Three sisters soup- newspaper

How to make an
and see the world
Apple Pie
- The Strangers -

17 PSSD DESIGN METHODS | STRANGERS 20th September 2017
ABSTRACT
How do you envision a world without boundaries? How about a
place on earth where everyone lives harmoniously without diffe-
rentiating between color, race or ethnicity?
In this era of ongoing crisis in Syria, Libya and many other nations,
millions of population has to leave their homes and migrate to sa-
fer countries. There could be many reasons for immigration and
the numbers are only increasing. But the most essential thing is to
integrate them with the host community or let’s just call them ho-
sts. So how can we integrate the immigrants and the hosts?
When we think about integration, we normally tend to think of it
as a complex concept of combining into an integral whole, but here
we are taking an approach to start from the basics and comparing
it with a simple apple pie. So what is it about integration of im-
migrants with hosts and an apple pie? This children’s book called
“How to make an apple pie and see the world” by Marjorie Pri-
ceman deals with the story of a baker, she’s making an apple pie.
Easy to make isn’t it? Only if the market is open. But if the market
is closed, then the world becomes the grocery store; A deliciously
silly recipe for apple pie that takes readers around the globe to ga-
ther ingredients.
A group of international designers found this simple children’s
story as a perfect metaphor for the concept of using food as an
incentive for integration. The story uses the idea of collecting in-
gredients for making an apple pie as a means for learning about
different countries, their cuisine and culture. Interestingly, the im-
migrants and hosts have different culinary backgrounds and why
not tap into these differences as the starting point of building a
better relationship, bond between the two communities. Food of-
fers so much more to a person than mere nutrition and sustenance.
It brings people together, and is the easiest way to open up one’s
mind to experiencing a new culture.
It’s not hard to understand how food can be used as a tool to help
to build relationships around the world. In this newspaper, we, the
Strangers group have created three scenarios to give the recipe for
connecting people around the food. We have a vision for integra-
tion through food, tried to be explained with a simple example of
learning how to make an “Apple pie” and see the world through the
ingredients for it. -In a pie, it’s very important the preparation of the
filling, it’s the heart of the cake and the first step.
In the same way, it’s very important that in our society kids are edu-
cated and made aware of in terms of integration.Like little seeds that
someday can grow into big trees that shade the society, kids can grow
knowing how necessary and wonderful it is to live in a world that is
integrated with people from all backgrounds. Live in a connected
and harmonious environment with each other. The first scenario is
called Seeds for integration.
- Creating the dough and base for the pie is the most essential part of
any pie. This can be compared to connecting immigrants and hosts
as a family, within homes, sharing meals and sharing our kitchen.
This is the most essential and first step for bringing a change in the
society as a whole. We call this second scenario as the Three sisters
soup.
- The final step for the pie is its covering, without which the pie would
not be complete. Likewise, it is not enough to bring changes just wi-
thin the homes or in the young ones, but to create awareness and
start initiatives within the community as a whole. There arises our
third scenario for integrating people through food, involving a large
community. We call this scenario as bridging the gap. So come let’s
dig in and learn how to make an apple pie and see the world!

17 PSSD DESIGN METHODS | STRANGERS
SEEDS FOR
INTEGRATION
20th September 2017
THE INTEGRATION DAYS -
MILAN
AROUND THE WORLD IN 12 DISHES
Two years after the Expo 2015, can we say that something has
been changed? Reflection on the Expo theme has become a time
of sharing and celebration, involving conferences, events and
performances. Every aspect and every moment of, as well as every
participant at, Expo Milano 2015 defined and moved forward
the chosen theme: Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life. Research
reveals that 89.9% of the 1200 foreigners surveyed at Expo think
that food facilitates a meeting between people. Cooperation is
essential if we are to achieve the goal of ensuring sufficient food
and food security throughout the world, which is what "Feeding the
Planet" means. It is not clear if beyond the premises and promises
Expo 2015 has really sensitized civilization to be aware of the food
and resources of the planet. Certainly it offered the opportunity to
bring different cultures, often in contrast, closer together.
Many children enter social environment, such as daycare or school,
with limited exposure to people of diverse backgrounds. If they
are different than their peers, some children may feel out of place
and worried that others won’t accept them. Introducing children
to food enjoyed by people from other cultures is a fun way to
familiarize them with other cultures, encourages them to be proud
of their identities and promotes acceptance of human differences.
