Join Maite, curator of Josefina Velazquez de Leon: The Forgotten Legacy of a Mexican Culinary Pioneer, for a private tour, demo, and tasting of Sopa Seca de Frijol y Arroz Estilo Campeche from Platillos Populares Mexicanos: 30 Recetas de Frijol.

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Join Maite in celebrating Women’s History Month while discovering the rich history of Tex-Mex cuisine and the women that helped define it, the San Antonio Chili Queens.

Prepare a batch of chili and make flour tortillas from scratch.

$65

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image: UTSA Special Collections/San Antonio Express-News/Zuma Collection

Experience the new exhibition, Sargent Claude Johnson, with an exclusive tour and a hands-on cooking class inspired by the artist and his legacy.

Celebrate the life and work of Sargent Claude Johnson, as featured in The Huntington's temporary exhibit on view now until May 20, 2024. In this class, participants will tour the exhibit which speaks about our shared cultural heritage and then head back to the classroom for a hands-on cooking class with Maite Gomez-Rejón of ArtBites, to prepare a meal inspired by Johnson's travels.

Key Details:

• This program will be held indoors in the Ahmanson Classroom.

• A portion of the class will include gallery and garden visits so please wear comfortable walking shoes.

• All supplies and materials included.

If you have any mobility issues, dietary concerns, or general program questions, please contact Joy Yamahata at 626-405-3457.

public: $95, members: $80

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image: Sargent Claude Johnson, Singing Saints, 1967, tempera and enamel on steel, 30 3/4x25 1/2 in. Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York.

Josefina Velázquez de León (1899-1968) was a Mexican entrepreneurial author, teacher, and cook who raised funds for social causes and empowered women within the domestic sphere of the kitchen. She created an empire unheard of in mid-20th century Mexico.

Largely forgotten after her death, she gave a national face to regional Mexican cuisine and symbolizes female empowerment and cultural enrichment.

Maite Gomez-Rejon will talk about the powerhouse that Josefina was in an informal discussion. A tasting will be enjoyed after the program.

free with registration

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Join us for Sensing: Odalisque, a multi-sensorial session exploring two paintings through scent, taste, sound, touch and sight.

Saskia Wilson-Brown (Institute for Art and Olfaction) and Maite Gomez-Rejon (ArtBites) join forces on the third edition of their Sensing series. In this edition, we will use our senses to explore to vital but challenging artworks on display at the Norton Simon Museum of Art in Pasadena.

The paintings we will explore are Woman in a Moorish Costume, by Jean-Frederic Bazille, 1869, Odalisque with Tambourine (Harmony in Blue) by Henri Matisse, 1926, and Women of Algiers, Version “I”, by Pablo Picasso, 1955. Connecting the works to the broader cultural context in which they were made, Maite and Saskia will share their research into the trade, the history and the material culture informing the paintings, bringing a greater depth of understanding and appreciation to these masterful works. As a group, we will also explore the context for the odalisque form, bringing a contemporary critical lens to the problematic construct in which these were painted.

Session breakdown:
Viewing at Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena
1:00pm-1:45pm: Attendees will assemble at Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena), where Maite and Saskia will lead a viewing and discussion of the two works.

2:30pm-4:30pm: The group will reconvene at the Institute for Art and Olfaction (Chinatown, Los Angeles) for a multi-sensorial session that incorporates all the senses. Attendees will experience the aromatics, the flavors and the textures represented (or implied) in the paintings, before participating in the construction of a bespoke cocktail. Drinks in hand, we will spend the rest of our time together composing our individual scent interpretations. Everyone leaves with a small spray bottle of their own perfume, and a greater appreciation for how the senses can enliven art history.

Click here for directions from the museum.

$150 includes museum admission

SOLD OUT

ABOUT MAITE

As the founder of ArtBites, Maite Gomez-Rejón has dedicated her career to exploring the nexus of art and culinary history through lectures, cooking classes, and tastings in museums and universities across the country, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the J. Paul Getty Museum. She has taught art history at the college level and has worked as a private chef and in restaurant kitchens in France and Mexico. Maite has been a guest on the Today Show, featured in Food & Wine and Hyperallergic, and interviewed on KCRW's Good Food and the BBC’s The Food Programme. Her writings have appeared in Life & Thyme, Gastro Obscura and the Oxford Encyclopedia of Latin American History among other publications. She co-hosts Hungry for History on iHeart Radio’s My Cultura Podcast Network. Maite has a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin, an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Grande Diplome from the French Culinary Institute in New York City.

