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  • Tuesday, May 30, 6:30 pm Eastern – Perfectly Good Food, Live and Online

    Curated Cuisine is a monthly series examining all things edible, from the chefs cooking the food to the writers reviewing the recipes. Meet the people shaping the food industry, both local and national and enjoy a post-show bite inspired by the conversation. On Tuesday, May 30 at 6 pm Eastern, cookbook authors Margaret and Irene Li will speak at WBUR CitySpace, 890 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. Doors open at 5:30 pm.

    Before you throw out almost-expired milk, wrinkly fruit, or squishy vegetables learn all the ways you can use those ingredients in delicious stir-fries, smoothies and pancakes! Margaret and Irene Li, the acclaimed chef-sisters behind Mei Mei Dumplings, have written Perfectly Good Food: A Totally Achievable Zero Waste Approach to Home Cooking. They’ll discuss how to cook flexibly and fight food waste. It is a book for those moments everyone has, whether you cook for one or a whole household. We all have moments standing before an overfull pantry or near-empty fridge, not sure what to do with an abundance of summer tomatoes or the last of the droopy spinach. Chock-full of ingenious use-it-up tips, smart storage ideas, and infinitely adaptable recipes, this book will teach you why smoothies are your secret weapon, how to freeze (almost) anything, why using your senses in the kitchen (including common sense!) is more important than so-called shelf-life. This cookbook/field guide is a crucial resource for the thrifty chef, the environmentally mindful cook and anyone looking to make the most of their ingredients.

    WBUR environment and climate correspondent Barbara Moran moderates the conversation, featuring an onstage demonstration of how to make a food waste feast. In-person guests will enjoy a bite from the book after the conversation.

    CitySpace Tickets
    Premiere: $25.00 (includes reserved seating)
    General: $15.00
    Student: $5.00

    Virtual Tickets
    $5.00 (only one ticket needed per household)

    Register at www.wbur.org

  • Monday, June 8, 6:30 pm – Eat Local: Growing a Sustainable Food System in New England and Your Backyard, Hybrid Event

    WBUR environmental correspondent Barbara Moran moderates a conversation exploring New England’s need for more self-sufficiency, resilience and equitable access to food. Plus, learn practical skills you can take home with a gardening demonstration and purchase goodies from the specially curated farmer’s market the station will host in the CitySpace lobby. 

    New England once grew local crops to meet demand. The global pandemic exposed the region’s need for more self-sufficiency, resilience and equitable access to food. Participants in the event include Tamar Haspel, Washington Post columnist and author of “To Boldly Grow: Finding Joy, Adventure, and Dinner in Your Own Backyard,” Tamika R. Francis, founder, chief chef (and bottle washer) at Food & Folklore and Lisa Fernandes, communication director, at Food Solutions New England. There will also be a gardening demonstration led by Quontay Turner, owner of Emerald City Plant Shop.

    CitySpace Tickets
    Premiere: $25.00 (includes reserved seating)
    General: $15.00
    Student: $5.00

    Virtual Tickets
    $5.00 (only one ticket needed per household)

    To register, visit www.wbur.org

  • Tuesday, June 11, 6:30 pm – Sonic Sea Screening and Conversation

    Join WBUR on June 11 at 6:30 pm at WBUR CitySpace, 890 Commonwealth Avenue, for a screening of the award-winning documentary Sonic Sea, followed by a conversation with Dr. Leila Hatch, Marine Ecologist, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, NOAA and Barbara Moran, WBUR Senior Producing Editor, Environment.  Sonic Sea, narrated by Rachel McAdams, is about protecting life in our waters from the destructive effects of oceanic noise pollution.

    Hatch is a marine ecologist with the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary at the mouth of Massachusetts Bay and featured in the film. This area has experienced dramatic increases in shipping and she studies how low frequency noise emitted by large ships and other vessels impacts marine mammals who also rely on low frequency signals for communication, foraging, navigating and caring for their young.

    Ticket price is $10 and may be purchased online at www.wbur.org.