“Around the World in 12 Dishes” is a cook activity, held by
"Glitteringmuffins". You will be taking you and your children on a
journey around the world by following in Phileas Fogg's footsteps,
exploring 12 different countries with your children, by cooking
12 dishes with them, one for each country visited. Not only is it
an exciting and different way to learn about cultures, but cooking
with children brings a host of benefits – from numeracy to science.
So how can you participate in this event? It’s a fully online event
guided through the website of Glittering muffins. Do check that
out and learn the basics of integration through food with your little
one.
Milano Ristorazione has decided to propose that this exchange
be reciprocal, so that the children, born from parents of different
origin from Italy, can know their new country, tasting the
different and varied regional cuisines, as well as everyone else can
understand the tastes and the customs of many different countries,
eating dishes that come from the four corners of the earth.
This year first menu was Chinese, but the next one was Lombard
and the school year is closing with the Peruvian one. Already on
site, however, the menus for the Integration Days scheduled for
next year, with other regional menus, Roman and Sicilian, but
also African, Indian, ethnic, with the project of a day dedicated
to a Middle Eastern menu that it also brings together the great
religions of Judaism and Islam. Diversity is a value, a resource for
improving ourselves.
Federico De Luca
Source:www.salaecucina.it
http://glitteringmuffins.com/2012/03/03/around-the-world-in-
12-dishes-2/
Hongtao Chen
https://www.motherearthliving.com/Cooking-Methods/soups-on-three-sisters-soup
If you’re a lover of cooked fruit inside a nice crust you’re sure to
understand this recipe. For a good apple pie it is necessary that
you dedicate a lot of time for the filling. This is what we want to of-
fer to the readers with our first scenario. Seeds of integration. We
start with the food, in general, picking up all the inspirations that
allow to open the door of the schools but also houses towards other
culture. Immigrants often use food as a means of retaining their
cultural identity. People from different cultural backgrounds eat
different foods. The ingredients, methods of preparation, preser-
vation techniques, and types of food eaten at different meals vary
among cultures. Sometime young students were coming into clas-
ses without a real respect and tolerance for cultural differences. It
is important that school teach the wealth of diversity and fostering
a respect for multiculturalism.
So food is one of the best way to begin teaching children about
culture and respecting various cultures there by people who fol-
low them. In 2009 Cooking Communities piloted a series of mul-
ticultural after-school cooking clubs in UK, these clubs aimed to
develop young people’s food preparation and cooking skills as well
as to enhance their understanding of different cultures. Each ses-
sion concentrated on a recipe linked to a different cultural event.
Pupils completed questionnaires both before and after attending
the cooking clubs to assess their cooking abilities and multicultural
understanding.
The result of these clubs was significant improvements in skills such
as meal preparation and pupils’ ability to cook healthy foods/meals.
Also Pupils’ cultural awareness increased significantly after partici-
pation in the cooking clubs. This model of multicultural after-school
cooking clubs could be adopted by other schools and youth settings
in the future help promote cooking skills, healthy eating, and respect
across different cultural groups.
Ideas like these have real relevance for integration of immigrants
and hosts. Readers, think about this little seeds because one day they
are to become great fruits, so fresh, ready to be used in a pie.
Maria Colafiglio
Source: Unsplash.com
Source: www.salaecucina.it

The WE 4FOOD project is an integration project dedicated to
young Italians and foreign immigrants in the Euro-Mediterranean
area through food, a vehicle for the knowledge of different cultural
identities. The basis of this project is food, seen as a dialogue
between different peoples.
In total, the project will be dedicated to more than 150 young
people in the province of Bari and Matera, who attend hotel
and agricultural soles. The results achieved are: solidarity,
cooperation and cultural integration among young people through
the enhancement and sharing of the different specificities and
gastronomic excellences; development of a balanced relationship
between man and territory with a view to promotion and
enhancement through the excellence of products and ingredients;
a greater culture of healthy and conscious nutrition through
the knowledge and learning of the different characteristics and
specificities of the products; a greater knowledge of the different
use of the same ingredients in different cultures.
The partnerships present are very important, including: province
of Bari, Mediterranean agronomic Institute of Bari, Italian
association for the fight against cancer and pays association. The
project has identified in the food a vector of cultural identity and
knowledge that, through the Mediterranean diet, promoted a
healthy and correct diet, favouring local products of the Euro-
Mediterranean area, such as extra virgin olive oil from its
extraordinary preventive and protective qualities for health. This
first step represents a moment of education of the pupils involved,
to the multicultural and tolerance, in a historical moment of
growing migration, of the presence of cultures and creeds from the
various origins.
The project, through the integration, sharing and exchange of
knowledge related to different culinary traditions, has encouraged
the promotion of territorial excellence through the enhancement
of local specificities related to food and culture of healthy and
conscious nutrition.
