Breaking Down Barriers from Coast-to-Coast
There are many organizations using food to cross cultural divides. Here are some of them.
Sanctuary Kitchen, New Haven, Connecticut
A program of New Haven’s nonprofit fresh food supplier, CitySeed, Sanctuary Kitchen invites immigrants from countries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan and Sudan to share their food and cultures in CitySeed’s commercial kitchen space. Learn how to make traditional dishes, and then sit down for a discussion that includes experiences of resettlement while dining on your creations.
The United Tastes of America, Montclair, New Jersey
This nonprofit works with immigrants from ten countries, including Syria, El Salvador and Rwanda, to host in-home supper clubs. You supply the place, drinks and attendees, and the United Tastes of America provides a skilled cook and an interpreter who later sit down alongside you as guests - participating in both the meal and the conversation while restating equal footing.
Local Abundance Kitchen, Cleveland, Ohio
Women from Zimbabwe, Iraq and a number of other countries share both their cuisine and personal stories while leading cooking classes for small groups and individuals. The nonprofit also provides income for refugees (难民) and immigrants through the sale of their own handmade goods, which include bags, aprons, and whipped shea butter.
Mera Kitchen Collective, Baltimore, Maryland
A worker-owned cooperative that empowers refugee and immigrant women through food, Mera Kitchen Collective hosts, both cooking classes and pop-up events in private homes and restaurants. Mera’s cooks come from countries like Jordan, Honduras, Cameroon and Burkina Faso.
【小题1】Which organization hosts events in CitySeed’ s commercial kitchen space?| A．Sanctuary Kitchen. | B．Mera Kitchen Collective. |
| C．Local Abundance Kitchen. | D．The United Tastes of America. |
| A．Cleveland, Ohio. | B．Baltimore, Maryland. |
| C．Montclair, New Jersey. | D．New Haven, Connecticut. |
| A．It hosts hands-on cooking classes. |
| B．It helps immigrants earn a living. |
| C．It teaches immigrants to make handiwork. |
| D．It invites immigrants to share their traditional cuisine. |
