Caribbean Cocktails: Rum, Sugar, and the Afterlives of Empire

A conversation inspired by Caribbean Cocktails: Drinks & Bites from the Afro-Latino Diaspora, a collection of cocktail and food recipes that uses the pleasures of the table as an entry point into larger histories of the Caribbean.

Drawing from their forthcoming book Caribbean Cocktails, chef and cocktail creator Nelson German and James Beard Award–winning cookbook writer and culinary anthropologist Andréa Lawson Gray explore how drinks, dishes and ingredients can reveal stories of migration, cultural exchange, creativity and resilience across the region and its diasporas.

The evening begins with a short film trailer screening and a moderated discussion by Liam Mayclem, followed by a book signing and a networking reception featuring drinks and bites from their newly released book.

Notes

Program partners: Planet South; Sobre Mesa

Photos courtesy of the speakers; cocktail image by Briam Cute from Pixabay; Jackson photo by Sheilby Macena.

Speakers

Chef Nelson German, Executive Chef and Partner, Meski in San Francisco

Andréa Lawson Gray, Culinary Anthropologist

Liam Mayclem, Emmy Award-winning Radio and Television Personality

Jovan Scott Lewis, Professor of Geography and Haas Distinguished Chair in Economic Disparities, UC Berkeley

Jocelyn Jackson, Award-winning Chef; Artist; Teacher; Activist

Host: Robert Melton, Art Curator and Co-chair, Arts Member-led Forum, Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California

5:30 p.m. doors open & check-in
6–7 p.m. program
7–8 p.m. reception and book signing
(all times Pacific Time)

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