We Are Where We Eat - The Cost of the Climate Emergency
- The Crawford, 474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena
Restaurants are central to our lives—they’re where we laugh, where we celebrate, where we have serious conversations, where we share intimate secrets. Behind each of these special places are the people who dreamed them up and made them come to life.
We Are Where We Eat is a new live event series in partnership with The James Beard Foundation that will go behind the scenes of some of L.A.’s favorite restaurants with the city’s most-celebrated chefs and owners to find out more about how they’re making it all work.
The climate emergency affects restaurants in many aspects of their operations, from rising food costs to fewer customers showing up to eat. As extreme weather becomes ever more frequent, how are restaurants in L.A. coping? From changing their menus to collaborating even more closely with their farmer suppliers, LAist science reporter Jacob Margolis (he/him) and special guests will uncover stories of hope and innovation to define a new reality. Grab a taco or nachos from HomeState starting at 6 p.m. and a sweet treat from Holey Grail donuts after the show.
SPECIAL GUESTS
- Michael Cimarusti (he/him) - Providence Restaurant
- John Cleveland (he/him) - Post and Beam
- Sara Kramer (she/her) - Kismet
This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit calhum.org.
This project is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture.
This event is part of Culinary Connections, a live event series focused on all the ways food connects us.
ABOUT THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION
The James Beard Foundation is a nonprofit organization that works to create a more equitable and sustainable future for the culinary industry and broader food system—what we call Good Food for Good®. For over 30 years, the Foundation has highlighted the centrality of food in our daily lives, celebrating and supporting the people behind America’s food culture through the annual James Beard Awards, industry and community-focused programs, advocacy initiatives, events across the country, and more. jamesbeard.org @beardfoundation
ABOUT JACOB MARGOLIS
Jacob Margolis is a science reporter and podcast host whose work currently focuses on climate change and disasters.
He created, wrote and hosted the LAist Studios podcasts, The Big One: Your Survival Guide and The Big Burn: How To Survive In The Age of Wildfires.
He was part of the team that won the 2021 Investigative Reporters and Editors Audio Journalism Award for the series "Hot Days: Heat’s Mounting Death Toll On Workers In The U.S."
Before disasters, his reporting took him all across our galaxy, as he dove deep on space exploration.
When he’s not reporting, he’s in the garden and spending time with his family in Los Angeles, where he grew up.
ACCOMMODATIONS
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