Together, these four chefs’ stories speak to the vital role that women play in creating inclusive spaces, sustaining integral traditions, and building stronger communities as well as resilience in the face of hardship and discrimination.Īlthough all events in this series are free, pre-registration is required, links can be found under each demonstration description below.įriday, November 4: Nourish Your Body, Nourish Your Spirit with Ancestral Foodsġ2:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Coulter Plaza & Stage On November 4, the mother/daughter team of chefs Elena Terry and Zoe Fess of the Ho-Chunk Nation will prepare Seedy SassSquash featuring ingredients from their traditional homeland in Wisconsin and speak about their nonprofit organization Wild Bearies, which seeks to heal their community through ancestral foods.
On October 14, Julia Child Award recipient Grace Young will demonstrate how to prepare fried rice with Chinese barbecued pork and discuss her efforts to preserve Chinese American culinary culture at home and in endangered Chinatowns across the nation. On September 17, Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza will prepare smoked cochinita pibil and speak about her efforts to honor her Mexican ancestors through her community-based work with food, art, and culture in Phoenix, Arizona. The series features women from diverse communities across the country, each sharing culinary knowledge and creative pathways for building stronger communities through food. Join four dynamic women chefs and community advocates for the museum’s in-person “Cooking up History” series, “Conserving Food Cultures” at the National Museum of American History. Lead in-kind support for the demonstration kitchen was originally provided by Sur La Table, Le Creuset and KitchenAid. Stephanie Bennett-Smith, with additional support from Wegmans Food Markets.
Guest chef Genevieve Villamora (right) and Smithsonian food historian Ashley Rose Young (left) during a “Cooking Up History” program at 2019 Smithsonian Food History Weekend.Ībout | Upcoming Schedule | Past Demos and RecipesĬooking Up History is made possible by Dr.
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