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Taste the World In Marseille – West Coast Tour!

Dinner, Food for Thought, Panel Discussion, Program, Readings, Talk

June 21-June 27, 2024

Villa Albertine SF is pleased to present the 4th Edition of Food for Thought “Taste the World in Marseille” 

On this occasion, influential figures from the Marseille culinary scene are invited in San Francisco Bay Area, and Seattle between June 21th and the 30th to celebrate the US publishing of the cookbook and intercultural travelogue, “Taste the World in Marseille” by French author Vérane Frediani (Abrams).  

Through 70 recipes, Vérane explores Marseille’s vibrant and dynamic food cultures. For centuries, Marseille’s diverse populations have embedded the city’s food culture in an amazingly rich terroir and vivid Mediterranean history, extending beyond its borders. Marseille chefs reinterpret the world through the lens of their complex backgrounds, creating a unique, rebellious, and iconic space for intercultural conversations.  

Vérane – who is also the filmmaker behind the Apple TV documentary “Goddesses of Food,” a food writer and translator of the new release, Alexis Steinman, along with star chef Hugues Mbenda and Georgiana Viou, the first woman of color to receive a Michelin star in France – are at the center of a series of programs spanning the fields of literature, film, and cuisine.  

This event series is presented in partnership with the Culinary Institute of America with the support of Conviviality Ventures. 

Screening of “The Goddesses of Food,” followed by a Q&A with Director Vérane Frédiani. Presented in partnership with the Culinary Institute of America – Copia.  

Click here to learn more about this event and reserve your place.

Food for Thought Event – “Taste the World in Marseille” food tasting by Chefs Dominica Rice Cisneros and Giorgiana Viou, and panel discussion featuring author Vérane Frédiani, Alexis Steinman, historians David Do Paço and Carlos Manuel Solomon, moderated Chef Tanya Holland. 

Limited Seating, claim your spots here!

Signing of “Taste the World in Marseille” and author talk with Vérane Frédiani, food reporter and translator Alexis Steinman, and French Chef Georgiana Viou.  

Click here to reserve your copy of the book, Taste the World in Marseille

Event co-presented with Alliance française Seattle 

Signing of “Taste the World in Marseille” and author talk with Vérane Frédiani, food writer and translator Alexis Steinman, and French Chef Georgiana Viou.  

Click here to reserve your copy of the book, Taste the World in Marseille

Event co-presented with Alliance française Seattle  

Food for Thought Event – “Taste the World in Marseille” special dinner event at The Whale Wins restaurant hosted by Chef Renee Erickson in collaboration with French Chef Georgiana Viou as part of the “Taste the World in Marseille” publishing promotion 

Limited seating, reserve your spots here!

Discover the creative team  

MARSEILLE 

Vérane Frédiani, Marseille born writer of Taste the World in Marseille. A producer, director, editor, journalist, author, and photographer. Recently she focused her career on creating documentaries and writing books on gastronomy. In 2017 she filmed the documentary “The Goddesses of Food” with chefs Alice Waters, Dominique Crenn and Amanda Cohen among many other international women chefs. The film is available on Apple TV.  

Alexis Steinman, an American food, and travel writer based in Marseille, has had her work published in Roads & Kingdoms, Saveur, Atlas Obscura, Lonely Planet, and The Globe and Mail. Proud to have translated Vérane Frédiani’s “Taste the World in Marseille,” the first English book about Marseille cuisine, she leads food tours as the Marseille Bureau Chief of Culinary Backstreets.   

Chef Georgina Viou, a qualified culinary ambassador for the city of Marseille, blends the cuisines of Southern France and her home country of Benin. Her career as an entrepreneur, chef, and fusion specialist makes her an ideal partner for collaborating on, co-producing, and hosting multi-hand dinners that honor women and people of multicultural identities working in gastronomy. As the first woman of color in France to receive a Michelin star, she represents the new reality of France and French cuisine in the 21st century. Georgiana is featured in the book “Taste the World in Marseille.”  

