Spice Roots: Afro-Haitian Cuisine with Chef Mimie

"Roots are not in landscape or a country, or a people, they are inside you." – Isabel Allende
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Spice Roots is Curio's new event series featuring voices from the immigrant food community in and around Boston. Welcoming chefs, entrepreneurs, non-profit leaders and advocates for immigration, we'll come together in our lab space on Mass ave to learn, taste and be curious!
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JOIN US!
Rose & Mimie will do a talk followed by Q&A and a free tasting of Chef Mimie's Afro-Haitian cuisine (vegetarian).

Date/Time: Tuesday, November 19th, 7-8:30pm

Cost: FREE

Location: The Lab at Curio Spice, 2267 Mass Ave (enter through the shop @ 2265 Mass Ave)

Age: Open to all ages!

Questions? Email us at [email protected]

About the Speakers:

MYRLANDE (MIMIE) MICHEL was born in Cap-Haitien, Haiti. She lived there until she was five, when her family came to Somerville to find a better life and more opportunities. Mimie has three daughters and, when not at Nibble Kitchen, works as a mental health counselor and volunteers at a soup kitchen. “Cooking is a family passion” says Mimie who learned how to cook from her mom. “I want to make connections between cultures,” she says. Mimie is especially interested in Afro-Haitian flavors and colors. She interprets African cuisine freely, not literally. “It’s the boldness and spice that evoke Africa for me,” she says.
ROSE FRANCOIS is a committed nonprofit leader and passionate advocate for immigrant and underrepresented communities. As a Haitian immigrant herself, Rose brings both personal insight and professional dedication to uplifting immigrants, having served as the former Executive Director of Enroot Education, a nonprofit supporting immigrant youth in Greater Boston. She is deeply enthusiastic about global experiences, cultural intersectionality, and empowering individuals. Holding a Master’s degree in Intercultural Relations from Lesley University, Rose is now completing her PhD in Educational Studies at Lesley, researching how to develop spaces that foster belonging for international communities. Outside of her research, she finds joy in running, traveling, and sharing food as a mechanism to build connections.

About NIBBLE KITCHEN:

Nibble is the Somerville Arts Council (SAC) initiative that celebrates culinary-cultural exchange, spurs cultural economic development & supports immigrant communities. Nibble grew out of SAC’s ArtsUnion project, which has transformed Union Square, Somerville through innovative cultural economic development work.

Host or Publisher Curio Spice Co