Join authors John Birdsall, Michael Shaikh, and Adán Medrano to discover how food shapes identity, memory, and community across cultures. Through personal stories, culinary research, and literary perspectives, they’ll examine the politics of taste, migration-driven recipes, and the rituals that keep traditions alive.
| Where: | Student Union Kachina (Seats 100)  |
| When: | Sun, Mar 15, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm |
| Signing area: | UA Campus Store Book Sales (Mall) (following presentation)
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| Genres: | Culinary, Current Issues / Politics / Social Science, Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction |
| Moderator: | Edie Jarolim |
John Birdsall is the author of "The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James Beard" and "What is Queer Food?: How We Served a Revolution," and the recipient of two James Beard Awards for food and culture writing....
Adán Medrano is a writer, chef and award-winning filmmaker specializing in Indigenous foods of Texas and the Americas. His book, "Truly Texas Mexican" received the Finalist, Book Of The Year from Foreword Reviews....
Michael Shaikh is a writer and human rights investigator who has worked for 20 years in areas marred by political crisis and armed conflict. He has worked at Human Rights Watch, International Crisis Group, the Center for Civilians in Conflict, the UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the New York City Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice....
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