SAN FRANCISCO, NAPA, OAKLAND, SEATTLE

Chef Tanya Holland, a chef, podcast host, writer, cookbook author, and soul food expert, serves as an advisor for Villa Albertine for the Taste the World Programs in California.   

Chef Dominica Rice-Cisneros, described as a discovery by the Michelin Guide and named one of the “Female Titans of the San Francisco Bay Culinary Scene” by Eater San Francisco, will host a “Food for Thought” event at her restaurant Bombera in Oakland in collaboration with French chef Georgiana Viou as part of the “Taste the World in Marseille” publishing promotion.   

Chef Renee Erickson is a James Beard award-winning chef, author, and the chef/owner of multiple projects in Seattle. This major figure in the Seattle culinary scene, will host a “Food for Thought” event at her restaurant The Whale Wins in Seattle in collaboration with French chef Georgiana Viou as part of the “Taste the World in Marseille” publishing promotion. 

In partnership with

Marseille: Office of Tourism

Marseille Office of Tourism

Convivialité Ventures

Convivality Ventures, the venture arm of Pernod Ricard

The CIA at Copia in Napa

Hailed a “foodie wonderland” by The New York Times, the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) at Copia is an epicurean destination in downtown Napa, where guests can immerse themselves in the past, present, and future of food. Located in the Oxbow District, CIA at Copia offers an array of enticing culinary experiences delivered by CIA chefs and experts, including hands-on cooking and beverage classes; lively public events and art exhibits; a signature garden-to-table restaurant; an exclusive 3D interactive dining experience; Lunch Box, a casual weekday eatery; Wine Bar, a self-service tasting experience; a culinary and lifestyle-themed marketplace; and The Chuck Williams Culinary Arts Museum. CIA at Copia is also a unique setting for weddings and private events. All proceeds from CIA at Copia benefit CIA student scholarships.

Alliance Francaise Seattle

The Alliance Française de Seattle is a dynamic educational and cultural 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in the state of Washington since 1987, whose mission is to promote the French language and Francophone cultures through diverse programs in the Puget Sound area.  It is part of an international network of Alliances Françaises—832 in 131 countries, and 105 of them in 2021 in the USA alone.

Bombera

Bombera, Oakland, is a full-service restaurant where chef Dominica Rice Cisneros and historian Carlos Manuel Salomon turn lessons from ancestors and elders into a loving place for family, friends, and community.

It is where the culinary ways of Mexico and California intersect with the environmental urgencies of our time and committed to social action in our communities.

The Whale Wins

Drawing inspiration from the cuisine of some of Renee Erickson’s favorite places in southern Europe and England, The Whale Wins’ wood-fired, vegetable focused menu features the very best foods from local beaches, gardens and farms prepared simply and served casually in a lively, light filled, cottage-like space.

Omnivore Books on Food

Located in an old butcher shop in Noe Valley, our shop is a cherished epicurean hub blending a passion for food and the pleasures of reading. As the Bay Area’s only culinary bookshop, we specialize in new and vintage books on food and drink. We are open daily and staffed by passionate cookbook lovers who will happily guide you to the perfect book.

Book Larder: a community cookbook store

Book Larder opened on October 12, 2011, offering a carefully selected collection of new and imported cookbooks to lovers of food and cooking in Seattle and beyond. We are also a spot to gather for author events, cooking classes, demonstrations and other food related discussions, both formal and informal. When you visit, we hope you’ll linger over titles that catch your fancy, and make yourself at home around our big kitchen counter.

The Jarvis Conservatory

Utilizing a grant from the Jarvis family the Conservatory began operation in Napa, CA, in 1995, providing training and support for artists. The Conservatory is dedicated to serious art forms not often available in other places, and at the same time, art forms relating to the large Hispanic community of Napa. All Conservatory productions take place in what has been described as a jewel of a theater, and an acoustic marvel.

The Jarvis Conservatory is located at 1711 Main Street in downtown Napa. Business hours are Tuesday through Friday 9am to 5pm.

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