Crusonia Conversations

In Crusonia’s November Conversation “What’s on the Menu?,” chef educators Ken Rubin and Dan Marek discuss how culinary experts, inspired by the awareness that Food Is Health, create more nutritious dishes and empower people to learn more about their food. Rubin, Chief Culinary Officer at Rouxbe Online Culinary School, and Marek, the Healthy Teachers Program Manager for the Whole Kids Foundation, particularly focus on the methods and lessons learned from working on expanding cooking education across generations.

Food is among our most basic needs for survival. But, it is much more than that. Food brings joy. It connects us in a way that is uniquely human bringing together family and community in times of celebration and in times of sorrow. While this connection between food and culture is timeless, the importance is more profound among Millennials and Gen Z than perhaps any other generations in modern history. A part of this is certainly a greater awareness of our responsibility to the planet to reduce carbon footprint and create more sustainable farming and production practices. But is it something more? And how will these generations positively impact, and lead, the creation of a new, healthier food system?

Hear globally recognized thought leader, Eve Turow-Paul, who recently authored Hungry: Avocado Toast, Instagram Influencers, and Our Search for Connection and Meaning which discusses how the Digital Age has impacted Millennials and Gen Z and influences their relationship with food. Eve is joined by Rob Trice, founder of Better Food Ventures, a company that invests in businesses harnessing the power of information technology to create a better food system, and Crusonia moderator Sarah Mock.