Gettin' My Groove Back

"Don't Perish" installation. Courtesy Leo Keonig Inc. Projekte.

I've been feeling oddly disconnected from my kitchen these days. But that's about to come to an end: I'm starting to prep for my next (and final) cooking demo of the season at Weeksville Farmers Market. The demo will take place during the Weeksville Fall Festival, which includes an Iron Chef competition, cooking and pumpkin carving workshops, and live drumming. Since pumpkins and apples are at their peak right now, I'm thinking Pumpkin Pancakes with Apple Compote, or an Apple and Pumpkin Stir Fry might be in order. Check back in a few days for pictures and a recipe.

In the meantime, check out my latest Gastro-Vision post for the Art21 blog. An excerpt:

'Today, the shared meal has become a compelling artistic medium.' Every so often it also inspires a whole curatorial thesis. For the exhibition "Don’t Perish," recently at Leo Koenig Inc. Projekte in Manhattan, curators (and practicing artists) Joseph Montgomery and Jesse Willenbring invited friends and strangers to look at work with them “over a meal.” This group show, dinner series, and food-drive in one–an alternative to passive viewing–involved nine potlucks at the gallery spread out over four weeks.

Read the entire piece here.