Deep-Dish Dialogue: Rebuilding the Food System

Explore the cracks and chasms in our food system and meet some of the people advocating for meaningful change for our health, environment, and communities. We will hear from leaders working toward a more equitable food future through distinctive approaches and at different scales. Join Danielle Nierenberg, recipient of the 2020 Julia Child Award, to learn about the role that individuals can play in helping to reshape the food system. This panel is a collaboration among Food Tank, The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and the National Museum of American History.

Featuring:

Eric W. Spivey, Chairman, The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts

Paula J. Johnson, Curator and Project Director of the American Food History Project

Danielle Nierenberg, Co-Founder and President, Food Tank 

Vimlendra Sharan, Director, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Liaison Office for North America  

Methany Eltigani, 2020 World Food Day Poetry Competition

Leah Penniman, Co-Director, Soul Fire Farm  

Laura Reiley, Business of Food Reporter for The Washington Post  

José Andrés, Chef/Owner of ThinkFoodGroup and Founder of World Central Kitchen

Major support for the 2020 Smithsonian Food History Weekend and Gala from Home was provided by the Winiarski Family Foundation, The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, the Brewers Association, and Clark Construction Group, LLC, with additional support from Marcia Myers Carlucci, The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation, Nordic Ware, Potomac Construction, Dr. Bruce E. Spivey and Amanda Spivey, Eric and Cynthia Spivey, and Wegmans.

Music kindly provided by the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra from their upcoming album Bernstein Reimagined.

We extend our gratitude to David C. Frederick and Sophia Lynn for their support of this recording project and the Leonard Bernstein centennial celebration at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.