Join us in celebrating FRANCE with the French Embassy & Kitchen Connection! Distinguished chef, Sylvie Berger, from the Alliance Française wi...
Ska Moteane is a chef from Lesotho and founder of the Ska Moteane Foundation, which focuses on finding sustainable solutions to food-related chall...
Grace Ramirez is a chef, cookbook author, activist, and global TV personality from Venezuela. She is also part of a network of “Chefs for the Peop...
Once again an indigenous West African superfood that is breaking ground in the well-being and health-food markets. The mighty Moringa oleifera tre...
Adrian Hădean is a Romanian chef, who has dedicated his life to traveling the world and exploring the vast range of ways food can be prepared and ...
Massimo Bottura is a chef and food activist from Moderna, Italy. Alongside his wife, Lara Gilmore, he founded Food for Soul, a non-profit organiza...
The ideology of this dish is that we use all parts of vegetables (in this case, tomato) and try not to throw anything away, because we think that ...
Chef Niven Patel worked throughout the Cayman Islands and Europe before settling in Miami to open a restaurant and two-acre farm that serves the l...
Jamsel Gyaltshen is a young Bhutanese chef and restaurant owner from the capital city of Thimphu. After training at the Culinary Institute of Amer...
Einat Admony is an Israeli chef who believes that food is a means of connecting people around the world by expressing love and unity, and that by ...
Mariah Gladstone produces “Indigination,” an online cooking show that highlights traditional indigenous foods and encourages food sovereignty. As ...
Method: Method 1: Firstly, cut off both ends of each starfruit. Then cut off the outer ridges along each star fruit. Cut lengthways to get as many...
Omer Eltigani is a Nubian home cook who works to increase the global exposure of the cuisine and culture of Sudan. An advocate for soil health, he...
Method \Cut the meat into small pieces. Peel and chop the onion and the peppers into even-sizepieces. Remove the stems from the tomatoes and chop....
Born in rural Kenya, farmer Loureen Auwor advocates for improving soil quality and planting native vegetables in East Africa, where food consumpti...
Lyn Bishop is a free-spirited farmer and mentor who teaches others to “live the life you love.” This mindset inspired Bishop to move to Chiriquí, ...
Melissa Asawachatroj is a Thai chef, cooking instructor, and entrepreneur from Bangkok, who also holds a master’s degree in food studies. Food has...
Sara Leana Ahmad tells stories of the Iraqi diaspora through food on her popular blog, where she shares recipes that reflect her ancestry and that...
Rina Matsuo is a Japanese chef from Naha, Okinawa, and a member of the Ryukyu indigenous group. She works to promote Okinawan food culture, which ...
French chef and restaurateur Daniel Boulud’s childhood on a farm outside Lyon instilled in him the importance of equitable, sustainable food syste...
1. Bring to boil 500ml of water and cook the sweet potatoes (until soft, not mushy) for 10 minutes. Then peel, cut in 1/2 inches and cool them dow...
Joan Carling is an indigenous cook from Baguio City in the Philippines. Growing up with her Kankanaey heritage, she was taught the importance of f...
Sara Assi is a dynamic home cook from Beirut, Lebanon. She studied dietetics and shares family-friendly recipes that are bursting with flavor and ...
Eelke Plasmeijer is a Dutch chef and restaurateur living in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. His dreams of becoming a cook were awakened during his childhoo...
Manal Alalem is a United Nations World Food Programme Ambassador from Jordan. She shares recipes that can be made quickly and with minimal food wa...
As an indigenous home cook, Aleida Robles seeks to share the traditions of the Kuna people living in Panama. Traditionally, the Kuna people, a com...
Sotha Sok is a Cambodian farmer from Svay Rieng, where he is an ally for climate- resistant local agriculture. This traditional Khmer recipe requi...
Methods: Step 1: Heat oven to 180 degrees c - Boil a large pot of water - Cut the white part of the scallions into battons about 20cm long leaving...
