Learn about the world in your backyard
CULTURE.CLE
COME TRAVEL AND TASTE ANOTHER CULTURE WITH US. LEARN ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, CULTURE AND CULINARY DELIGHTS OF THE WORLD, WITHOUT EVER HAVING TO LEAVE THE 216.
Local chefs participate in the experience to promote their restaurants and appreciation for culture.
We bring together Clevelanders to show them how to break bread while learning about ethnic foods and ingredients and, the how they help form a cultural identity.
About
Community Building Impact
Our mission is to teach culture through a monthly culinary experience.
The evening agenda will be led by the facilitator, cultural intermediary and chef. The participants will be encouraged to ask questions to the chef and speaker to enhance their understanding and create an open dialogue.
By hosting these events we create an authentic opportunity to interact with the chef and view the food preparation. This allows for the participants to build community by sharing stories and food with people that they might not normally interact with or even know are a part of our diverse community in Cleveland.
We want to highlight that many cultures have a strong cultural connection to food and the time spent breaking bread with one another. Our goal is to tap in and leverage this commonality, to create a comfortable and traditional way to explore community and cultures.
Since we are focusing on creating a community that values diversity, it is important to create a shared experience around food - a universally important component of culture. We want to be much more than a monthly dinner club for Clevelanders with an international palate. To begin the experience, appetizers will be shared and passed as a medium to start connecting with others (even though they may be complete strangers) from diverse backgrounds. Participants will be encouraged to share food and dine “family style” to maximize the experience and taste new foods.
Events
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Culture.CLE Experiences Lebanese Cuisine
This March 12th, we visit a local Lebanese gem called Falafel Cafe.
Their menu is derived from its owners roots with authentic dishes from across Lebanon.
Tickets (valued at $99) will include dinner, a tasting of demo appetizer, conversation and Q & A with the owner and chef, access to a juice and soft drinks menu (available for purchase) and access to full menu of desserts and appetizers (available for purchase).
Proceeds from this event go to benefit @Cleveland Global Shapers.
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