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Akron Eats: World Cuisines
2022-11-12 12:00:00
2022-11-12 15:00:00
America/New_York
Akron Eats: World Cuisines
Travel the world through food and drink! Enjoy live entertainment, sample cuisines from around the globe, and get a passport. No registration is required.
Main Library - Atrium, Auditorium, Meeting Room 1, Meeting Room 2AB, Meeting Room 3
Saturday, November 12
12:00pm - 3:00pm
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2022-11-12 12:00:00
2022-11-12 15:00:00
America/New_York
Akron Eats: World Cuisines
Travel the world through food and drink! Enjoy live entertainment, sample cuisines from around the globe, and get a passport. No registration is required.
Main Library - Atrium, Auditorium, Meeting Room 1, Meeting Room 2AB, Meeting Room 3
Main Library
Atrium, Auditorium, Meeting Room 1, Meeting Room 2AB, Meeting Room 3Travel the world through food and drink! Enjoy live entertainment, sample cuisines from around the globe, and get a passport. No registration is required.
Find your next favorite flavor with a taste from:
- Akronym Brewing (a taste of Akron)
- Bereka Coffee & Kitchen (a taste of Ethiopia)
- Cilantro Thai & Sushi Restaurant (a taste of Thai-Japanese hybrid)
- The Flavor Grille (a taste of Jamaica)
- Cookie's BBQ (a taste of Chicago)
- Reeves Cake Shop (a taste of cake)
- The Tea Lady (a taste of teas from around the world)
- Evelyn’s Coffee & Bahn Mi (a taste of Vietnam)
- House of Tacos (a taste of Peru)
- Sushi Katsu (a taste of Japan)
- Vasili’s Greek Cuisine (a taste of Greece)
- Sima's Tastes (a taste of Persia & the Mediterranean)
- 28th and South (a taste of Salvador)
Akronym Brewing will provide a free 5 oz. drink to the first 100 adults 21+ (ID required).
Chef Jennifer Tidwell will offer live cooking demonstrations at 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm.
Druk Fusion Band will play Nepali instrumental music from noon to 1 pm.
The Himalayan Arts Language and Cultural Academy will close the event with a song and dance performance at 2:15 pm.
No registration is required.
Like what you’re tasting? While you’re here, get a passport so you can travel the world and enjoy each cuisine in its native country! Staff from Main Library's passport acceptance facility will accept passport applications during Akron Eats. Free passport photos for all applications processed during Akron Eats. Check our website and Travel.State.Gov to come prepared with the appropriate documents and forms of payment.
For additional information, contact the Business, Government & Science Division at 330.643.9075 or bgsdiv@akronlibrary.org.
For further reading, check out these resources:
- "Getaway: Food & Drink to Transport You" by Renee Erickson with Sara Dickerman (Cookbook)
- "The Kitchen Without Borders: Recipes and Stories from Refugee and Immigrant Chefs" with Eat Offbeat chefs (Cookbook)
- "The Unofficial Disney Parks EPCOT Cookbook: From School Bread in Norway to Macaron Ice Cream Sandwiches in France, 100 EPCOT-inspired Recipes for Eating and Drinking Around the World" by Ashley Craft (Cookbook)
- CultureGrams World Edition Recipes (database)
EVENT TYPE: | Travel | Special Events | Live Performance | Food & Cooking | Community Event |
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