The project, through the integration, sharing and exchange of
knowledge related to different culinary traditions, has:
- promoted youth protagonism in the processes of building models
of dialogue, contributing to the acquisition of values of tolerance
and mutual respect as well as the promotion of cultural, religious
and linguistic diversity for a more cohesive society;
- promoted solidarity, cooperation and cultural integration among
young people present in the territories of the partner provinces
and those coming from the Euro-Mediterranean area, making use
of the professional support of well-known local chefs;
- spread the culture of healthy and conscious nutrition through
the promotion and enhancement of typical products of territorial
excellence;
- Implemented modern communication techniques aimed
at enhancing the content developed by the project and its
dissemination and capitalization.
WE 4 FOOD
Martina Barri If there can be said to be an international language these days,
then it’s arguably food. Western dress, music and films may be
universally adopted, but our global eating habits are broader and
we can expect to find sushi in Stockholm, burritos in Bangalore
and pizza in, well, any city in the world.
When it comes to school food, the story is the same. All over the
world, international schools don’t just serve local food. There is
almost always a ‘pick and mix’ feel to the menu, partly aimed at
tempting the palates of students from many different countries,
and partly reflecting just how far reaching different food cultures
are these days.
At the Nexus international school in Putrajaya, Malaysia, the
lunchtime menu is themed, with a different nation’s cuisine
featuring each day. Schools will mix and match between cultures
every day. A typical week sees the children working their way
through Chinese, Moroccan, French and Irish food, though each
week finishes with fish and chips on a Friday. As well as being
aware that a student body marches on its stomach, international
schools recognise that they have a unique opportunity to explore
different food cultures, and their students are probably some of the
best fed in the world!
The Howard C. Reiche Community School is a true melting pot
where 29 languages are spoken and 22 countries are represented.
A right place to find the great ingredient of the integration. In
the coastal city of Portland, Maine, the right event to bring the
community together in the Multicultural Potluck typically held in
late winter with the main goal is to get to know each other better,
in a big crowd of 400 adults and children. Everyone can bring a
favourite dish that better represents their culture that’s include
sushi, rice and beans, spaghetti, lasagne, slow cooker meals and
burritos.
Each year volunteers, parents and teachers, want to learn to their
kids how is important know other culture and understand that this
is possible through food. The informal atmosphere encourages
families to mingle and get know the others. Even the local
restaurants donate food items. Everyone can enjoy dishes that
come from all the world and know personally the author that for
sure have a different background. Little seeds that create a great
experience and most important kids that can grow in a world that
is more near as we think.
Xueqing Miao Maria Colafiglio
Source:https://www.wintersschoolfinder.com/articles/school-
food-around-the-world/
Source: Cooking Communities: using multicultural after-school
cooking clubs to enhance community cohesion
L.A. Gatenby, J. Donnelly, R. Connell, 2011
FOOD SPEAKS LOUDER
THAN WORDS
BRINGS A SCHOOL COMMUNITY
TOGETHER
Source: www.feedingknowledge.net/home/-/bsdp/6425/it_IT
Source: https://www.feedingknowledge.net/home/-/bsdp/6425/it_IT

17 PSSD DESIGN METHOND | STRANGERS
THREE
SISTERS
SOUP
20th September 2017
Hongtao ChenSruthy Padannappurath
Last year saw more than 1 million people
cross the Mediterranean to Europe, fleeing
their homes and the dire situations in
Syria and Libya in search of international
protection. Integrating immigrants to
host countries is the best solution which
would be best for not just the immigrants
but also for the host country, not only out
of compassion, but also to enable them to
contribute to their new host countries - as
workers, as tax-payers and as consumers.
How to integrate the immigrants and host
on a family level?
Some anthropologists say that sharing food
is what makes us human. There’s nothing
else we do that is so central to making us
feel part of a group. Sharing food is an
opportunity to physically support each
other and to share companionship through
mealtime conversation. A companion,
deriving from the Spanish “con pan”
meaning “with bread”, is someone with
whom to share your bread.
Cooking together and sharing food over
dinner within the comfort of homes could
be one of the best options for integration. It
could be a symbiotic development for all the
parties involved and I think it could be best
explained with the Native American story
of the three sisters. So what is the story of
three sisters?
The Three Sisters are the three main agricultural crops of various Native American
groups in North America: winter squash, maize (corn), and climbing beans. In a
technique known as companion planting the three crops are planted close together. The
three crops work together to help each other grow. The maize provides a structure for
the beans to climb, eliminating the need for poles.