ABOUT SASKIA

In 2012, Saskia Wilson-Brown's interest in multivalent practices led her to create The Institute for Art and Olfaction (IAO), a non-profit devoted to access and experimentation in perfumery. In 2013, she launched the Art and Olfaction Awards, an international awards mechanism for independent perfumers, and in 2018 she launched Open Sourcing Smell Culture, an initiative devoted to open source principles in perfumery. In 2019 and early 2020 she served as a visiting lecturer at the Royal College of Art in London, and in 2020 and 2022 was a Ballen Scholar at New Mexico Highlands University. In addition to overseeing the IAO, her current projects include a radio show and podcast called Perfume on the Radio for Lookout FM (LA), and pursuing a PhD exploring the historic and contemporary relationship between perfume, access and power at University College Dublin.

image: Women of Algiers, Version “I”, January 25, 1955, Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973), Oil on canvas, The Norton Simon Art Foundation

Join chef-instructor Maite Gomez-Rejón of ArtBites as she shares the history of, and then cooks from Mexican Cook Book Devoted to American Homes by Josefina Velásquez de León (1899-1968). Velásquez de León was a Mexico City-based entrepreneurial author, teacher, and cook who raised funds for social causes and empowered women within the domestic sphere of the kitchen. She created an empire unheard of in mid-20th century Mexico. She published the first regional Mexican cookbook in the United States, which is in the Huntington’s rare books collection. Largely forgotten after her death, she symbolizes female empowerment and cultural enrichment.

Following a brief discussion, the instructor will demonstrate how to make:

• Prickly Pear Margarita 

• Pork Adobo

• Arroz con Leche Rice Pudding

This event will be held online via Zoom as part of The Huntington’s virtual series, “Taste of Art: Women in the Collections." The Zoom link will be included in your payment confirmation email, and the recipes demonstrated will be sent in an additional email two days prior to the class.

A recording of the class will be available to attendees and to those unable to attend the live session until Jan. 25, 2024.

For any questions or concerns, please contact Joy Yamahata at 626-405-3457.

90 minutes
$35 members, $45 non-members

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Celebrate the holidays in this virtual cooking demonstration. Learn about the rich history of baking in Mexico and bake cookies with Maite Gomez-Rejón.

Sponsored by AARP.

1 hour
free with registration

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The first Chinese immigrants arrived in Baja California at the end of the 19th century. Why? And how did Chinese immigration contribute to Mexicali's social, economic, cultural - and of course, gastronomic -development? Discover these questions and more in an informal platica with Maite Gomez-Rejón of ArtBites. 

After the talk, enjoy Chinese/ Mexican Appetizers.

$40

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Explore the history and traditions of English tea from the 17th through 19th centuries through paintings and decorative arts in the Huntington’s collection before preparing and enjoying afternoon tea complete with finger sandwiches and scones.

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image: The Gascoigne Family, Francis Hayman, British, 1740, oil on canvas, The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens

Journalist and author Laura Tillman in conversation with art and culinary historian Maite Gomez-Rejón for The Migrant Chef: The Life and Times of Lalo García.  Book signing and meet and greet to follow.

A chef’s gripping quest to reconcile his childhood experiences as a migrant farmworker with the rarefied world of fine dining.

Born in rural Mexico, Eduardo “Lalo” García Guzmán and his family left for the United States when he was a child, picking fruits and vegetables on the migrant route from Florida to Michigan. He worked in Atlanta restaurants as a teenager before being convicted of a robbery, incarcerated, and eventually deported. Lalo landed in Mexico City as a new generation of chefs was questioning the hierarchies that had historically privileged European cuisine in elite spaces. At his acclaimed restaurant, Máximo Bistrot, he began to craft food that narrated his memories and hopes.

Mexico City–based journalist Laura Tillman spent five years immersively reporting on Lalo’s story: from Máximo’s kitchen to the onion fields of Vidalia, Georgia, to Dubai’s first high-end Mexican restaurant, to Lalo’s hometown of San José de las Pilas. What emerges is a moving portrait of Lalo’s struggle to find authenticity in an industry built on the very inequalities that drove his family to leave their home, and of the artistic process as Lalo calls on the experiences of his life to create transcendent cuisine. The Migrant Chef offers an unforgettable window into a family’s border-eclipsing dreams, Mexico’s culinary heritage, and the making of a chef.

