Explore history and culture though food! Part culinary adventure, part cultural lecture, Dining with Friends celebrates the diverse flavours of the world through shared meals at restaurants in our community.
Dining with Authors | Beyond the Food Court at Filistix downtown
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
6 to 9 p.m.
Filistix downtown
The Friends of Royal Alberta Museum Society (FRAMS) is excited to feature Luciana Erregue-Sachi and Mila Bongco-Philipzig for our next Dining with Authors event. Mila will share highlights and insights from the book Beyond the Food Court: an Anthology of Literary Cuisines, edited by Luciana. This collection of 14 creative non-fiction essays delve in the subtleties, diversity and individuality of ethnic cuisines beyond the uniform, kitschy offering at a typical mall food court. Complementing our conversation will be a specially curated dinner from chef Earl Briones at Filistix Downtown. Cost:
FRAMS Friends $75 including meal, tax and tip
Non-Friends $85 including meal, tax and tip
Menu:
- First course: duo of empanadas
Laing or Bicol Express stuffed, with peanut sauce (can substitute brown sauce for allergies)
- Second course: Chicken Asado
Suman sa Lihiya, Atchara, Chimichurri
- Third course: Cassava cake
Coconut caramel, banana que
About Dining With Friends
Dining with Friends was the brainchild of Linda Tzang, former RAM Curator of Cultural Communities. It was initially offered to complement the museum’s successful Chop Suey on the Prairies exhibition. Since then, diners have been exploring cuisines from around the world at our quarterly events.
Each event includes a set, multi-course menu, often featuring some of the restaurants most popular dishes. Accompanying the food is a short talk about the history of the dishes, and the people, places, and cultures where the food originates. Our previous events have included visits to Blue Willow, Tiffin, Dorinku, Langano Skies, 97 Hot Pot, El Rancho, and Cafe Beirut, to name a few.
We saw the information about the dinners and thought we’d give it a try. We’ve hardly missed one since then – and we became FRAMS members in the process!
Norm Kluthe, FRAMS Member
The program has been an outstanding success –providing entertaining and educational programming out in the community while also making many new friends for RAM and FRAMS. It’s quickly become a member favourite, with tickets often selling out before they are released to the general public.