The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil that the other plants use and the squash
leaves act as living mulch, creating a microclimate to retain moisture in the soil. And not
only does the story of three sisters teach virtues of co-operation, this is a valuable lesson
from the nature which teaches us to live symbiotically and help each other grow along
with our growth.
Coming back to our topic, by inviting the immigrant home, they feel more welcomed,
will be able to learn the language of the host while the host would be able to learn about
a new culture and new recipes and enjoy food from around the globe at the comfort of
their dinner table. Exactly like our three sisters!
A group of German tech entrepreneurs wants to help refugees in their
country by providing them with an enriching way to receive meals and
make connections to their new communities.
Five members of Berlin-based startup Memorado created “Refoodgee,” in
2015, an app that helps pair newly arrived refugees with the city’s locals
based on food preferences and shared languages.
The Memorado team built the app during a hackathon hosted by the
startup in Werbellinsee, Germany. The conference was focused on creating
apps to help refugees entering the country with aspects of their daily lives,
and “Refoodgee” was one of the products that came out of the event.
To use the app, refugees and locals can sign up for a free account as
either a dinner guest or host. They then provide information including
their countries of origin, languages spoken and preferred cuisine. Locals
can then invite refugees to a meal, which the refugees can either accept
or decline. If the refugee accepts, both sides will get each other’s contact
details, and they can coordinate meeting times and plan the meal. How
refugees and locals split the cost of the meal is entirely up to them.
The Refoodgee team hopes that through preparing and sharing a home-
cooked meal, locals can provide refugees with food and company, and
refugees can share their stories and make new friends. “Refoodgee” is also
just one of many efforts to help newcomers integrate into German society
through technology. It has been a successful application and many hosts
and refugees have great things to say about the benefits of the app on their
lives.
MUSHROOM-
SHARING KITCHEN
REFOODGEE- AN APP FOR
INTEGRATION
https://www.behance.net/gallery/18033821/
MUSHROOM
http://thegovlab.org/refoodgee-app-connects-
berlin-locals-with-refugees-through-food/
The sharing economy will inevitably become a major part
of the global economy, or should we say it has already
become one. So what is a shared economy? Or what are the
most common examples of shared economy that we know
of? It can be car pooling facilities, Air bnb, Bike sharing
services and so on. It could be sharing a room,sharing
car to the sharing kitchen. The project “MUSHROOM”
is a sharing kithcen facility. it is a platform that gives an
ultimate cultural food experience for foodie travelers.
It’s not just a home-based restaurant, or just a tourist
attraction. In foreign places, of course local people have a
kitchen; while travelers don’t. The idea is to connect locals
and foodie travelers to create their own experience. Locals
treat the travelers as guests, and vice versa. Have a plateful
of culture, everywhere you go.
In the future ,Restaurant and shops will not be the only
places to taste foreign food, people can pay more attention
on the process of making food and have a good food
experience through cooking with local residents by sharing
their kitchen. This is a great way of sharing and bonding
through food of different cultures.
Xiaowen Yu
Source: https://www.motherearthliving.com/Cooking-Methods/soups-on-three-sisters-soup
Source: https://citiesintransition.eu/publicatie/refoodgee-app
Source: https://www.behance.net/gallery/18033821/MUSHROOM

17 PSSD DESIGN METHOND | STRANGERS 20th September 2017
It is a cookery and language initiative where asylum
seekers, refugees and migrants struggling to access
employment due to legal and linguistic barriers, teach their
traditional cuisines to the public. This project aids their
integration process by addressing obstacles of destitution,
unemployment and language barriers in the UK migrant
community.
There are several stories of immigrants who were helped
through Migrateful. Asal is an Iranian who reached UK
six months back and joined Mirateful. What is her story?
Asal was forced to leave Iran with her children after the
political situation became too dangerous. She had trained
for seven years as a psychologist there and despite gaining
refugee status in the UK, has struggled to find employment
due to language barriers and her qualifications not being
recognised. She explained: “It’s hard to stay positive through
it all. It’s about finding your purpose again. Migrateful is
really helping – I am sharing my cooking skills with love and
passion again. A lot of my happiest memories are associated
with food – In Iran I remember waking up to the beautiful
aromas of my grandmother’s cooking”
The chefs of Migrateful are asylum seekers without the right
to work, yet unable to access state benefits – leaving them
with no way to meet their basic needs. Secondly the chefs
are refugees struggling to access employment. 50% of the
125,000 refugees living in the UK are unemployed, despite
being more qualified and more educated than the average
British person. This is often due to language barriers and
their qualifications not being recognised.
