How Labs are Changing What We Eat
ONLINE EVENT
The foods of the future are being developed with rapid urgency. Startups are prototyping with sci-fi ingredients that may one day completely overhaul our dinners. Plant-based chicken, fungi bacon, and cultured wagyu steak to name a few. How to get the aroma of meat, without the beef? Can we replicate the tug of steak, minus the tendons? Will a bacon alternative be just as fatty and delicious?
Sip and Celebrate: The History of Mexican Independence Day with Tequila Casa Dragones
ONLINE EVENT
Join CEO and Co-Founder of Tequila Casa Dragones, Bertha González-Nieves, as we take you all the way to Mexico for an authentic Mexican Independence Day celebration. We will start in the beautiful town of San Miguel de Allende, whose name is derived from one of the heroes who sparked the Mexican independence movement of 1810, General Ignacio Allende. It was Allende's elite cavalry unit, Los Dragones that inspired the name of Tequila Casa Dragones, and their mission to push the boundaries of what had been done before.