Despite being home to one of the largest diasporas in the world, shaped by centuries of migration, trade, and shared borders, Pakistani food remains poorly understood. But that may be starting to change.

Join us for a conversation with Maryam Jillani, author of the cookbook Pakistan; Pervaiz Shallwani, editor, journalist, and chef, and Zainab Shah, food writer and contributor to New York Times Cooking, as they discuss the longstanding struggle to define and represent Pakistani cuisine in the U.S., the cultural shift currently underway, and what the future might hold.

How can we use food to refocus the global narrative around the Trans community away from that of hostility and towards one of care and celebration? What role does food play in building and sustaining the Trans community? How can food-making spaces nurture the social bonds that empower Trans people to create, dream, and rejoice?

Moderated by Dubbs Weinblatt, this conversation brings together Telly Justice, Gabrielle Inès Souza, Luna Vela, and Skylar Mosca as they discuss what it means to move through the world as Trans people and how food is pivotal to their careers, from the joy of cooking as self-expression to the necessity of food access for survival.