From One Earth Film Fest and Austin Eats:

Join us for an award-winning film, food, fun, and freebies. Plus, enjoy ...

• free dinner bites

• Best of the West mac & cheese cook off

• pickling demo

• tours of Bethel New Life's vegetable garden

• more fun & freebies

Register here: https://foodandfilmshowcase.eventbrite.com

This event is for those living, working, worshiping and attending school in Chicago’s Austin & West side communities. Great for adults/general audiences + older children/teens.Limited space.

FILM DESCRIPTION (52 min): Black food is American food. Chef and writer Stephen Satterfield traces the delicious, moving throughlines from Africa to Texas in this docuseries "High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America (2021)." We will watch episode 3 "Our Founding Chefs." Learn how James Hemings invented mac & cheese and other stories of Black culinary ingenuity.

This event is part of Austin Eats, a collaborative working to rewrite the narrative around food in Chicago's Austin community. By synergizing organizations already promoting healthier food choices through grocery access, culinary entrepreneurship, food education, community gardens, and urban farms, Austin Eats will recreate Austin’s food access ecosystem.