MIGRATEFUL-
RECIPES REBUILDING
LIVES
https://www.migrateful.org/
Sruthy Padannappurath
LOKU: CURIOUS FOOD AND FRIENDS
https://www.behance.net/gallery/37867143/Loku-Curious-food-and-friends
Xiaowen Yu
Nowadays , a lot of people from around the world choose to go abroad to study or working.
People new to a city feel it’s tedious and overwhelming to find new friends and feel at
home. Meanwhile according to the research ,20% of the locals of Finland eat alone. Eating
is one of the basic needs of people, and eating together is a good way to socialise. So food
can be the the common factor that connects the above mentioned two kinds of people.
In Helsinki,two students of the Aalto University design a project “ Loku” which is a service
for the locals of Helsinki. The native residents of Helsinki leads increasingly isolated lives.
This project is exploring the opportunities which interest these “new and old locals” and
can bring them closer and close the distance between them. It combines three elements
to achieve the sense of belonging: friends, knowing the city and its little secrets well; and
good food! Loku learns about the user and invite her/him to adventures tailored to their
passions, and will also help them curate their own food events. On the Loku platform, one
will find efforts by inspiring food initiatives and cultural champions across Helsinki.
For the immigrants, food is the most easy things they can access and experience the local
culture and life. In the future , more and more food communities will be created ,they are
the good platforms for local residents and immigrants to make new friends ,exchange the
different culture and information. Also to make new friends and socialise. This is a real
initiative which is actually in the process of bridging the cultural gap in Helsinki.
There are 180,000 migrants in the UK who do not speak English well
or at all, yet the government has cut the English teaching budget by
40% over the last 5 years. Without English these individuals struggle to
integrate and access employment and this startup Migrateful is making
a positive impact on these people.
Research shows that the tradition of
eating together as a family or group is far
less common in Western countries than
in other parts of the world. Migrateful
is a social enterprise where asylum
seekers, refugees and migrants teach their
traditional cuisines to paying customers,
going to their homes.
https://www.migrateful.org/impact/
https://www.behance.net/gallery/37867143/Loku-Curious-food-and-friends
https://www.migrateful.org/chef-training/

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When living in new places,
eat as the locals eat. There is no doubt that food can be a bond
to integrate people from all over the world. Imagine that when
you come to a new city, everything strongly attracts you. You
are exciting and can’t wait to start your exploration. But at the
same time, it will also bring you some confusion, everything in
front you is strange which makes you have no idea about how
to choose. The first confusion for most people can be “What to
eat”. That is why we have some Apps (such as the well-known
one named “tripadvisior”) for who are not familiar with the local
food to experience the best local food recommended by millions
people.
But it is not enough. Travellers always want to explore the new
things as much as they can, not only taste local food, but also
the culture and integrate with natives. Food exactly has a social
function to connect people wherever you come from.
So a “social dining platform” named Vizeat came out. It is to
enable travellers to discover the authentic food at locals’ home.
The using process can be divided into three steps:
Discover: Explore thousands of amazing food experiences around
the world through VizEat. After choosing which city you desire,
you need to select the social eating experience that whets your
appetite. Book: Once you’ve made your choice and select the dates
you are available. Your host will receive a notification and get
back to you as soon as possible.
THE WELCOME DINNER PROJECT-
JOINING THE DOTS
Xiaowen Yu
Source:https://www.joiningthedots.org/the-welcome-dinner-
project
A secondary objective is to hold spaces for existing organisations
and change makers which fosters new understandings and
nurtures a tangible sense of our inter-connectedness. The
welcome dinner project is one of the initiatives of joining the dots.
So what is the welcome dinner project?
For centuries, strangers have bonded over the simple act of
sharing food and swapping stories. The Welcome Dinner Project
uses this ancient notion to unite Australians with refugees,
migrants and students newly arrived to the country. The project is
an initiative of Joining the Dots - a not-for-profit agency founded
by Penny Elsley in 2010.
Each Welcome Dinner pairs an average of eight Australians with
eight newly arrived people. Everyone brings a dish to share, and
an evening of storytelling, eating and friendship-making ensues.
Participants can register online to either open their doors or
participate in a Welcome Dinner at someone else's home.
Joning the dots is a Sydney based organisation based on the belief
that we can all build connections that bring about the changes
we want to see in the world. We can achieve this by reconnecting
to our inner-self, our community and our sense of place (land/
country/earth).
The primary objective of the food community is to create
opportunities for meaningful encounters which not only foster
positive relationships between community members but also
promote necessary shifts in perception and values.
