What Remains Alive : How Do Memories Nourish Us?

Food memories offer a powerful lens through which to understand how Lebanese communities experience and transmit their food cultures today.

After two months of research within Dearborn’s Lebanese community, culinary artist, anthropologist, and food performer Suraia Abud, as part of her 2026 Villa Albertine residency, opens her studio for an interactive gathering exploring food, memory, emotion, and cultural transmission.

Through conversation, performative actions, and shared flavors, audiences are invited to reflect on the ways food shapes our emotional landscapes and collective bonds across generations and geographies.

What Remains Alive presents a culinary cartography of Lebanese memories in Dearborn — an immersive experience at the intersection of storytelling, anthropology, and participatory performance.

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