Diaspora

Saturday, August 28, 2021, 5:00 PM-9:00 PM

Grove Arcade | 1 Page Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801

$125 per person

Event Style: Tapas & Drinks

Diaspora speaks to the dispersion of populations from their indigenous lands, usually by forced migration. And as both history and modern cuisine testify: where people go, food goes with them. Food concealed and preserved offered subsistence and resistance for scattered peoples, and also a seed of hope for continued culture and abundance in a new homeplace. In this way, culinary meetings and mashups from across the globe have resulted in the flavor and richness that is modern food. Join Chow Chow for an event exploring both the origin and the fusion of cuisine, an edible query into what is lost and what is gained when food and people migrate. With a meal and conversation that travels, from the traditional dish to the “-ish dish”--cuisine that might be described as “Indian-ish”, “Mexican-ish”, or “Vietnamese-ish”, for example--we will consider the challenges and opportunities presented by ingredient substitution, questions of appropriation, and the introduction of cuisines to unfamiliar palates. Ultimately, through flavor and community we will discover how the modern odyssey of the palate that is prompted by these ish-dishes can also inform a journey back to the acknowledgement of traditional roots. 

Featured Chefs/Restaurants: Oso Wallman - Food Historian & Chef, Sujitra Chubthaisong & Travis Queen - Thai Pearl, Ramona Young - Kente Kitchen, Erica "Shorty" Imhoff & Kyle James - Bun Intended

Venue Sponsor: GROVE ARCADE