Voices From the Kitchen shares stories from cooks and kitchens less often heard. Over the last five years, the twice-yearly stage performance featured photography, animation, video, sound, and an interactive food experience for the audience.
Some foods feel like a hug from the inside. Jocelyn Jackson (People’s Kitchen Collective and JUSTUS Kitchen) and Aileen Suzara (PKC collaborator and Sariwa) invite you into their kitchens to explore the delicious life cycle of the sweet potato and share stories of the sweet potato’s cultural, ecological, & ancestral significance in their lives.
February book event highlights the reprinting of "Tikim", a seminal work on Philippine cuisine, in a series edited by Prof. Catherine Ceniza Choy
The discussion featured remarks by Aileen Suzara of Sariwa Kitchen, a chef and educator who contributed the foreward to the new book; by Prof. Choy, the series editor; and by Diana Halog of the Filipina Food Lab.
Growing up across the US and with roots in the Philippines, nothing keeps Suzara’s memories and culture alive like food. Through the lens of native peoples, colonization, and the modern-day “Hollywoodization” of the Philippines, Suzara’s focus is on a culture that’s alive and not left in the past.
Chef Aileen Suzara’s Culinary Crossroads
A meal that highlights a deep history of Indian influences on Filipino flavors, and a contemporary take on Aileen’s deliciously blended roots.
We'll gather on March 7 for a meal + story with Aileen Suzara, founder of Sariwa Kitchen. Sariwa (Tagalog for “fresh”), started at La Cocina in 2016, serving healthy, vegetable-based Filipino dishes in an effort to change the narrative about "unhealthy" Filipino food. Her work helping Filipino-Americans reconnect with healing foods from their heritage comes in the form of workshops, catering, pop-ups, and more.
Engage in conversation with visionary food professionals who are redefining the dialogue around good food. Join CUESA as some of the Bay Area’s premiere food change makers share stories about their paths, the pioneers who have inspired their journeys, and how they’re working to recenter their heritage in agriculture, food media, and politics. This conversation will build connections and provoke action.
The Rooted Recipes Project brings together four culinary artists & experience producers to curate a regenerative evening of conversation & storytelling over a shared meal.
Join us at CUESA’s Jack London Square Farmers Market in Oakland for a Market to Table Cooking Demonstration with Aileen Suzara of Sariwa (“Fresh” in Filipino) featuring the seasonal bounty of the Jack London Square Farmers Market.
Celebrate the ancestral recipes and herstories of four women of color, prominent chefs in Oakland’s food movement, at this dynamic storytelling event. Join as we foster a space for marginalized communities to strategize acts of solidarity around food equity in our city.
Bahay Kubo (“Little House”) revitalizes Filipino food and culture to promote health through the creation of a culturally based garden and culinary arts program. Bahay Kubo’s purpose is to lift up sustainable, healthy Filipino food practices that can ignite a culture shift towards good health.
