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Firmly Rooted: Chili Peppers & POC Cuisines — A conversation and tasting led by food-based collective Across our Kitchen Tables

 
Explore the origins of the chili pepper with this panel discussion moderated by Jocelyn Ramirez of Across Our Kitchen Tables/Todo Verde and cross-cultural cooking demo and tasting led by Valeria Velazquez Dueñas of Across Our Kitchen Tables/Cocina House, Nesanet Abegaze of

Lecture by Sami Siegelbaum on Agnes Denes' work "Wheatfield – A Confrontation"

At a time when most working class residents find it difficult to afford the cost of housing in major American cities, it is worth revisiting a moment in the early years of this process. During the summer of 1982, artist Agnes Denes planted, tended, and harvested two acres of wheat on a portion of land fill in Lower Manhattan created by the construction of the World Trade Center and Battery Park City.

Chai Chats by Tea Afar

Drop by to share tea and sweets from a different culture each week and chat about any and everything. Tea is the medium for a ritual that is practiced daily around the world. Though the ritual may vary, tea carves out time and space for hospitality, tradition and mediation. Come share with us.