The effect of these shifts will be a more connected, peaceful
society. This in turn will result in the emergence of collaborative
endeavours which embrace our collective diversity to sustain
positive change towards happier, more resilient and productive
communities.
TASTE THE CITY WITH LOCALS
Share: It’s time to enjoy your VizEat experience! Your selected host
is waiting to meet you and share their food story with you. Discover
a new culture from the inside and enjoy an authentic experience…
which would be made even better with great company and delicious
food. Afterwards, you will be encouraged to share the experience on
social media with #vizeat, so more people can discover their own
local food events too!
In this way, you can immerse yourself easily in local food and
culture, meet other foreign travellers at your table, and experience
the magic of social dining. Think about a cooking class in Rome, a
rooftop dinner party in Barcelona, a supper club in London…each
of dining will be a great surprise and precious memory for your
trip. After VIZEAT experience, many travellers find missing and
believe the strongest connections take place sharing a meal. Vizeat
has found a way to weave people from all over the world to share
personal stories into the dining experience. Because people always
want to know the person they’re spending two hours with. That
is the magic part of the food- integrates people from all over the
world, which can’t be replaced by any other things.
Xueqing Miao
https://www.joiningthedots.org/the-welcome-dinner-project

BRIDGING
THE GAP
M'AMA FOOD
http://mamafood.it/it/index.html
This is a story that speaks of cooperation,
integration but also entrepreneurship. The
idea from which this beautiful initiative
is born is a catering that came from the
world, giving the opportunity to offer to
others what everyone can do better.
So nowadays, more and more design for
social food in communities has come out.
Such as ‘food tour’ which can be a great
way to get a taste for local ingredients and
artisan products as well as to learn the
history and culture of the region. Cities
around the United States also use food,
through events such as food festivals, as a
way to connect the diverse threads of their
communities, and to introduce people to
cultures they may not know much about.
Communities that offer events like the
ones highlighted here show that there is
a desire to learn more and connect across
those cultural divides. In other words,
bridging the gap.
Nowadays, we have more and more chances to explore the world through traveling,
studying, working or immigrating in a new place. New food is a big part of new life. Because
it is not only about a behavior to explore delicious dishes, but also communication and
integration with the people who have different culture background from you.
Food is a best bridge to connect people from different communities to enjoy the fantastic
time together and weave them to share different culture on the table. However, many
people have prejudice to the foreign food they are not familiar with. They refuse to try it
and even have bad comments on it. That is a big pity. They lose the good chance to learn
more about the culture through new food and that is not favorable towards integration.
20th September 2017
EXPO 2015
Federico De Luca
Source:www.expo2015.org
Two years after the Expo 2015, can we
say that something has been changed?
Reflection on the Expo theme has
become a time of sharing and celebration,
involving conferences, events and
performances. Every aspect and every
moment of, as well as every participant
at, Expo Milano 2015 defined and moved
forward the chosen theme: Feeding
the Planet, Energy for Life. Research
reveals that 89.9% of the 1200 foreigners
surveyed at Expo think that food facilitates
a meeting between people. Cooperation
is essential if we are to achieve the goal of
ensuring sufficient food and food security
throughout the world, which is what
"Feeding the Planet" means. It is not clear
if beyond the premises and promises Expo
2015 has really sensitized civilization to
be aware of the food and resources of the
planet. Certainly it offered the opportunity
to bring different cultures, often in
contrast, closer together.
M’ama Food is an ethnic and solidarity
catering where the protagonists are
troubled women who are building a new
future. They all propose the recipes of
their country, reinterpreting them in
Mediterranean style, without ever having
lost the original essence of the flavors of
their distant lands. The women involved
have stories of persecution, ill-treatment
or escape from countries in war.
M'AMA FOOD is more than a catering
service! In fact, they want to consider
the attention to the good end and the
importance of the meeting between
different culinary traditions in the world;
bring people together and promote
mutual understanding; be a way and
an opportunity - to learn, discover, and
evolve together.
In other words, M'AMA FOOD intends
to become a good reference point for all
users wishing to combine good food with
the added value of solidarity and dense
choices of meaning. Like attention to fair
compensation, recognition of the dignity
of women and their work, respect for all
the people who have come from afar.
Those who decide to try this type of
catering will discover dishes of great
quality and contribute at the same time
to the social integration of women in
difficulty and their children. M'AMA
FOOD offers everyone the opportunity
to explore new boundaries of taste and
inviting harmonies of flavors, creating a
new community in which the "different"
cuisine is an opportunity to learn about
traditions and cultures.
