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Kitchen Connection started as a project of our founder Earlene Cruz, after she lost her wallet while doing research in Ghana. Earlene was invited into the home of a local family that shared shelter, company, and home-cooked meals with her for the remainder of her stay. To maintain a relationship with her selfless hosts built upon their shared love for good food, Earlene arranged video calls to catch up and prepare traditional Ghanaian meals with their guidance. 

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Alliance Ambassador

Virgilio Martinez

Peru

Lisa Johnson

Antarctica

Isaias Hernandez

United States

Shiela Flaherty

Inuit Community

Rosilia Chay Chuc

Mayan Community

Sofia Castilblanco

Nicaragua

Joan Carling

Philippines

Massimo Bottura

Italy

Manal Al Alem

Jordan

José Andrés

Spain

Daniel Boulud

France

Taylor Bright

United States

Grace Ramirez

Venezuela

Sean Sherman

Sioux Community

Rei Shimizu

Japan

Pierre Thiam

Sénégal

Andrew Zimmern

United States

Our Board of Trustees

H.E. Ambassador David Bakradze

Permanent Representative of Georgia to the United Nations

Dan Barber

Chef and Owner of Family Meal at Blue Hill

Jose Blanco

Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations

Carmen Burbano

Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations

Hawa Diallo

Chief of the Civil Society Unit, Department of Global Communications, United Nations

Dr. Anne Effland

Former Historian and Economist at the US Department of Agriculture

Anthony Dragona

School Business Administrator

Dr. Cary Fowler

Former Executive Director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust

Rafael Grossi

Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency

Hans Hoogeveen

Ambassador of the Netherlands to the UN Food and Agriculture Organizations

Pasi Hellman

Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade of Finland

Boštjan Malovrh

Ambassador of Slovenia to the United Nations

Kimbal Musk

Co-Owner of the Kitchen Restaurant Group

Dr. Marion Nestle

Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health Emerita at New York University

Dr. Fabio Parasecoli

Professor of Food Studies at New York University

Tobias Peggs

PhD. Controlled Environment Agriculture Expert, ,Cofounder/CEO At Square Roots

Gunhild Stordalen

Founder | President, EAT

Courtney Walsh

Communications Director at the Office of Kimbal Musk

Pio Wennubst

Ambassador of Switzerland to the Food and Agriculture Organizations of the United Nations

Advisory Committee

Lucia Albero
Community Engagement,
Dr. Jennifer Berg
Director, Graduate Food Studies Program, New York University
Milena Caraballo
Food Marketing Specialist, Whole Foods Market
Earlene Cruz
Founder | Director, Kitchen Connection
Dr. Susan Davis
Author and Social Entrepreneur, BRAC
Aaron Etra
Chair, COO , UNA-USA
Gabriel Flores
Fundraising Advisor
Alejandra Gutierrez
Communications Strategist
Dr. Fabrice Jaumont
International Educator, Educator Attache' French Embassy
Dr. Krishnendu Ray
Professor, New York University | President, Association for the Study of Food and Society
Lana Weidgenant
Vice Chair, UN Food Systems Summit

US | French School Lunches Join us in celebrating FRANCE with the French Embassy & Kitchen Connection!Distinguished chef, Sylvie Berger, from the Alliance Française will be LIVE with us, in conversation with Saliha Baha from On Dirat Du Miel talking about French and US (school) lunches. Students will use this knowledge to make us a special dish!

Alleen Tu,AU

Have you ever tried this?Pumpkin chips are so easy to prepare:clean the pumpkinslice it thin whit a cheese slicerfry the pumpkin chips in very hot oil for 10 minutesdry then on kitchen paperseason with bit of salt and serve as an apetizer with nice sparkling white wine!

Nadia malpassi,IT

Chicken nuggets with spicy garlic yogurt dip Easy to make and taste like eating outsideMETHOD FOR CHICKEN NUGGETS1- Take water in a bowl and dissolve sugar and salt 2- Add chicken chinks to the water and keep in refrigerator for 30 mins3- Add ginger garlic paste, red chill powder, oregano flakes4- Add flour and corn flour and make thick batter 5- check seasonings and keep it aside for 10 mins6- In thick wok put oil for frying 7- deep fry chicken on slow flame for even cooking METHOD FOR GARLIC YOGURT DIP1- Take plain yogurt and whisk it2- Add salt, chilli powder3- Add minced or grated garlic4- Add lemon juice and mix

Rahul Arora,IN

Check out my new cookbook on Senegalese cuisine! www.tastingtable.com/cook/national/senegal-cookbook-senegalese-recipe-ideas-pierre-thiam-nyc-chef – A New Senegalese Cookbook by NYC Chef and Caterer Pierre Thiam Get schooled in Senegalese cooking and culture by New York City chef and caterer Pierre Thiam in his new cookbook

Pierre Thiam,US

Hi,I am Deepa blogging in the name of MADRAASI, happy to apart of Kitchen Connections.I am MADRAASI (Deepa), a busy housewife running behind two lovely and notorious kids. I hail from TUTICORIN, the southernmost coastal area of Tamil Nadu. Before my marriage I never ever know where the kitchen was there at home. My cooking started just after marriage, since I had no option to kill my time after my hubby to office. Slowly I started exploring different varieties of food and gradually it turned out as a passion. I started maintaining my own cook book with the recipes I try, gradually it started piling up and found difficult to maintain and carry around those cookbooks. This is how I started my FOODBLOG with all the recipes I have tried out in my kitchen. You can check out the recipes @ www.madraasi.com. I scribble a lot in my idle time; you can see those as well in the blog. As my passion keeps grooming, I am sure that more and more recipes will be added to the list. Do connect with me: website  |  facebook  |  pinterest  |  twitter  |  instagram  | Madraasi – a tamilian tales Behind a beautiful smile, the female mind is a mysterious place.

Madraasi,IN

Hi, were Chef Sergey Benyavski and Natalia Vdovina! 

Chef Sergey Benyavski and Natalia Vdovina, RU

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