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Campbell County Public Library is excited to welcome Brian Yazzie, aka Yazzie the Chef (Diné/Navajo), to your library November 1 and 2. This two-day event will feature a cooking class, an evening presentation, and a pop-up lunch. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from this talented chef about the ancestral knowledge he uses to create delicious and beautiful modern indigenous cuisine.Friday, November 1
12pm: Cooking with Chef Yazzie:This free family-friendly class (kids age 7+ accompanied with grownup) is limited to 40 students. Sign up today! tinyurl.com/CCPLYazzieClass
5:30pm: Indigenous Food Sovereignty presented by Chef Yazzie
Saturday, November 2
12:30pm: Pop-up Lunch: We're turning the CCPL Wyoming Room into a temporary restaurant! Stop by your library to enjoy a delicious lunch prepared by Chef Yazzie! This is a first-come, first served event
Chef Yazzie is from Dennehotso, Arizona and is based out of Saint Paul, MN. He has a degree of Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Culinary Arts from Saint Paul College, 2016. Yazzie is delegate of Slow Food Turtle Island Association, and a team member at I-Collective: a collective of cooks, chefs, seed keepers, farmers, foragers, and scholars, focused on bringing awareness to the cultural appropriations of indigenous foods of the Americas.
Brian and his Fiancée, Danielle Polk (Hoonmana Polk) are the Founders/Owners of Intertribal Foodways, a culinary mission specifically working with and for the betterment of tribal communities, wellness, and health through Indigenous foods. They travel internationally and are available for catering, private dinners, pop up dinners, chef demos & cooking classes, collaborations, and presentations on indigenous food sovereignty.
Thanks to The Library Foundation Inc. for sponsoring Chef Yazzie’s visit to CCPL.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
2101 S 4-J Rd, Gillette, WY, United States, Wyoming 82718
