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foodlabdetroit:

At this month’s Creative Mornings series, Amy Kaherl of Detroit SOUP and Nicole Rupersburg of Eat It Detroit, discussed the role of food in Detroit. Both have been immersed in different realms of food culture, and both strongly agree that food has the ability to connect, engage, fulfill, and sustain. Most importantly, food should be universal and accessible to all. To learn more about the work of these two women, check out Detroit SOUP and Eat It Detroit. 

On behalf of FoodLab, Devita Davison spoke about a new project we’re developing in partnership with the Eastern Market Corporation (EMC) called  Detroit Kitchen Connect (DKC). DKC aims to provide reliable, accessible space for local entrepreneurs, community members and organizations to process high-quality food products in a diverse and collaborative learning environment. Stay posted for more updates about applications and our launch event in the next few weeks! 

Lolita Hernandez, Detroit writer,  spoke about how heritage, phonetics and visual experiences impact her creative process at our CreativeMornings/Detroit in May!

June 7th, we will be speaking about food, creativity and connection with Amy Kaherl of Detroit SOUP and Nicole Rupersburg of Eat It Detroit at Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, registration begins at 8:30, program beings at 9! http://cmdetroit.eventbrite.com/

Both Amy and Nicole have been significant in different realms of food culture in Detroit. Amy Kaherl with Detroit SOUP creates connectivity and supports local ideas and entrepreneurs through monthly dinners. Soup, salad, bread, and a vote is yours for $5. Groups present their projects and are voted on after attendees have enjoyed their dinner and conversation. This has supported many projects with seed money that they needed to get off the ground. Including The Empowerment Plan, Detroit Youth Food Brigade, Fender Bender Detroit and Always Brewing Detroit among many others! Not only are attendees supporting organizations and ideas in Detroit, but they are also connecting to each other and creating new endeavors.

Eat It Detroit showcases the unique cuisines that Metro Detroit has to offer along with restaurant and food news in the area, served with honesty and humor. Eat It Detroit has also been supporters of food events in the area, including Arts, Beats and Eats and Detroit Restaurant Week. EID promotes exploration and engagement to our culture, foods that are significant to our collective heritage and to new restaurants and foods that invigorate our tastebuds. This excerpt from Eat It Detroit says it well:

" There’s no place quite like Detroit, a place we often refer to as a small town, trapped in the body of a big city. It’s a place the world needs to know about. A place we are proud to call home….the city is just one piece of the vast and unique puzzle that is our region, an ethnically and economically diverse place of nearly 6 million people, one that spans an international border and includes everything from the largest population of Middle Eastern expatriates on the planet to one of the East’s most up-and-coming wine regions, not to mention one of the oldest Mexican-American communities east of the Mississippi River."

We are excited to hear more from Amy and Nicole about their thoughts on their roles in food culture in Detroit, their creative processes and maybe some of their favorite places to eat and create! Join us on June 7th and find out!  Free tickets will be available on June 3rd.

http://cmdetroit.eventbrite.com/

Ingrid LaFleur talks Afro-futurism and Detroit engagement in our April CreativeMornings/Detroit!

May Detroit Creative Mornings, a set on Flickr.

We were fortunate to have Lolita Hernandez speak at Great Lakes Coffee for May’s CreativeMornings! Hernandez reminded us to clean off our desks and begin to create!

She read a passage from her novel that is in progress. In the passage, an elderly man reflected on cricket matches he was a part of on Belle Isle. It was like we were all on Belle Isle with him, feeling the Detroit River breeze and the fervor of the crowd.

Hernandez also reminded us about the importance of art and creativity in our society, that we all need to take time and pause to hear and see the details of our everyday lives.

Thanks again to Detroit Creative Corridor Center for sponsoring and to Great Lakes Coffee for hosting!

Backwards is the theme of May! RSVP here for CreativeMornings/Detroit with Lolita Hernandez at Great Lakes Coffee on May 3rd! http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5994735415

Our next speaker will be Lolita Hernandez on May 3rd!

Our photos from April 5th CreativeMornings/Detroit with Ingrid LaFleur at the N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art are now up!

creativemornings:

Ever wonder what a breakfast at CreativeMornings/Detroit looks like? You can see more shots from their last event here. Vanessa Miller. You can also find more delicious breakfasts from around the world in our Flickr group, FOOD at CreativeMornings! The Detroit chapter of CreativeMornings is organized by Bethany Betzler. Follow along with them at @Detroit_CM!

Our breakfasts from January Creative Mornings was featured on the Creative Mornings HQ! The donuts are from our friends at The Gem Bakery.

Thought provoking lecture and discussion today from Ingrid LaFleur:

"I realized living here that we live in magical moment, we should redefine it …It’s always been my concern that we aren’t being radical enough in our city."

"Afrofuturism doesn’t fear the apocalypse, it is an opportunity for transformation."

Thank you to Ingrid, N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art, Detroit Creative Corridor Center, Detroit Lives!, Vanessa Miller, The Gem Bakery, Great Lakes Coffee Roasting Company, and everyone else who made this morning possible!