Cooking Up History: La Vida Verde L.A. with Chef Jocelyn Ramirez

How can we be more conscious of where our food comes from and the people who grow it? Chef Jocelyn Ramirez will share how Latinx communities in Los Angeles are reimagining the food system through a plant-based diet that draws upon traditional Mexican food cultures.

Featuring:  

Lisa Marquez, Foodways Researcher

Chef Jocelyn Ramirez, Chef and Founder, Todo Verde

For more information about Food History at the National Museum of American History visit: https://americanhistory.si.edu/topics...

Major support for the 2020 Smithsonian Food History Weekend and Gala from Home was provided by the Winiarski Family Foundation, The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, the Brewers Association, and Clark Construction Group, LLC, with additional support from Marcia Myers Carlucci, The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation, Nordic Ware, Potomac Construction, Dr. Bruce E. Spivey and Amanda Spivey, Eric and Cynthia Spivey, and Wegmans.

Music kindly provided by the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra from their upcoming album Bernstein Reimagined.

We extend our gratitude to David C. Frederick and Sophia Lynn for their support of this recording project and the Leonard Bernstein centennial celebration at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.