Past Events

PAST EVENT The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr 30 June 2018 The EAT Foundation has hosted another successful community dinner, and this time, the theme was Shakespeare’s plays. With a bit of wordplay setting the tone for the rest of the culinarily-punny evening (the menu...

PAST EVENT PERFORM 15 March 2018 Food is a performance that we take part in every day. From the sourcing of ingredients, to the preparation of those ingredients in a kitchen, to serving a dish and the social interaction around the table, each aspect of the...

On November 29, E.A.T. came to Shockoe Bottom Clay, where chef Brandon Bundy offered an edible commentary on the parallel timelines of pottery-making and world cuisine, exploring how these two distinct art forms have influenced one another for centuries.

On November 8, E.A.T. visited the Science Museum of Western Virginia, along with chef Jeff Farmer (Fortunato, Roanoke) to investigate how food changes constantly, recalibrating itself against a shifting groundwork of societal trends, blending cultures, and personal taste.

On November 6th, E.A.T., shared a night of edible inquiry at The James Monroe Museum, where we explored “harmony and purpose” in a culinary context. We used unusual flavor pairings as our tool to understand the abstract idea of “purpose” in relation to the food we share.

PAST EVENT Celebrations 27 September 2017 Food sits at the heart of every celebration, from the elaborate and time-consuming production of a family meal around the holidays, to the beers cracked at a backyard barbecue with your rec league dodgeball team. Something...

PAST EVENT LiberEAT 12 September 2017 Food is a cultural anchor and means of communication. The food we share is one of the primary ways in which we relate to one another, our communities, and the environment. On September 12, E.A.T. came to the Fredericksburg Area...

PAST EVENT Craft 22 May 2017 Zoom wayyyy out with me, to about 3500 B.C.E. ... Roughly 5,000 years. That’s a timeline encompassing everything from the end of the Neolithic Period into the Bronze Age, and into the Iron Age after that; a timeline bearing witness to the...

PAST EVENT Fusions 3 April 2017 Food is a tool with multiple uses. (Like a kitchen knife – which you can use to accomplish everything from smashing garlic, to deboning a fish, to performing a fine julienne, to opening a can… carefully… if you find yourself in a...

PAST EVENT Intersections 1 March 2017 Woven through Intersections, was a conscious effort to give E.A.T.’s guests the practical tools to approach their home dining experiences in a way that makes those experiences more memorable, beautiful, and of course, delicious....

PAST EVENT Spectrum 26 January 2017 On January 26th, E.A.T. popped up in Roanoke, VA at the Aurora Studio Center for an evening of culinary exploration into the world of multi-sensory dining. Our gustatory guinea pigs came with open minds and appetites to take part in...

PAST EVENT Revolutionary Celebrations 12 December 2016 E.A.T.’s culinary adventure on December 12th, in Richmond, VA – Revolutionary Celebrations – tracks two distinct, but parallel narratives. The first is a story encompassing America’s beginnings through the lens of...