| Details | Alice Waters and Sean Sherman are owners of influential and iconic restaurants (Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California, and Owamni, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, respectively) that reflect their deeply held values regarding food production, activism, and health. They have also founded distinctive educational organizations (Edible Schoolyard and NATIFS, respectively) that bring people together to share knowledge of traditional foodways and community empowerment through food. Danielle Nierenberg, co-founder of Food Tank, will moderate a wide-ranging discussion among these two giants in the field of food history and culture. Participants: Alice Waters, chef, author, food activist, restaurateur, and 2024 recipient of the Julia Child Award
Sean Sherman, chef, founder and executive director NATIFS (North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems), founder and CEO The Sioux Chef and Owamni by The Sioux Chef, and recipient of the 2023 Julia Child Award Moderator: Danielle Nierenberg, president and co-founder, Food Tank, and 2020 recipient of the Julia Child Award The museum is located on the National Mall at Constitution Avenue, N.W., between 12th and 14th Streets, Washington, D.C. The museum is accessible via the Smithsonian- National Mall and Federal Triangle Metro stations on the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines. Museum entrances are located on Constitution Avenue on the first floor and Madison Drive (National Mall) on the second floor. There may be a short wait to enter the building. For more information about visiting the museum, https://americanhistory.si.edu/visit |
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