ACV Presents: Traditions of The Plate, with Ayesha Erkin

ACV presents Traditions of The Plate, with Ayesha Erkin.

How are traditions shaped, upheld and reinvented through cooking and eating? How are recipes shared across generations? How does food inform our identities?

Ayesha Erkin, founder of Brown Girls Food Club, architect and recipe developer, joins ACV for a morning of discussion, recipe sharing and storytelling around the traditions of the plate. Guests are invited to bring a recipe they’re willing to share amongst the group, or a story related to a recipe/mealtime. Ayesha will then lead us through a 'tortellini’ dumpling cooking workshop, after which we’ll all come together around the table to share a meal.

A portion of tickets have been reserved for our chosen local grassroots organisation focused on women with experience of migration and seeking asylum. This event is open to everyone and intends to be inclusive to all.

Twenty percent of ticket sales will go towards earthquake relief funds in Turkey & Syria.

This event has been curated by Dalia Al-Dujaili.

Please email us any specific dietary requirements prior to attending so we can plan ahead.

Ayesha Erkin is a freelance multidisciplinary and multicultural creative; Architectural Designer, Recipe Developer, Creative Director, Stylist & Digital Creator. Despite titles and medium used, her work is anchored in the human experience and the concept of belonging. Ayesha worked with companies like Lake Flato, Participant, Our Place and is a RARE with Google Leader.

As a trained architect, she a problem solver who can think conceptually and critically, and her diverse background brings in prospects often overlooked. Through her love of food, Ayesha has cultivated successful international communities ground up with Brown Girls Food Club, a space she co-founded for BIPOC women to connect while eating at local minority-owned businesses.

Ayesha is an immigrant of mixed Turkic and Arab heritage. She was born and raised in Pakistan, alongside living between Saudi Arabia, Germany and America. Currently, she is based between Texas, London and New York City, but you’ll often find her taveling elsewhere.

www.ayeshaerkin.com | www.browngirlsfoodclub.com | @ayeshaerkin

Dalia Al-Dujaili is the Founder of The Road to Nowhere, Digital Editor of AZEEMA Magazine, columnist at This Orient, and a freelance producer & journalist based in London with bylines in The Guardian, WePresent, Huck, It's Nice That and others. She’s worked with organisations like the Barbican, the Tate, Nike and Netflix. She focuses on the SWANA region, migrant narratives, community stories and creativity from the margins.

www.daliaaldujaili.com | @dalia.aldu

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Acrylicize, 30-36 Pritchard's Road, London, United Kingdom