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  • Tuesday, March 24, 6:30 pm – Curated Cuisine: The Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook

    Curated Cuisine is a monthly WBUR 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.

    Spices are more than small jars that sit in your cabinet and make an appearance during meal prep. For Sana Javeri Kadri, CEO of Diaspora Spice Co., and recipe writer Asha Loupy those little jars represent the farmer who toiled in the fields with love to bring you that flavor. Kadri and Loupy have co-authored The Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook, a new book that celebrates the spices from India and Sri Lanka. The cookbook centers on regenerative farms across South Asia where Kadri and Loupy spent time with the farmers who grow regional spices and the family recipes built on those traditions.

    Join Tamika Francis, founder of Food & Folklore, on March 24 at CitySpace for a conversation with Kadri and Loupy and watch a cooking demonstration from the new collection of 85 recipes. Copies of the book will be available to purchase from our bookstore partner Frugal Bookstore, Kadri and Loupy will sign and guests will enjoy a bite from the book following the conversation. Book Bundle: $55.00 (general admission and one copy of the cookbook)
    General: $20.00
    BU Faculty/Staff: $15.00 (must present a valid BU ID upon arrival)
    Student: $10.00 (must present a valid student ID upon arrival)

    Register at www.wbur.org

  • Monday, August 4, 7:00 pm – Curated Cuisine: Celebrating Chocolate Chip Cookie Day

    Join WBUR at CitySpace at the Lavine Broadcast Center on Commonwealth Avenue on August 4 at 7 pm to celebrate National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day with three local chefs and cookie innovators: Marissa Ferola, founder of Nine Winters Bakery, Maura Kilpatrick, pastry chef and co-owner of Sofra Bakery and Cafe, and Nicole Walsh, owner of Clear Flour Bread. WBUR transportation reporter Andrea Perdomo-Hernandez moderates. Get your cookie and baking questions ready. Chocolate chip cookies from all three chefs will be served following the conversation,. $10 – $30. Click HERE to buy tickets.

  • Monday, July 28, 6:30 pm – Floral Arranging Workshop with Rococo Floral Co.

    Join WBUR and the gals from Rococo Floral Co. for a floral workshop on July 28 at 6:30. In this session you will be creating your own petite very cute, very trendy arrangement. Plus, you’ll learn tips and tricks for creating insta-worthy arrangements in your own home from a mix of store-bought flowers and goodies you can find at your local flower shop. $45. Register at www.ovationtix.com This event is part of WBUR’s CitySpace Field Trip Series. Location will be provided upon registration.

  • Monday, May 19, 7:00 pm – Cheese Board Arranging Workshop with Life.Love.Cheese

    It’s time to grab a blanket, some pals and a whole lot of snacks! This summer, WBUR’s Field Trip meetup series is dedicated to helping you create the perfect picnic with classes on cheese board making, wine tasting, floral arranging and more.

    With Memorial Day right around the corner, now is a great time to learn some tricks and tips for making a beautiful and shareable cheese board arrangement. Join us on May 19 at 7 pm for a grazing board arranging workshop led by Life. Love. Cheese.

    Life. Love. Cheese. focuses on American artisanal cheese. You’ll begin the workshop with a brief cheese tasting to introduce you to some amazing American cheese makers.  Your instructor will also demo some tips and tricks for making a beautiful cheese board arrangement. Then you’ll take a crack at making your own cheese board to take home! 

    About your cheese instructor

    Kimi Ceridon received her MSME from MIT in 2001. She spent over a decade in tech before saying “Goodbye” to the cubicle and going to culinary school. She has a MLA in Gastronomy and an artisan cheese certificate from Boston University. She’s also trained in cheesemaking at Sterling College alongside Jasper Hill and now she is an artisan cheese instructor at BU. Her company Life. Love. Cheese. focuses on highlighting American cheese makers and artisans with a special emphasis on the Northeast. She was named to Culture Magazine’s hot list of cheese professionals to watch.

    Tickets are $45, and may be purchased through Ovationtix HERE. Cheese board below from Thyme & Honey.

  • Wednesday, April 23, 6:30 pm Eastern – Curated Cuisine: An Evening with Ruth Reichl

    Join WBUR on April 23 online for an evening with six-time James Beard Award winner Ruth Reichl who will reminisce about her long career and share her perspectives on how restaurant culture and food publishing is changing.

    Reichl is a New York Times bestselling author of five memoirs, two novels (Delicious!; The Paris Novel) and the cookbook My Kitchen Year. She served as restaurant critic for the Los Angeles Times in the 1980s and The New York Times in the1990s before becoming editor in chief of Gourmet magazine in 1999 until it shuttered a decade later. Despite holding some of the most prestigious jobs in food writing, Reichl has always written in the voice of the ordinary cook and embraced an outsider persona. 

