“Caribbean Cuisine” Cooking Class at Casa Azafrán with Chef Sanchia Chanko
Location
Casa Azafran
Presentation Type
Event
Start Date
28-9-2015 5:00 PM
Description
Please join Belmont students and faculty for a hands-on cooking class followed by a sit-down meal and conversation at Casa Azafrán. The class will be taught (in English) by Sanchi Chanko, who received her culinary training in her home country, the southernmost island of Trinidad and Tobago. The event will include a tour of the community center and an explanation of the work that is done there to support Nashville’s immigrant community. After the tour, all participants will get hands-on training in the kitchen and then share a meal together. About ten minutes from campus, the Casa Azafrán Community Center on Nolensville Pike near I-440 is a collaborative that brings together nonprofit partners committed to social, economic and civic integration of immigrant families and other economically vulnerable communities. Casa Azafrán houses offices for Conexión Américas as well as United Neighborhood Health Services, Family and Children’s Service, Justice for Our Neighbors of Tennessee, and The Global Education Center, among others. In addition, there is a Community Kitchen (called “Mesa Komal”) that is a commercial shared-cost kitchen with the infrastructure and technical assistance needed to start and grow area businesses such as local caterers and food trucks. Seating for the September 28 event is limited to 10 faculty, staff, or community members and 10 Belmont students. Prior registration and payment (cash or check made out to “Conexión Américas”) must be submitted to Brenda Hancock (WAC 3034) by Monday, September 21.
Recommended Citation
Julseth, David, "“Caribbean Cuisine” Cooking Class at Casa Azafrán with Chef Sanchia Chanko" (2015). Humanities Symposium. 32.
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium/2015/2015/32
“Caribbean Cuisine” Cooking Class at Casa Azafrán with Chef Sanchia Chanko
Casa Azafran
Please join Belmont students and faculty for a hands-on cooking class followed by a sit-down meal and conversation at Casa Azafrán. The class will be taught (in English) by Sanchi Chanko, who received her culinary training in her home country, the southernmost island of Trinidad and Tobago. The event will include a tour of the community center and an explanation of the work that is done there to support Nashville’s immigrant community. After the tour, all participants will get hands-on training in the kitchen and then share a meal together. About ten minutes from campus, the Casa Azafrán Community Center on Nolensville Pike near I-440 is a collaborative that brings together nonprofit partners committed to social, economic and civic integration of immigrant families and other economically vulnerable communities. Casa Azafrán houses offices for Conexión Américas as well as United Neighborhood Health Services, Family and Children’s Service, Justice for Our Neighbors of Tennessee, and The Global Education Center, among others. In addition, there is a Community Kitchen (called “Mesa Komal”) that is a commercial shared-cost kitchen with the infrastructure and technical assistance needed to start and grow area businesses such as local caterers and food trucks. Seating for the September 28 event is limited to 10 faculty, staff, or community members and 10 Belmont students. Prior registration and payment (cash or check made out to “Conexión Américas”) must be submitted to Brenda Hancock (WAC 3034) by Monday, September 21.
Comments
Cost: $25 faculty or staff/$15 students
Note: If the September 28 class fills, a second class will be available for sign-up. The class must have a minimum of 15 participants (maximum of 20). The second class, given sufficient sign-ups, will be held on Saturday, October 3, from 4 – 6:30. Open to Belmont faculty, staff, students, or community members, the second class will cost $25 regardless of status.