Taste of Art weaves culture and history together by pairing cuisine and recipes from the local SouthSide Bethlehem community with works of art from LUAG’s permanent collection. Through interactive lectures, DIY- at-home tastings, storytelling, and discussion, individuals of all ages and backgrounds will experience the intersection of art, cultural heritage, and cuisine. Interactive lectures and cooking demos are offered in partnership with Maite Gomez-Rejon of ArtBites: Cooking Art History.
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, American Rescue Plan for Museums and Libraries.
Este proyecto ha sido posible en parte por el Instituto de Servicios de Museos y Bibliotecas, Plan de Rescate Americano para Museos y Bibliotecas.
Image: Ryan Hulvat, Meris
Partner Programs
- The Bethlehem Farmers Market with Lone Birch Microfarm & Soap Muffin (Squash, Apple and Sweet Potato Soup)
- The Wonder Kitchen (Nappa Cabbage Kimchi & Coconut Golden Milk)
- The CouchPota.doh! (Bolón de Verde and Quáker)
- The Flying V Poutinerie (Canadian Butter Tart)
- Jenny’s Kuali (Tumeric Pancakes)
- Café the Lodge (Cuban Sandwich)
- The TasteSmokers (Collard Greens)
- Made by Lino/Lit Coffee Roastery & Bakeshop (Pan de Batata)
- The Kellyn Foundation (Black Bean Salsa)
- The Kellyn Foundation (Mofongo & Caribbean Stew)
Additional Videos
- The Art of Mexican Mole & Frida Kahlo
- Chocolate & Pinhole Camera
- Composed Salad - Thinking Through Drawing
- Cocktails with a Curator: Ellsworth Kelly & Craft Martini
Press Release & News
- LUAG Awarded Federal Grant for Program that Fosters Community Connections
- Duchossois, J. (2022, January 21). The Taste Smokers collaborates with LUAG in Taste of Art program. The Brown & White.
- Wallentine. A. (2021, May 16). Eating Your Way Through Art History. Hyperallergic.
Maite Gomez-Rejón, founder of ArtBites, explores the nexus of art and culinary history through lectures and cooking classes in museums across the country, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the J. Paul Getty Museum. She has been a guest on the Today Show, featured in Food & Wine and Hyperallergic and interviewed on KCRW’s Good Food and the BBC’s The Food Programme. She is a contributor to Life & Thyme, Eaten Magazine, Gastro Obscura, and the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American History among other publications. She is co-host of the Hungry for History podcast on iHeart Radio. Maite has a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin, an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a Grand Diplome from The French Culinary Institute in New York City. For more info visit www.artbites.net.