T h r o u g h e n t e r t a i n m e n t a n d t h e
opportunity to discover traditions through
flavors and smells, Expo 2015 has become
a synaesthetic experience for its guests.
Food is a ritual that characterizes every
culture and makes it similar. What we
recognize in us makes us empathetic.
There are no prejudices where there is
empathy. At Expo Milano there were
all the ingredients to cook our Apple
Pie. Food is a vehicle for integration,
economic growth, employment and social
development.
Martina Barri
Xueqing Miao
http://www.kwic.info/collective-cooking-building-community-resilience-through-food-sharing

The refugee crisis has brought hundreds of thousands of people
to Greece in recent years, seeking safety and shelter or passage to
northern Europe. Many have chosen to stay and make the country
their home. One of the many cultural changes these new residents
have brought with them to their adopted home is food.
Options FoodLab is a platform which started out as means to earn
some extra money while inadvertently going through the “integration”
process for the migrants, most people realised the value was much
more than just money. Food can be a source of mental health and
wellbeing of the parites involved. Options FoodLab was a one-off
experiment that became a full time project for a dedicated team of
refugees and volunteers from Greece. Thier first event, held in April
2015, attracted more attention than they ever expected. It was sold out
and people were asking for more, so they continued. Senait was the
first chef and it was called Senait’s Kitchen in the beginning.
Senait’s Kitchen became the OneLoveKitchen, which then became
Options FoodLab in 2016. The goals of the FoodLab were based on
the real success of that first event, which wasn’t actually the fact that it
was sold out, but that it brought many different people together, even
if it was just for one night. The events took place on rooftops, in social
centres, in co-working spaces and in churches, any place that saw the
impact and wanted to support them.
Options FoodLab uses food as a vehicle to learn about sustainability,
integration, health, and culture. Options FoodLab puts together very
diverse teams to deliver unique events at any venue in the city of
Athens. They provide meals for groups of up to 500 people, banquets,
buffets, snacks, meal boxes; a food catering service cutomised to
needs. They also organise PopUp events around the city with varying
frequency. Lastly they organise workshops to learn each other’s
cooking techniques and eat new dishes together.
OPTIONS FOODLAB
AROUND THE WORLD
CULTURAL FOOD FESTIVAL
http://options.limited/about/
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20th September 2017
A food you’ve probably never heard of before, prepared by a
refugee chef. Eat Offbeat delivers authentic and home-style
ethnic meals that are conceived, prepared and delivered by
refugees resettled in NYC.
Eat Offbeat was founded by Lebanese immigrant siblings
Manal and Wissam Kahi. Kahi said “they don’t just want
to change the lives of these refugees; they want to change
American attitudes as well”. As the Syrian refugee crisis
intensified many people in the refugee community who
cooked, and that they had an opportunity to both help
refugees get settled in their new lives and to change the
increasingly negative narrative about what refugees had to
offer.
It’s a way to give newly-arrived refugees much-needed
jobs, but it’s also a way to offer truly authentic food from all
over the world. Here is a possibility to create a community
between different people that want to share their skills and
their culture. Everyone can have this possibility, cooks like
a professional chef the best dish that you represent. The
desire is to expand to other cities where people are curious,
adventurous eaters how we are all at the same level near a
great plate made with love.
Celebrating the rich intercultural diversity, the Around the
World Cultural Food Festival invites you to join us for the
second edition of our annual event.
This event is free of charge, with plenty of food and beverages
available for purchase. Come enjoy delicious foods from around
the world while watching a diverse folk show with singers and
dancers from different countries, as well as a fashion show with
traditional outfits from some of our participating countries.
Around The World Cultural Food Festival creates a Cultural
and Educational Experience like no other in the DMV. This
event do not only sell food; they showcase, educate and teach
their culture through food.
EAT OFFBEAT
Maria Colafiglio
With only one (1) restaurant per country ~ we are carefully selecting the
best of the best for our attendees! The festival delivers a once in a year
experience in which our vendors are encouraged to present The Best of
The Best from their countries.
This year, we are introducing a Cultural Fashion Show! We are also
encouraging attendees to come dressed up in their traditional costumes
and participate in the fashion show.
Culture encompasses the customs and traditions of a country. Culture
encompasses religion, food, what we wear, how we wear it, our language,
marriage, music, what we believe is right or wrong, how we sit at the table,
how we greet visitors, how we behave with loved ones, and a million other
things, United States is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the
world. Nearly every region of the world has influenced American culture,
as it is a country of immigrants, most notably the English who colonized
the country beginning in the early 1600s. U.S. culture has also been
shaped by the cultures of Native Americans, Europeans, Latin Americans,
Africans and Asians.
