“Did you eat?” In many Asian communities, that question communicates far more than just a desire to feed people. On Thursday at 7 p.m., catch Mei Mei’s Irene Li participating in a James Beard Foundation panel titled “Did You Eat?”: Unspoken Ways Love Shows Up in Asian Communities,” where she’ll join Moonlynn Tsai and Yin Chang (Heart of Dinner) alongside Ben Hon and Arnold Byun (With Warm Welcome). The panel will discuss the significance of Asian food and the sentiment behind many beloved dishes. Register here.
Wanna get loose with the Goose? This Thursday, the Boston.com cocktail club is mixing beverages using one of America’s favorite top-shelf vodkas. Host Jackson Cannon (Eastern Standard, The Hawthorne) and guest bartender Joe McGuirk ([email protected]) will be mixing up two of their favorite vodka cocktails, the Palmyra and the Gypsy Queen. Attending the Zoom is free, and you can purchase a kit with all the ingredients you’ll need here. Proceeds from the eve
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“Twelve Hours in Brighton has been giving out more than 100 bagged meals on Wednesdays since May 4. They set up a makeshift curbside pickup in front of their business each week. The lemonade-style cardboard signs read ‘Free Food’ and ‘Helping Each Other.’ It is a beautiful reminder of the power of community. ”
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“Asia Mei at Moonshine 152 really came up to bat for the Boston restaurant community as a whole, when she advocated for rent relief, grants, and forgivable loans.”
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“Pagu chef and owner Tracy Chang has been working tirelessly throughout the pandemic on several initiatives, including co-launching the Off Their Plate organization, a scalable model meant to mobilize restaurants to safely feed their communities and frontline workers throughout the pandemic, which in turn provides economic relief for the participating restaurants