    Tania Ralli, WBUR assistant managing editor of arts and culture and graduate of the French Culinary Institute in New York City, will moderate the conversation. Seats for the live event are sold out but register ($5) for the online feed HERE

  • Monday, February 3, 6:30 pm – Curated Cuisine: Easy Weeknight Dinners

    WBUR and CitySpace host an edition of Curated Cuisine on February 3 with New York Times Cooking’s Emily Weinstein, Melissa Clark, and Eric Kim. Inspired by one of The New York Times’s most popular newsletters, Weinstein’s “Five Weeknight Dishes,” the new book Easy Weeknight Dinners offers 100 fast and flavorful meals that will satisfy whether you’re seeking a standout dinner for one, crowd pleasers for picky kids or something special for company. Just because you’re busy doesn’t mean that you can’t have something excellent to eat.

    Weinstein will be joined by popular Cooking columnists Melissa Clark and Eric Kim, who will discuss recipe writing, go-to meals and tips for easy excellence in the kitchen. Copies of the book will be available for purchase, the chefs will sign and guests will enjoy a bite from the book following the conversation. $10 (students) – $30. Register HERE.

  • Monday, December 9, 6:30 pm – Curated Cuisine: Historian Jessica B. Harris on the Culinary & Cultural Traditions of Kwanzaa

    Curated Cuisine is a monthly series at CitySpace at the Lavine Broadcast Center in Brookline hosted by WBUR and Boston University 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.

    James Beard Award-winning culinary historian Jessica B. Harris joins Tamika R. Francis, founder of Food & Folklore, for a conversation about the updated edition of her book, A Kwanzaa Keepsake and Cookbook: Celebrating the Holiday with Family, Community and Tradition.  The event takes place December 9 at 6:30 pm. Harris is the author of 12 critically acclaimed books documenting the foods and foodways of the African Diaspora including High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America, which inspired the Netflix docuseries of the same name.

    A Kwanzaa Keepsake and Cookbook explores African American culture, food and family, featuring recipes and stories to help this generation create unique holiday traditions. Copies of the book will be available for purchase from our bookstore partner Frugal Books. Harris will sign and guests will enjoy a bite from the book following the conversation. Reserved tickets $30, General Admission $20, BU faculty and staff $15. Register HERE

  • Monday, March 11, 6:30 pm – The Simple Art of Rice

    Tamika Francis, founder of Food & Folklore, moderates a conversation with James Beard Award-winning chef, cookbook author and TV personality JJ Johnson, about his new cookbook The Simple Art of Rice: Recipes from Around the World for the Heart of Your Table. Johnson’s culinary philosophy centers on showcasing the diversity and richness of the African diaspora while also challenging traditional ideas about what these cuisines can be. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. Johnson will sign and guests will enjoy a bite from the book following the conversation.

    This event is co-produced by BU Food & Wine and WBUR.

    Click here for more information

  • Tuesday, December 19, 7:00 pm – A Christmas Carol

    On December 2, 1867, Charles Dickens began his first American reading tour of A Christmas Carol in Boston. Since 2002, WBUR has hosted a reading of this timeless holiday tale at the Omni Parker House, the historic site of Dickens’ first performance.
    This year, our tradition will continue on December 19 at CitySpace with a reading by your favorite WBUR hosts and reporters: Meghna Chakrabarti, Tiziana Dearing, Ben Brock Johnson, Darryl C. Murphy and Robin Young with musical performances by a cappella carol singers.

    Celebrate the 21st anniversary of this annual event and support the women of Rosie’s Place with your ticket purchase. Founded in 1974 as the first women’s shelter in the United States, Rosie’s Place provides a safe and nurturing environment to help poor and homeless women maintain their dignity, seek opportunity and find security in their lives.

    Complimentary cookies and hot cocoa will be served to attendees during intermission. This event is made possible with support from Bearly Read Books. $80. Register at www.wbur.org/events

  • Tuesdays, November 21 – December 19, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Plant Healthcare

    Led by Ken Gooch, this Berkshire Botanical Garden program focuses on factors that affect plant health care, including insects, diseases, pathogens and abiotic influences. Basic diagnostic techniques will be taught. Learn to minimize potential problems through proper site preparation, plant selection and placement. Managing problems using biological, chemical and cultural techniques will be discussed with a focus on integrated pest management. The class will take place Tuesdays, November 21 – December 19, from 5:30 – 8:30 at the Garden. Ken Gooch is the former Forest Health Program Director for the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. Additionally, he is a Massachusetts Certified Arborist and teaches arboriculture at the Garden. $185 for BBG members, $215 for nonmembers. Register at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/plant-health-care-1

    Image courtesy of WBUR.