Booker T. Washington Community Service Center, La Cocina & MoAD present

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Join us for a celebration of chef and James Beard Award-winning author, Hawa Hassan, and her new book, Setting a Place for Us: Recipes and Stories of Displacement, Resilience, and Community. Tickets available here!We'll open the Night Market with a reception featuring dishes from seven of La Cocina’s talented chefs and end with a panel moderated by Museum of the African Diaspora Chef-in-Residence, Jocelyn Jackson. Drinks will be available for purchase.

TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2025
6 PM - 9:00 PM

LA COCINA ON HYDE

101 HYDE ST.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102

Hawa's second book is an intimate collection of essays and over 75 recipes exploring the history of eight countries impacted by war and conflict and the effect on the country and diaspora’s foodways.

With empathy, curiosity, and an insistence on sharing different aspects of human survival, Hawa Hassan gathers singular, multifaceted narratives. Each chapter is devoted to a different country and opens with an informative essay on the culture and its history. Recipes follow highlighting indigenous ingredients and share intimate portraits of the people preserving food culture.

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Additional books will be available onsite from Marcus Books, the country's oldest independent Black bookstore.

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