Featuring H. Rosi Song, author (with Anna Riera) of A Taste of
Barcelona: A Culinary and Cultural History of Catalan
Cuisine, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA

With a wine tasting by Melissa Winkler, sommelier, Winkler and Samuels Wine Purveyors, Buffalo, NY.

Tasting Barcelona: An Urban (and Political) History of Catalan Cuisine
Widely associated with avant-garde gastronomy and lavish food markets, Barcelona has become a top destination for gourmands and chefs around the world, especially after the spectacular rise of chef Ferran Adrià of the famed el Bulli. But how has the city established itself as a global culinary referent while becoming synonymous with cutting-edge cuisine? This presentation examines Barcelona’s urban and culinary development, paying special attention to the formation of a modern discourse around Catalan food heritage that starts in the nineteenth century drawing from the area’s rich medieval culinary traditions.

Noon-1:00pm | 904 Clemens Hall

Brown Bag lunch presentation: “Food and Regional Identity in Spain”, H. Rosi Song

6:00-8:00pm | 120 Clemens Hall

Presentation and Spanish wine and cheese tasting “Tasting Barcelona: An Urban (and Political) History of Catalan Cuisine”, H. Rosi Song

Regional Wine Tasting with Melissa Winkler

Sponsored by the Zengierski Family Lecture in Spanish Language and Culture and the UB Humanities Institute