Dining with Authors | Beyond the Food Court at 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 her book Beyond the Food Court: an Anthology of Literary Cuisines, edited by Luciana. Beyond the Food Court contains 14 short essays by Alberta-based writers that explore the roles food plays in our lives. Each essay has its own flavour and focus, and can be used individually or in combination with the others to inspire discussions around food and its role in identity, community and relationship building. Words from other languages are included, particularly concerning the names for dishes or ingredients, but the essays are quite accessible for established readers. While the focus is on food, each essay includes some element of social community, political impact or societal values.

Complementing our conversation will be a specially curated dinner from chef Earl Briones at Filistix Downtown. Chef Earl has created a special 3 course meal inspired by the book that will feature ingredients from the Philippines.

Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Time: 6 to 9 p.m. (doors at 5:30 p.m. and program begins at 6 p.m.)

Location: Filistix downtown  (10621 100 Ave, NW)
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 the authors

Luciana Erregue-Sacchi is an art historian, translator, writer (Of Mothers and Madonnas, Polyglot, 2023) and award winning publisher of Edmonton-based publishing house Laberinto Press. She is also the editor of Beyond the Food Court.

 www.laberintopress.com 

IG: @wearelaberintopress 

Mila Bongco-Philipzig is a writer, visual artist and community organizer. She has published five bilingual (Filipino-English) children's books as well as poetry and essays in various anthologies and magazines. As part of Edmonton Public Library's Roots and Routes, the Millwoods Library Gallery will launch on September 15 and run until November 30 with Mila's solo art exhibit .

About the chef

Chef Earl Briones is from the Philippines and has been cooking for more than 12 years. He is an avid researcher of pre-colonial Philippine food and recipes, especially from his hometown of Pampanga.

Chef @carbivoresubs @birdogbar

 

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