Just as cultures from around the world have influenced American culture,
today American culture influences the world. The term Western culture
often refers broadly to the cultures of the United States and Europe.
Hongtao Chen
Source: www.eatoffbeat.com
Source: www.eatoffbeat.com

Sharing a passion for food, showing one's
cooking skills, sitting down at the table
with unknown people, thus linking up
new relationships. This and much more is
Gnammo, a Startup that allows to promote
social eating events in different private
and non-private locations. A community
of about 100 thousand people who believe
in the values of sharing, collaboration
and socialization. How can Gnammo help
integration between different cultures?
The answer is found in the flavors and
traditions. For Anaya, a Senegalese girl
from seven years in Italy, Gnammo was
an opportunity to make known the culture
of her country and enjoy delicious meals
making new friends. "It all started two
years ago when I learned of the existence
of this platform through Facebook.
Because of my economic difficulties, I
decided to test myself and launch myself
on this adventure.
Cheese is a show in the town of Bra dedicated to the world of dairy products and
cheese.
The event is free and takes place in the streets, squares and courtyards of the
historic city center. During the days of the festival you will find countless events,
including the cheese market, the house of biodiversity, the great cheese hall
and the wine shop, the pizza square, the street kitchens, the beer plaza and food
trucks.
There are also two cinemas hosting the review Cheese on the screen, the Slow
Food Editor bookshop, the taste workshops, the conference space, the stage.
The large cheese network, made up of cheesemakers, breeders, refiners, experts,
purchasing managers and admirers, has allowed this eleventh edition to exceed
the threshold of the 50 countries present.
Food is a best bridge to connect people
from different communities to enjoy the
fantastic time together. We can all follow
guidebooks—whether they be Michelin
or Lonely Planet—but in so many cities,
the best things to eat are at the ends of
tiny alleys, hidden somewhere on the
third floor, nearly lost amid the clamor of
hawker markets, or on the counters of food
trucks.So nowadays food tours are more
and more popular. It can be a great way to
get a taste for local ingredients and artisan
products as well as to learn the history and
culture of the region, One successful case
study is “Food Adventure” .It is all about
inspirational food tours offering backstage
passes to some of Wales’ finest food and
drink producers. The half and full-day
tours take you behind the scenes at the
very finest – and often little-known –
foodie destinations, giving you the chance
to meet the producers and taste their
amazing produce.A typical adventure may
include a behind the scenes visit to a farm
to meet a farmer passionate about rearing
quality meat and then a meal in a fabulous
restaurant or pub featuring that produce
and a demo by the chef.Other adventures
will take you to meet the best artisan food
producers in Wales, many of whom don’t
open their doors to the public for anyone
other than Food Adventure. See a demo
to get an insider’s look at what inspires
them, or try your hand at making your
own creation.
At the beginning it was a bit hard: not
having feedback people didn’t trust
and didn’t want to discover my kitchen.
Then thanks to Carla, with whom I now
organize the dinners at my house, I have
acquired the trust and feedback needed
to continue. Now I share my evenings
almost daily. Thanks to Gnammo, I had
the opportunity to meet other people and
share stories. I made new friends and I
have regular guests. The favorite dish of
my guest is my vegetable cous cous, my
insider touch makes the difference". It is
not just about gains and sharing, thanks to
this kind of experiences Anaya has become
a symbol in the condominium in which it
lives and in the area. The prejudices and
the mistrust of people since it arrived have
improved. "At the beginning people looked
at me badly and often it was very sad to
feel marginalized. My cooking allowed
me to express myself and my culture.
"Senegal is a lively and colorful country, I
transform the values of my country in food
and people love this.”
SET ANOTHER PLACE
AT OUR TABLE - ROME
FOOD ADVENTURE
CHEESE 2017
Source:www.gnammo.com/gnammers/ http://cheese.slowfood.it
Federico De Luca
Xueqing Miao
20th September 2017
“There is always something to do, to know, to
taste.”
The 2017 edition is intended as a bridge of dialogue
and it does so from its own themes: integration and
interaction. Behind some of the best-known and
consumed drinks and foods made in Italy, there are
often people arriving in our country with the hope
of building a better future. Cruelty in the media,
unfortunately, is rather focused on engaging in
chronicle events, but obscures the great contribution
they give to our (which is also their) country.
And it is in these contexts that even the most distant
states of the world seem immediately closer to our
small reality.
Martina Barri

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