Rita Robert Otu is a creative and influential farmer, food justice advocate, and public speaker from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Her academic b...
Methods: If not using an Instant Pot: Trim off stems and thick veins from luau (taro) leaves. Rinse leaves well. Roll up leaves and cut into strip...
Spanish chef and activist José Andrés founded World Central Kitchen, a non-profit organization that delivers food relief in the wake of natural an...
Working in Antarctica, cooking homestyle meals for NASA scientists, chef Lisa Johnson’s primary mission was to keep her crews’ spirits up, while s...
Miguel Flaco is a member of the Embera Quera indigenous community in Panama. He cares deeply about biodiverse food because it has the ability to s...
Farmer Kati Partanen, from Iisalmi, Finland, is a board member of the Finnish Farmer Union MTK, and chair of the Women's Committee in the World Fa...
Katerina Delidimou is an Athenian food blogger, who brings her love of traditional Greek cooking to family tables around the world. She has been v...
Ursula Schersch is a cookbook author, food journalist, and food photographer based in Vienna, Austria. She writes food blogs in both English and G...
Mbali Nwoko is a South African farmer and writer from Johannesburg, who is passionate about food security. Her recipes utilize plant-based ingredi...
Omayah Atassi is a Syrian homecook who works to collect traditional family recipes that are verbally passed down from one generation to the next. ...
"Chef Tita" Inés Páez is an ambassador of New Dominican Cuisine. She was the first chef to focus her cooking on rescuing the gastronomic heritage ...
Andrew Zimmern is a chef, writer, TV personality, and food educator from the United States, who has devoted his life to exploring and promoting cu...
Doris Goldgewicht is an author, teacher, chef, and content creator, who loves finding innovative ways to reduce food waste and support local fishm...
Afghan food blogger Humaira Ghilzai tells stories of Afghanistan’s rich culture and its people through delicious food. She focuses on supporting r...
Multinational author and food blogger Zahra Abdalla hosts food-related media programs from her base in Dubai, UAE. Inspired by the Arabic and Iran...
Saturnina Kari Luna is an indigenous farmer from the District of Lambrama, Province of Abancay, Apurímac, Perú. She is a member of the Siusay comm...
Denise Browning is a Brazilian chef and recipe developer who blogs about easy, healthy, budget-friendly recipes that represent her heritage. Becau...
Sofia Castilblanco is a chef and food enthusiast from Managua, Nicaragua. Spending time in the kitchen of her mother’s restaurant ignited her curi...
Niyati Parekh is a Professor of Public Health Nutrition and works at the intersection of nutrition, chronic diseases, and food environment in vari...
Bun Lai is a sustainable sushi chef from Hong Kong, currently living in Connecticut, in the Northeastern part of the United States. His goal, as a...
Leah Penniman is a Black Kreyol farmer/peyizan, author, and food justice activist. She co-founded Soul Fire Farm with the mission to end racism in...
Anahita Dhondy is an Indian chef from Gurgaon, Haryana, and grew surrounded by food. Her passion for cooking and her kitchen skills were ignited b...
Rachael Sintamei Yiaile is a home cook from the Maasai indigenous community in Kenya. Frequent droughts and social unrest make food expensive in h...
Danielle Neirenberg is an activist, author, journalist, and President of Food Tank, a think tank and research organization dedicated to building a...
Theo De Jager is a South African farmer and head of the World Farmers’ Organization. On his farm, De Jager keeps goats and produces timber and sub...
Nargisse Benkabbou is a Moroccan author and chef. With a passion for sharing her culture and cuisine, Benkabbaou aims to inspire people around the...
Pierre Thiam is a Senegal-raised chef, restaurateur, author, and social activist. He is a descendant of two major ethnic groups within Senegal, th...
Luciana Gencarelli is an Italian-American entrepreneur in the Northeastern part of the United States. Her passion for food and business stems from...
Azlin Bloor is a Singaporean chef and culinary instructor. A love of cooking is in her blood and she hopes to make the world a better place for he...
