Dish & Sip: Conversations with Cravings

Bryant Terry talks about his new plant-based book, Vegetable Kingdom. Ticket includes: Autographed Book + Vegan Bites + Drink

Dish & Sip: Conversations with Cravings

Join us for an enriching discussion with Bryant Terry, James Beard Award-winning chef and educator and the author of the newly released plant-based cookbook, Vegetable Kingdom. Terry will delve into how the book showcases the basics of vegan cooking and features delicious recipes made with popular vegetables, legumes and grains. The activist will also talk about his work as a food justice activist for the past two decades. This engaging discussion will be complimented by vegan bites and drinks and attendees will leave with an autographed copy of Vegetable Kingdom.

Location

The Outrage

1722 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009

Date | Time

February 24th 2020| 6:30pm -8:30pm

Ticket includes:

Autographed Book + Vegan Bites + Drink

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Speaker: Bryant Terry

Bryant Terry is a James Beard Award-winning chef and educator and the author of Afro-Vegan. He is renowned for his activism and efforts to create a healthy, equitable, and sustainable food system. He is currently in his fifth year as chef-in-residence at the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco, where he creates programming that celebrates the intersection of food, farming, health, activism, art, culture, and the African Diaspora. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, and San Francisco Chronicle, and on NPR’s All Things Considered. San Francisco magazine included Bryant among the 11 Smartest People in the Bay Area Food Scene and Fast Company named him one of 9 People Who Are Changing the Future of Food.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Vegetable Kingdom

The Abundant World of Vegan Recipes

Bryant Terry’s Vegetable Kingdom is phenomenal. Like his previous cookbooks, it transforms the kitchen into a site for creating global culinary encounters, this time inviting us to savor Afro-Asian vegan creations. With the recommended music, each recipe reminds us that vegetables can not only help us save the planet, but can also be a source of boundless enjoyment.”—Angela Y. Davis, distinguished professor emerita at the University of California Santa Cruz

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Moderator: Jamila Robinson

Jamila Robinson is a Food Editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer where she leads a team of reporters and editors, and manages its multiplatform food content franchise. Previously, Jamila was the editorial director for Atlantic Media where she led content strategy project for media companies and also a senior content strategist for the USA TODAY NETWORK, where she led editorial strategy for the 12-city Wine & Food Experience tour. She’s also a member of the James Beard Foundation Journalism Committee where she serves as a coach and mentor for its fellowship program. Jamila is an idea person, and avid traveler, and in her free time, coaches figure skating.

Vegan Bites by Chef Lee

Chef Lee is a personal chef located in Baltimore, MD where she specializes in vegan cuisine influenced by the West Indies. Born and raised in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, she is inspired by the fresh ingredients and flavours of the islands while embracing the local bounty of North America. Her "caribbean-vegan" culinary identity, elegant plating and modern cooking techniques are often showcased in the form of private dinners, tailored meal prep and her annual supperclub "The Caribbean Silver Palate".

Featured Craving: Teff & Co.

Teff & Co. is a vegan and gluten free bakery which provides healthy and delicious baked goods that are made with love. Teff & Co. aims to break the myth that vegan and gluten free food taste bad by providing delicious hand crafted baked goods that meet everyone's needs. With clean and organic ingredients Teff & Co. goods are baked without any preservatives or highly processed ingredients.