Refreshments provided by Tequila Rejon

$12-$30

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With the crisp weather around the corner, join Maite virtually and prepare a soothing Caldo Tlalpeño, a hearty Mexican chicken soup.

Sponsored by AARP.

1 hour
FREE

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image: Danny’s Restaurant, Laredo, TX

The origins of the flour tortilla come with the arrival of wheat with the Spanish. In this class, students will make flour tortillas from scratch with Maite.

$60

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Class repeated due to popular demand!

Join Maite at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens as she weaves art and culinary in this Taste of Art.

Discover the history of the picnic while viewing French and British paintings and decorative arts in the Huntington’s collection with Maite. After the tour, sip spritzes in the kitchen garden with Thomas Smith, manager of the Experiential and Teaching Garden curator, shares information on seasonal planting. Harvest fresh herbs and prepare seasonal salads and desserts suitable for a summer picnic.

This program will be held indoors in the Ahmanson Classroom. A portion of the class will include gallery and garden visits so please wear comfortable walking shoes. For questions about this event please contact Joy Yamahata at jharding@huntington.org or by phone (626) 405-3457. 

All supplies and materials included. Participants must be 21 or older.  $95/person

SOLD OUT

image: Beauvais Tapestry Manufactory and Francois Boucher, designer, Le Dejeuner, 1757-1760. wool and silk with linen lining and dust band, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

In Mexico, chiles are one of the five most important ancestral crops alongside bean, corns, tomato, and squash. Learn all about chiles and make three salsas in this virtual cooking demonstration with Maite.

Sponsored by AARP.

1 hour
FREE

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We know cooking best as an act of nourishment, love, and tradition—but it can also cut as sharply as the knives that chop an onion. In Sinaloa, Mexico, a group of relatives of desaparecidos (the tens of thousands of people who have disappeared from the country), have banded together to fight back against government indifference and complicity. Dubbed Las Rastreadoras del Fuerte, the members’ main method of resistance is to search for the bodies of those they love. But they have also brought their battle to the kitchen, where they cook missing family members’ favorite dishes, preserving their memories and reminding the world of the void their absences create. What makes feeding people an act of protest? How do the families of the disappeared continue to find communion, hope, and joy at the table? And where else can cooking be a potent weapon in the face of a fight that feels never-ending?

An exhibition based on Recetario para la memoria, a cookbook that collects recipes and remembrances from these families in collaboration with photographer and creator Zahara Gómez Lucini, is currently on view at LA Cocina de Gloria Molina, a first-of-its-kind museum dedicated to Mexican gastronomy. Zócalo and LA Cocina host Gómez Lucini and culinary historian and Hungry for History podcast co-host Maite Gomez-Rejón to cook pozole in the museum’s demonstration kitchen and discuss what happens when the kitchen becomes a battleground. Afterward, Pez Cantina will cater a reception using the cookbook’s recipes for pozole, mole, and flan. Zócalo and LA Cocina will send online participants the recipe in advance so they can prepare pozole at home.

This program is part of Zócalo Public Square’s 20th birthday celebration. We’re marking two decades of connecting people to ideas and to each other with special experiential programs throughout the year.

Co-presented with LA Cocina de Gloria Molina and California Humanities.

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image: "Pozole para Camilo," cooked by Blanca. Image by Zahara Gómez Lucini.

For those of you unable to attend the popular in-person class in Los Angeles, join this online event! Learn about the rich history of the picnic as seen through art and create delicious dishes perfect for outdoor dining.

Mark your calendars, grab your apron, gather your ingredients, and get ready to embark on a culinary journey from the comfort of your own kitchen.

MENU:

• Aperol Spritzes

• Watermelon and Tomato Salad

• Prosciutto and Brie Sandwich with Compound Butter

• Strawberry and Lemon Cookies

In your confirmation email you will receive a link with recipes and equipment needed for class. The Zoom link will be sent three hours before the class starts.

90 minutes
$30

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image: detail from Edouard Manet's Le Déjeuner Sur L'Herbe (Luncheon On The Grass), 1862

Join us for Sensing: Consumption, a multi-sensorial session exploring two paintings through scent, taste, sound, touch and sight.