Ana Guerra is the founder of Fundación Indígena Zenú de Bellavista in Columbia, which focuses on the sustainable development of the Zenú indigenou...
Chef Alejandra Kauachi is a proud and passionate Mexican cook, who is dedicated to sharing the traditions and flavors of her ancestor’s cuisine. S...
Saliha Bala is a French-Algerian homemaker who lives in Champigny-sur- Marne, France. She is passionate about creating a more sustainable and mini...
Natacha Gomez is a Haitian chef and climate change activist, who promotes traditional authentic dishes with a nutritious twist. Haiti struggles wi...
Chef and restaurateur Virgilio Martínez is at the forefront of the organic food movement in Peru, where he explores the region through his cuisine...
Sean Sherman is a chef, author, and educator, and is the founder of North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS). As a member of th...
Michael Elégbèdé is a Nigerian chef from Lagos, Nigeria. He is also a member of the Yoruba people, an indigenous group that is one of the largest ...
Rawia Bishara is a Palestinian chef and restaurant owner based in Brooklyn, New York. She uses food to connect the storied history of her people w...
Elle Youkyung Hong is an energetic home cook from South Korea, where "have you eaten?" is often how people say "hello" and the popular online eati...
Chef and restaurateur Yohanis Hailemariam combines his innate creativity and Ethiopian heritage to serve healthy, African-inspired dishes both at ...
Yana Tannagasheva is a representative of the Shor Indigenous People of Southern Siberia, and works to preserve the traditional recipes of her comm...
David Hertz is a Brazilian chef from Rio de Janeiro and founder of Gastromotiva, an organization advocating for a better global food system. When ...
Hunanatu (Huna) Matoke is an indigenous member of the Nuaulu People who lives in Ambon, the capital city of the Indonesian province of Maluku. Her...
Gloria and Juana Hidalgo are Dominican restaurateurs who share their mother’s legacy and culture through family recipes like this one. Beans requi...
Julius Roberts is a self-taught, first generation farmer who traded his restaurant career for a more sustainability-focused life in the English co...
Sheila Flaherty is an Inuit harvester, hunter, and chef in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, also known as “the place of many Arctic char.” She is a Direc...
It’s true that without food we can’t live, but for me the most important thing is that food means life itself. It’s not only an object that can ma...
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The mission of the Kitchen Connection Alliance is to empower global citizens with the knowledge to contribute to a better food system. The Alliance focuses on engaging youth as protagonists rather than victims of the food system through online and in-person advocacy, events, and educational material that is meant to be fun. The Kitchen Connection Alliance is a revolutionary education hub and global youth organization dedicated to empowering global citizens with knowledge to contribute to a better food environment. The Alliance makes advocacy accessible, actionable, and engaging for a new generation of food systems champions.
Kitchen Connection started as a project of our founder Earlene Cruz, after she lost her wallet while doing research in Ghana. Earlene was invited into the home of a local family that shared shelter, company, and home-cooked meals with her for the remainder of her stay. To maintain a relationship with her selfless hosts built upon their shared love for good food, Earlene arranged video calls to catch up and prepare traditional Ghanaian meals with their guidance. Her desire to share “gastrodiplomacy” with others grew and gave rise to Kitchen Connection, an organization committed to uniting people using food as a vehicle to greater discussions about the food system.
With the support of our partners, Kitchen Connection has now evolved into The Kitchen Connection Alliance. We maintain that there cannot be a conversation about food without food on the table, so our online and in-person events bring people together to cook, share, and act in support of a better food system for all. Our goal is to meet people where they are: in libraries, schools, markets, and in their own kitchens, using innovative approaches to alleviate some of the biggest challenges to our food system and recognizing the power that we all have to solve them.
At #COP24, Youth Representative Earlene Cruz discusses how climate change affects farmers on the ground and speaks about her project on making the most nutritionally effective, culturally appropriate and least wasteful recipe. Watch the video to learn more 👇 pic.twitter.com/1Sjlq6UGWE
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