Cook It Raw
is an annual gathering that brings internationally recognized and emerging
chefs together with dedicated producers, community leaders, academics and
cultural producers to discuss and explore the politics of food through four guiding
principles – environment, tradition, creativity and collaboration. Our
programming showcases ideas, issues, people and ingredients that are
fundamental to the iconic, site-specific cuisines in our areas of focus. Through immersive strategies, Cook It
Raw participants are able to examine local food systems, understand the
narrative of the area, apply these ideas to their own work and become advocates
for change.
This year, our program content is built
entirely around experiential methodologies. The people, products, raw
materials, ingredients and stories that we encounter in our Yucatán field trips
will shape the direction of our investigation. Mayan culture today has strong
ties to its ancient roots, and our exposure to as many of these elements as
possible will inform our understanding of the deeply important place culinary
tradition has within Mayan culture. For our
final session in Yucatán, we bring our group of international chefs to Mérida to experience and explore the how culinary traditions are kept
alive through the ritual aspects of contemporary Mayan culture.
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