Saskia Wilson-Brown (Institute for Art and Olfaction) and Maite Gomez-Rejon (ArtBites) join forces again in a series that explores artworks through the senses. 

Join Saskia and Maite as they examine two paintings in the Norton Simon Museum’s special exhibition All Consuming: Art and the Essence of Food.

The paintings we will explore are Fête Champêtre: The Picnic (Le Pique-nique), by Jacques de Lajoue (1868 – 1761), and Interior with Monks, by Alessandro Magnasco (1667–1749). Connecting the two works to the broader cultural context in which they were made, Maite and Saskia will share research into the trade, the history and the material culture informing the paintings, bringing a greater depth of understanding and appreciation to these remarkable works. After we view and discuss the paintings, we will reconvene at the Institute for Art and Olfaction where attendees will experience the aromatics, flavors and textures represented (or implied) in the paintings, before participating in the construction of a bespoke cocktail. Drinks in hand, we will spend the rest of our time together composing our individual scent interpretations.

The session will take place in two parts:
Viewing at Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena
Saskia and Maite will lead a viewing and discussion of the two works selected.

Making at The Institute for Art and Olfaction (click here for directions from the museum)
The group will constructs a bespoke cocktail and compose a scent inspired by the aromatics, flavors and textures represented (or implied) in the paintings. Everyone leaves with a small spray bottle of their own perfume.

$135 includes museum admission

SOLD OUT

ABOUT MAITE

As the founder of ArtBites, Maite Gomez-Rejón has dedicated her career to exploring the nexus of art and culinary history through lectures, cooking classes, and tastings in museums and universities across the country, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the J. Paul Getty Museum. She has taught art history at the college level and has worked as a private chef and in restaurant kitchens in France and Mexico. Maite has been a guest on the Today Show, featured in Food & Wine and Hyperallergic, and interviewed on KCRW's Good Food and the BBC’s The Food Programme. Her writings have appeared in Life & Thyme, Gastro Obscura and the Oxford Encyclopedia of Latin American History among other publications. She co-hosts Hungry for History on iHeart Radio’s My Cultura Podcast Network. Maite has a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin, an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Grande Diplome from the French Culinary Institute in New York City.

ABOUT SASKIA

In 2012, Saskia Wilson-Brown's interest in multivalent practices led her to create The Institute for Art and Olfaction (IAO), a non-profit devoted to access and experimentation in perfumery. In 2013, she launched the Art and Olfaction Awards, an international awards mechanism for independent perfumers, and in 2018 she launched Open Sourcing Smell Culture, an initiative devoted to open source principles in perfumery. In 2019 and early 2020 she served as a visiting lecturer at the Royal College of Art in London, and in 2020 and 2022 was a Ballen Scholar at New Mexico Highlands University. In addition to overseeing the IAO, her current projects include a radio show and podcast called Perfume on the Radio for Lookout FM (LA), and pursuing a PhD exploring the historic and contemporary relationship between perfume, access and power at University College Dublin.

image: Interior with Monks, by Alessandro Magnasco (Italian, 1667–1749), Oil on canvas, The Norton Simon Foundation

Join Maite at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens as she weaves art and culinary in this Taste of Art.

Discover the history of the picnic while viewing French and British paintings and decorative arts in the Huntington’s collection with Maite. After the tour, sip spritzes in the kitchen garden with Thomas Smith, manager of the Experiential and Teaching Garden curator, shares information on seasonal planting. Harvest fresh herbs and prepare seasonal salads and desserts suitable for a summer picnic.

This program will be held indoors in the Ahmanson Classroom. A portion of the class will include gallery and garden visits so please wear comfortable walking shoes. For questions about this event please contact Joy Yamahata at jharding@huntington.org or by phone (626) 405-3457. 

All supplies and materials included. Participants must be 21 or older.  

SOLD OUT

image: Beauvais Tapestry Manufactory and Francois Boucher, designer, Le Dejeuner, 1757-1760. wool and silk with linen lining and dust band, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Take a closer look at the connections between food, art, and politics.

Presented in conjunction with Pressing Politics: Revolutionary Graphics from Mexico and Germany, Maite Gomez-Rejon will kick of the event with a talk on the history of beer in Mexico followed a tasting led by Carmen Favela of Mujeres Brew House, as well as L.A.-style hot dogs (both classic bacon-wrapped and vegan) and agua frescas from street vendor and activist Merced Sanchez. Join us for a distinctly Latina twist on summer beer and brats.

