OAKLAND, CA - OCTOBER 8: Chef Bryant Terry, author of Black Food, poses for a photo at his studio in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Together with the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco, chef-in-residence and award-winning author Bryant Terry has organized a two-day public event bringing together some of the greatest minds in the worlds of food, writing, farming and activism.
Black Food Summit, which takes place Sept. 9 and 10 in San Francisco and Pescadero, mirrors the themes in Terry’s 2021 book, “Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes from Across the African Diaspora” (4 Color Books). The book features original poetry, essays, recipes and artwork, with contributions from more than 100 Black cultural luminaries from around the globe.
Tickets are $200 for both days or $100 for the first day at MoAD only. Attendance for day two at TomKat Ranch in Pescadero is $150, with an additional bus fee of $40 from MoAD to the ranch. You can attend a live-stream of the first day for $50. To register, visit www.moadsf.org.
Publishing, design and storytelling will be the focus of the first day, with a keynote address from cultural anthropologist and Farms to Grow, Inc. founder Gail P. Myers, who is an expert on African American farmers, sharecroppers and gardeners. Other panelists include James Beard Award-winning writer Osayi Endolyn, author and pastry chef Klancy Miller and poet and preacher Mark K. White. The day ends with sips, bites and music.
The second day takes inspiration from the “Leisure and Lifestyle” chapters in Terry’s book. Multidisciplinary artist, writer and theologian, Tricia Hersey, founder of The Nap Ministry, will lead a session on rest. Also expect sessions on whole hog cooking, breathwork and gardening, with a shared supper created by Bay Area Black chefs.
Originally published at Jessica Yadegaran