IndigeNash is a multimedia arts celebration of the cultural contributions of Indigenous artists to the community. The five-day event starts Wednesday and will take place at venues around town (read more about it here). But I would like to draw your attention to a special author event at Belmont’s Massey Center 1890 Theatre (1905 15th Ave. S.) at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20.
Sean Sherman is a three-time James Beard Award-winning Oglala Lakota chef, and he'll be joined by his co-author Kate Nelson, an Alaska Native Tlingit journalist. The two will be interviewed onstage by former Bon Appétit editor Mara Papatheodorou to discuss the chef’s new cookbook, Turtle Island: Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America. They’ll share stories of ancestral recipes and food systems, as well as traditions that have allowed Sherman’s ancestors to create food resilience throughout centuries.
Ahead of IndigeNash’s Nov. 19-23 events, we talk with the comic about how his Indigenous roots inform his comedy
As part of the evening, chocolate historian Sophie Rea will share “The Untold Story of Chocolate,” followed by a tasting and snacks prepared by the talented kitchen at Maiz de la Vida. It’s been a busy week for Maiz de la Vida proprietor Julio Hernandez following a Ryman show from Somebody Feed Phil host Phil Rosenthal, where Julio was an honored guest. Five years ago, when he first appeared on Rosenthal’s Netflix show, Hernandez didn’t even have a real tortilla business — just a food truck parked outside Chopper.
Since then, Maiz de la Vida has taken off, and Hernandez has been nominated for a Beard award, so you know those will be some pretty tasty snacks on Thursday! Get your tickets at the IndigeNash website.