This program is co-presented by Goethe-Institut Los Angeles.

members $20, general public $25

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image: Leopoldo Méndez, Sowing (La siembra), 1948, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ben and Shirley Berman, © Estate of Leopoldo Méndez, authorized by Pablo Méndez Hernández, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Join Maite at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens as she weaves art and culinary in this Taste of Art.

Explore the third and final exhibition curated by Hilton Als featuring Nigerian-born, Los Angeles-based artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby. Have an intimate conversation about Crosby’s series “The Beautyful Ones” which focuses on intimate portraits of Nigerian children merging history, philosophy, and fantasy. After the gallery conversation explore the history of Nigerian cuisine and prepare West African inspired appetizers. 

This program will be held indoors in the Ahmanson Classroom. A portion of the class will include a gallery visit so please wear comfortable walking shoes. For questions about this event please contact Joy Yamahata at jharding@huntington.org or by phone (626) 405-3457. 

All supplies and materials included. Participants must be 21 or older.  

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image: Njideka Akunyili Crosby, “The Beautyful Ones” Series #1c, 2014. Acrylic, transfers, and colored pencil on paper.

Embark on a flavorful adventure as we delve into the art of making kimchi, a beloved Korean dish that embodies the rich history and cultural exchanges along the ancient Silk Road, including the prized Himalayan salt. The Silk Road was an ancient trade route that linked the Western world with the Middle East and Asia, and facilitated the exchange of goods, knowledge, and cultures. One of the remarkable gifts of this exchange was the introduction of various spices, ingredients, and culinary traditions to different regions.

Adapted by the Wonder Kitchen in Bethlehem, PA as a farm-to-table recipe that celebrates the vibrant and bold flavors of Asia while embracing the rich heritage of kimchi, a Korean culinary treasure. During this hands-on workshop, you'll discover the secrets behind the art of making kimchi, a beloved Korean dish renowned for its complex flavors and health benefits, as well as the time-honored tradition of food preservation. Alongside our featured restaurant owners Mei and Leni from Wonder Kitchen, culinary historian, Maite Gomez-Rejóh of ArtBites will guide you through  the step-by-step process of creating your own batch of kimchi, teaching you the traditional techniques passed down through generations.

We will also delve into the enchanting world of Himalayan art and explore the profound connection between gastronomy and aesthetics, gathering inspiration from the exhibition Gateway to Himalayan Art. LUAG staff will take you on an insightful journey through the rich cultural heritage of the Himalayan region, introducing you to the symbolism, techniques, and motifs found in these breathtaking artworks. As you learn about the art, you'll also discover how it can inspire and influence the culinary arts. Through engaging discussions and demonstrations, we will explore how the vibrant colors, intricate patterns, and spiritual themes of Himalayan art can be reflected in the presentation and plating of food, elevating it to an art form in itself.

Note: This workshop is suitable for participants of all skill levels, from beginners to seasoned food enthusiasts and art lovers. Free Taste of Art kits will be available for pick-up at the LUAG Main Galleries and the Wonder Kitchen beginning Friday, May 19 during regular business hours.

1 hour
FREE

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Image: Lobsang Drubjam Tsering. Medicine Buddha Palace (Copy of first painting from the set of the Tibetan Medical Paintings from Mentsikhang Lhasa) Rebgong county, Qinghai Province, China; 2012-2013 Pigments on cloth. Rubin Museum of Art. SC2013.6

Native to Veracruz, vanilla brought flavor and medicine to the Totonacs. Greatly prized by the Europeans, the French were involved in the expansion of vanilla cultivation in the 19th century. Its story is a fascinating one.  Discover the history of one of the world’s most expensive spices with Maite. After the talk, make your own vanilla extract using vanilla from Voladores Vanilla in Papantla, Veracruz.

$30

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Authors share their diverse perspective of the culinary world. From fiction, to memoir, to the fusion of art and food, we explore how our wellbeing is inextricably tired to how we feed ourselves and each other through delicious food, artistic expression, and human connection.

Featuring Kim Fay, Fanny Singer, Maite Gomez-Rejon, and Lian Dolan, moderator. Part of LitFest in the Dena taking place all weekend.

