CHEW ON THIS
Cook First Portland hosts Chew on This a monthly cooking article + podcast conversation group gathering over a pot luck meal. Bring something to share, and if you cooked it, please bring the recipe to share too!
ON HOLD UNTIL WE CAN ALL GATHER TOGETHER SAFELY
February 17, 2020
Suggested watching / listening for the February gathering:
Aparna Pallavi’s TED Talk on Why we need to reclaim vanishing food cultures. Approx 15 minutes.
Ijeoma Oluo interview on The Racist Sandwich Podcast about Tasting Something Other Than Shame. Approx 31 minutes.
Closed Loop Cooking Conversations: Food, Feelings and Reframing with Sophia Roe, by Maia Well. 5 minute read.
We gave away a copy of Bryant Terry’s hot-off-the-press new cookbook Vegetable Kingdom at the gathering on February 17th.
January 20, 2020
Our first gathering was on Monday, January 20th, 2020.
We discussed “What does home cooking mean to you?”
Suggested watching / listening:
Bryant Terry’s TED Talk on Stirring Up Political Change from the Kitchen. Approx 12 minutes.
Gaston Acurio’s TED Talk asking Can Home Cooking Change the World? Approx 13 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles.
Splendid Table interview with Nigella Lawson on recipes, writing, and the importance of home cooking. Approx 30 minutes.
At the gathering on January 20th we gave away a copy of Nigella Lawson’s cookbook At My Table: A Celebration of Home Cooking.
Recipes from our January potluck:
Lemon Chicken Chickpea Soup tip - increase the spices and lemon a bit