Taco USA: A Conversation Kitchen with Gustavo Arellano

Anteater Test Kitchen, Anteater Recreational Center Irvine, CA, United States

Tacos have crossed cultures and sparked new conversations among chefs, taco lovers, and the communities where they live and work. We will taste and compare tacos and learn more about foodways, food writing, and food studies from taco historian, food writer and provocateur Gustavo Arellano. Gustavo Arellano is author of Taco USA: How Mexican Food […]

Conversation Kitchen: Dinner with Aristotle / Tea with Buddha: Introducing the Intellectual Virtues

Anteater Test Kitchen, Anteater Recreational Center Irvine, CA, United States

This evening of philosophy explores the intellectual virtues of honesty, humility, and tenacity, all essential to scientific and humanistic inquiry and to student academic success. The meal will feature food from ancient Greece, followed by matcha tea prepared by guests in the Buddhist fashion. Program presented by Professor Duncan Pritchard (Philosophy) and Professor Elizabeth Tinsley […]

Foods of Syria with Dr. Amal Alachkar

Anteater Test Kitchen, Anteater Recreational Center Irvine, CA, United States

Dr. Alachkar will prepare three dishes (Mujaddarah, Kubbeh, and Freekeh with chicken); the three dishes are made from different kinds of wheat, which is an essential ingredient of Syrian daily meals.  Amal will share her thoughts on the impacts of the Syrian war on ingredients of daily Syrian meals, particularly the besieged cities in Syria. As […]

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