The Biennial of the Americas Roundtable Series is a monthly gathering of leaders from business, civic, and cultural sectors to explore timely and provocative topics that shape the Americas. This series fosters meaningful dialogue, bringing together diverse perspectives to examine history, policies, and lived experiences that continue to shape our communities.
Our April 2025 roundtable, Kitchens of Belonging: Immigration & Food, draws inspiration from Cocina Libre by Dr. Julia Roncoroni and Dr. Delio Figueroa. It brings together immigrant chefs, storytellers, and food leaders from Metro Denver to explore the kitchen as a space of identity, resistance, and community.
Key Themes:
Cooking as Cultural Survival: Recipes as archives of migration, memory, and meaning.
Entrepreneurship: Immigrant stories navigating Colorado’s food industry.
Feeding Generations: How culinary traditions shape identity across borders and time.
Organizing Around the Table: Community-building and coalition work rooted in food justice and immigrant advocacy.
This roundtable honors the powerful role immigrant foodmakers play in shaping Colorado’s social and cultural landscape. Join us for a meal and a dialogue that celebrates nourishment as a form of storytelling, resistance, and belonging.
