Have you ever wondered how tortellini can spark a national crisis, why beef becomes a battleground, or how tradition gets twisted into a weapon? This lecture from Fabio Parasecoli will crack that wide open.

Parasecoli’s groundbreaking work on gastronativism exposes how food gets used to draw borders. Who belongs. Who doesn’t. Who gets celebrated. Who gets erased.

How can we reclaim our culinary histories without falling into the traps of nationalism, nostalgia, or exclusion? Join us at the Calendra Italian American Institute to pull back the curtain on how our foodways have been politicized and how we can build something more honest, complex, and future-facing.