FREE

EVENT DETAILS HERE

From ceremonial prehispanic treats to Baroque confections developed in colonial convent kitchens, to spicy chamoys, by following Mexican candies you can trace the country's complex history. 

Join Maite to delve deeper into history while making candies in this interctive class!

MENU

• Alegrias (Amaranth and Honey Candy)

• Hallelujas 

• Chamoy

DETAILS

• The class will take place via Zoom. 

• For those who can't make it in real time, don't fret! A recording of the class will be available for two weeks after the class date.

• All recipes will be sent one week prior to class.

• Cancellations made 48 hours or more before the scheduled class will be refunded.

90 minutes
$25

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Tour the special exhibition The Legacy of Cacao co-curated by Maite, trace the role of chocolate, the food of the gods, from a drink reserved for Mayan and Aztec nobility to a one consumed by European aristocrats to the wide variety of cacao beverages prepared in Mexico today.

Enjoy a tasting of chocolate de agua prepared by Maite and tejate, a beverage consisting of nixtamalized corn, fermented cacao seeds, mamey pits and rosita de cacao by Soledad and Andrea Lopez.

$30

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image: Tejate: Lucrecia Ruiz Ruiz, Shava Cueva from Beverages of Oaxaca

Join us as we partner with Maylou and William Seixas of the Couch Pota.doh restaurant in Bethlehem, PA.

In this virtual class we will discover the rich history of Ecuadorian street food and the work of artist Oswaldo Guayasamín before preparing a Bolon de Verde brought and an inspired cocktail or mocktail.

A limited number of FREE Taste of Art kits will be available for pick-up from the LUAG Main Galleries in Zoellner Arts Center beginning.  Please email luag@lehigh.edu if you'd like us to put one aside for you.

1 hour
FREE

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This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, American Rescue Plan for Museums and Libraries.

Image: Oswaldo Guayasamín; Ecuadorian (1919-1999). Retrato de Atahualpa, oil on canvas, 1945

Join Maite as she recreates the romance of and allure of 16th century English travel.

Learn the history of The Grand Tour, which came into fashion in 16th-century England when the concept of travel for the sake of curiosity began. Participants will view British and French paintings, Decorative Arts, and diaries, and then complete the tour by preparing spritzes and Venetian cicchetti worthy of a grand tourist. Participants must be 21 and older.

This program will be held indoors, with a portion of walking and standing required for the gallery visit. For general questions or mobility concerns, email Joy Yamahata or call (626) 405-3457.

All supplies and materials included. Participants must be 21 or older.  

Menu:
Cynar Spritzes
Crostini with gorgonzola and anchovy
Smoked tuna, horseradish and artichoke buns
Carrot mostarda with mustard and roast ham or prosciutto
Affogato

Cicchetti recipes are from Cinnamon and Salt: Cicchetti in Venice, Small Bites from the Lagoon City by Emiko Davies

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image: Canaletto, View of Venice with St. Mark’s, oil on canvas, 1735

Join us as we explore our neighbor to the north and gain an understanding of the culture and delicious food that Canada has to offer. Featured recipes include the quintessential Canadian Butter Tart brought to us by The Flying V Poutinerie in Bethlehem, and a Canadian insprired cocktail or mocktail. We will also discuss photographer George Zimbel who immigrated to Canada from the United States and how this move was made to keep the ideals of family and community. The Flying V Poutinerie's recipes are passed down from family members and the food truck and restaurant has made itself home in the Bethlehem community, including hiring local artists to create a mural inspired by local history on the exterior of their building. 

A limited number of FREE Taste of Art kits will be available for pick-up from the LUAG Main Galleries in Zoellner Arts Center beginning.  Please email luag@lehigh.edu if you'd like us to put one aside for you.

1 hour
FREE

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This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, American Rescue Plan for Museums and Libraries.

Image: George Zimbel; American-Canadian. "Puppy at the Window", Bona Fide Farm, 1976; Photograph,Gift of George Stephanopoulos In Honor of Ricardo Viera; LUF 2018 1432

Celebrate Women’s History Month and Josefina Velazquez de Leon, a pioneer of Mexican gastronomy who between the 1930s and 1960s published over 140 cookbooks, ran a cooking academy, and hosed TV and radio shows. Josefina is the woman responsible for giving a national face to regional Mexican cuisine. Discover her story and participate in a tasting of Josefina’s famous pan de elote.

$30

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