Name: World Food Day: Savoring Stories
Start: 2024-10-16T18:00:00-0700
End: 2024-10-16T20:00:00-0700

Wednesday October 16, 2024 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT

Co-presented with Mechanics' Institute Library

Join Henry Hsu in conversation with Viola Buitoni, Maria Finn, Soleil Ho, Tu David Phu, and Linda Shiue for World Food Day as they delve into the profound connections between food, culture, justice, and healing. Panelists discuss how food writing advances food justice, sustainability, and equitable access to nutrition, and how narratives can drive change. They’ll also uncover the therapeutic aspects of food, considering how storytelling fosters healing and well-being. This event offers insight into the meaning that food adds to our lives, and the impact it has on our identities, societies, and health. Reception at 6:00PM, discussion at 6:30PM. $7.18 for MI members / $17.85 for nonmembers
Book sales for this event coordinated by Book Passage.

Moderators

Henry Hsu

Oakland dumpling maker Henry Hsu's titles have included public health advocate, architect, and designer. He immersed himself in the local Bay Area food scene working at Oakland tofu maker, Hodo Foods for over a decade and most recently spent the past year working at Dumpling Club... Read More →

Authors and Participants

Viola Buitoni

Viola Buitoni, a San Francisco-based chef instructor and food writer, was born in Rome and raised in Perugia, Italy. With stories and knowledge from six generations, her recipes cross the best of local agriculture with Italian artisanal foods. By sourcing raw ingredients directly... Read More →

Maria Finn

Maria Finn is an author, chef and storyteller who creates food & art experiences inspired by wild places. She’s the author of several books, articles, essays and short stories. Her cookbook, Forage. Gather. Feast. launched in April 2024. She was the Chef-In-Residence at Stochastic... Read More →

Soleil Ho

Soleil Ho is an opinion columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle, where they write about food culture, politics, and gender. Ho's new book, The Memory of Taste, was released in September.

Tu David Phu

Tu David Phu is an honored San Francisco Chronicle Rising Star Chef, two-time TEDx speaker, Top Chef alumnus, acclaimed cookbook author, and storyteller. Originating from Oakland, his journey from nurturing his mother's apartment garden to renowned restaurant kitchens culminated... Read More →

Linda Shiue

Linda Shiue is an internal medicine physician, chef, and Director of Culinary and Lifestyle Medicine at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco, where she founded Thrive Kitchen, a teaching kitchen for patients. She believes that the best medicine is prevention. Her cooking classes showcase... Read More →

Wednesday October 16, 2024 6:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Mechanics' Institute

Discussion

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