This three-part program series explores the deep connection between food, culture, and personal memory. Each session features a unique theme, a cooking demo, and creative writing prompts to help participants explore their own food stories. Participants are welcome to attend any of the sessions or all three.

Theme: The Flavor of Home

This session is all about the food we grew up with. We'll explore how specific dishes, ingredients, and smells create a sense of place and belonging. The taste of a certain meal can instantly transport us back to a childhood kitchen or a holiday gathering. We'll discuss how these early food memories shape our relationship with food and connect us to our familiar faces and cultural heritage.

Seating is first come, first served. You may register on Eventbrite to receive event reminders (optional).

Mission Branch Library event: Saturday, Dec. 6 from 1-3 p.m.
Central Park Library event: Saturday, Jan. 17 from 1-3 p.m. 

Presented in partnership with Second Harvest of Silicon Valley. 

About the NEA Big Read: The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read—a partnership with Arts Midwest—broadens our understanding of ourselves and our neighbors through the power of a shared reading experience. The goals of the NEA Big Read are to inspire meaningful conversations, celebrate local creativity, elevate a wide variety of voices and perspectives, and build stronger connections in each community.

NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. Special thanks to The Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends for facilitating this grant.

Your attendance at this program grants permission to the City of Santa Clara to take your photograph and/or your child's photograph for marketing purposes.