Dinner of Extinction: A Taste of Climate Action
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[Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94JcoepuvXE]
The “Dinner of Extinction” addresses the dangers the world faces due to climate change and rapidly deteriorating ecosystems. Panelists discussed the future of climate change and what can be done to protect food security and the world’s fragile ecosystems.
Transcript
SENGUPTA: That is a hard act to follow. Thank you very much, Sam. What I find most memorable about Sam, is that before he went to the White House he cooked for the Obamas at home in Chicago. And he helped a family eat well. And he helped a working woman be herself in the world. And so to me, that’s a reminder of how it’s not just about how we eat. Food is not just about how we eat, but it’s about who we are in our communities. It’s about our relationship with each other. It’s about our relationship to the natural world, as we have just heard. I want to ask you one lightning round question first. And I really just want the name of a person in answer to this question. Who taught you how to eat? Sanjayan.
SANJAYAN: My mother.
SENGUPTA: Hindou?
IBRAHIM: Of course, my mother. (Laughs.)
KASS: Hmm, that’s so tough. So many people. Maybe the chef that trained me, Chef Domeschitz (ph), really taught me how to eat. I mean, my family did, but it was—it was the ’80s in Chicago. It was the 1980s. So not the highest cuisine. (Laughter.)
SENGUPTA: But...
