MEMPHIS DIVERTISSEMENT: BECOMING LATINO*
2:00–5:00 p.m.
Hosted by Simone Delerme
With Mario and Maria Rojas of Sabrosura Mexican and Cuban Restaurant,
Cesar Gonzalez of Sabor Caribe, artist and activist Yancy Villa-Calvo,
and author and journalist Daniel Connolly
* Separate registration required
OXFORD:
TACO MASTER JONATHAN MAGALLANES interprets Memphis and Mexico City
BOURBON AND MEZCAL, shaken and stirred by José Medina Camacho
LOLIS ERIC ELIE sets a Nueva Mesa de Bienvenida
MIGUEL VIDAL DEFINES TEX-MEX BBQ as post oak–smoked brisket and handmade tortillas
VIRGINIA WINE gets its due thanks to Andy Chabot
ROYAL CUP COFFEE AND MOTE PILLO from Carla Cabrera-Tomasko
ILIANA ROCHA offers an invocation
GREETINGS AND DECLARATIONS courtesy of Von Diaz
INTRODUCING SYMPOSIUM COACH Simone Delerme
MICHELLE GARCÍA argues that Mexican presence in the South is older than the South
WHAT DOES IT TAKE to pass for Latino? asks Paul Reyes
FILMMAKER AVA LOWREY INTRODUCES Lina Puerta, 21c Museum Hotels Artist in Residence
THE STATE OF THE CORNBREAD NATION IS ROBUST, says Rob Long
FOUR STOPS ON A JOURNEY from Monterrey with Eddie Hernandez: A Springer Mountain Farms Luncheon
MONICA PERALES NEGOTIATES AUTHENTICITY one fajita platter at a time
ACP IS A UBIQUITOUS and revealing nuevo Carolina dish, says Gustavo Arellano
CATHEAD HAPPY HOUR with José Medina Camacho and Carla Cabrera-Tomasko
INTRODUCING LAURA PATRICIA RAMÍREZ, Ruth Fertel Keeper of the Flame Award winner
TAYLOR GROCERY ROAD TRIP with refreshment by José Medina Camacho
DELACATA AREPAS by Lis Hernandez and Chicharrón Delacata Tacos by Jesus Carmona
SIMMONS FARM RAISED CATFISH, basket-fried by Lynn and Debbie Hewlett
TABASCO® BLOODY MARYS AND OYSTERS, a Donor Reception*
*by invitation only
ROYAL CUP COFFEE AND CHIPOTLE-POACHED HUEVOS and Biscuits, by Paco Garcia
MORNING ODES by Iliana Rocha
SANDRA A. GUTIERREZ dispels stereotypes and showcases Latina industry
VALUE AND LABOR ARE THORNY CONCEPTS for restaurants to negotiate, says Diep Tran
ALEXIS MEZA shares oral histories from the SFA’s Bluegrass and Birria project
TABASCO® LUNCHEON featuring Hugo Ortega of Houston, who rose from dishwasher to James Beard Award winner
OAXACA COMES HOME to Tienda Lloma Bonita in Siler City, North Carolina, via an Ava Lowrey film
FERNANDO LÓPEZ AND SARAH FOUTS share SFA oral histories from Las Pulgas, a New Orleans market
PLAZA FIESTA IN ATLANTA is a future tense food court, says Steven Alvarez
LISA DONOVAN EXPLORES how panaderías serve as portals to belonging in the New South
ALTAR CALL WITH MARIA GODOY: What did we learn? What burden will we shoulder together?
MEET THE CRAIG CLAIBORNE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER (It’s a Secret)
COCKTAIL TOAST with Guadalupe Castillo, king of the shrimp cocktail
CORRIDOS CHART MEXICAN AMERICAN LIFE and work through song, says Agustin Gurza
“ENGANCHE DEL MISSISSIPPI” with La Victoria, the mariachi band with a social conscience
LODGE CAST IRON Mundo de Tortas Feed
Featuring Jonathan Magallanes, prince of the Gulf Shrimp Torta; Rodolfo Montero, Spanish interpreter of the Mexican-born Torta Cubana; and Alex Raij, the Argentine genius behind the Lomito Completo
THE RETURN OF LA VICTORIA
