About this Event
A conversation inspired by Caribbean Cocktails: Drinks & Bites from the Afro-Latino Diaspora, a collection of cocktail and food recipes that uses the pleasures of the table as an entry point into larger histories of the Caribbean.
Drawing from their forthcoming book Caribbean Cocktails, chef and cocktail creator Nelson German and James Beard Award–winning cookbook writer and culinary anthropologist Andréa Lawson Gray explore how drinks, dishes and ingredients can reveal stories of migration, cultural exchange, creativity and resilience across the region and its diasporas.
The evening begins with a short film trailer screening and a moderated discussion by Liam Mayclem, followed by a book signing and a networking reception featuring drinks and bites from their newly released book.
Notes
Program partners: Planet South; Sobre Mesa
Photos courtesy of the speakers; cocktail image by Briam Cute from Pixabay; Jackson photo by Sheilby Macena.
Speakers
Chef Nelson German, Executive Chef and Partner, Meski in San Francisco
Andréa Lawson Gray, Culinary Anthropologist
Liam Mayclem, Emmy Award-winning Radio and Television Personality
Jovan Scott Lewis, Professor of Geography and Haas Distinguished Chair in Economic Disparities, UC Berkeley
Jocelyn Jackson, Award-winning Chef; Artist; Teacher; Activist
Host: Robert Melton, Art Curator and Co-chair, Arts Member-led Forum, Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California
5:30 p.m. doors open & check-in
6–7 p.m. program
7–8 p.m. reception and book signing
(all times Pacific Time)
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, United States
USD 24.25
