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Schedule of Encuentro (text)
What is Texas Mexican Food, Comida Casera? (text)
May 19: Opening, Welcome (video, 13 minutes)
CONTENT: Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Project Director Adán Medrano, Encuentro Executive Director Christine Ortega, Encuentro Encuentro Event Moderator Alberto P. Cárdenas, Jr., HEB Diamond Sponsor Representative Lisa Helfman
May 19: Humanities Scholar Presentation (video, 33 minutes)
CONTENT:
Introduction by Christine Ortega, Encuentro Executive Director
Introduction by Alberto P. Cardenas Jr., Encuentro Advisory Committee
Adán Medrano, “Introduction to Texas Mexican Food”
Dr. Leslie Bush, “The Dawn of Texas Mexican Cooking: Indigenous People and Landscapes”
May 19: Chefs, Dinner Culinary Showcase and Storytelling (video, 25 minutes)
CONTENT:
Chef Nadia Casaperalta, Chef Bobby Gonzalez, Chef Vianney Rodriguez, Chef Andrés Garza,
May 19: Chefs/Scholars Dinner Panel and Close of First Day (video, 53 minutes)
CONTENT:
Chef Nadia Casaperalta, Chef Bobby Gonzalez, Chef Vianney Rodriguez, Chef Andrés Garza, Dr. Leslie Bush, Dr. Mario Montaño, Dr. Lilliana Patricia Saldaña, Adán Medrano, Christine Ortega, Alberto P. Cárdenas, Jr.
May 20: Chefs Breakfast Culinary Showcase and Storytelling (video, 26 minutes)
CONTENT:
Chef Victoria Elizondo, Diana Parton Smith, Chef Steven D. McKinney, Chef Rebel Mariposa,
May 20: Humanities Scholar Breakfast Presentation (video, 16 minutes)
CONTENT:
Dr. Lilliana Patricia Saldaña, “Culinary Confluence of Spanish and Indigenous Ingredients: Intergenerational Convivencia”
May 20: Chefs/Scholars Breakfast Storytelling Panel (video, 41 minutes)
CONTENT:
Dr. Patricia Saldaña, Diana Parton Smith, Chef Steven D. McKinney, Chef Rebel Mariposa, Adán Medrano, Dr. Leslie Bush, Dr. Mario Montaño
May 20: Humanities Scholar Lunch Presentation, (video, 32 minutes)
CONTENT:
Dr. Mario Montaño, “Early Spanish Expeditions into Texas: Food Exchanges and Comida Casera”
May 20: Chefs Lunch Culinary Showcase and Storytelling (video, 19 minutes)
CONTENT:
Chef Sylvia Casares, Chef Joseph Gomez, Chef Luis Olvera
May 20: Chefs/Scholars Panel and Close of the Encuentro Culinary Showcases (video, 53 minutes)
CONTENT:
Dr. Mario Montaño, Dr. Leslie Bush, Dr. Lilliana Patricia Saldaña, Chef Sylvia Casares, Chef Joseph Gomez, Chef Luis Olvera, Adán Medrano, Christine Ortega, Alberto P. Cárdenas, Jr.
May 20: Humanities Scholars Public Panel:
“The Native American Roots of Texas Mexican Food” with Screenings of Scenes from the Documentary Film, “Truly Texas Mexican” (video, 91 minutes)
CONTENT:
Christine Ortega, Adán Medrano, Dr. Mario Montaño, Dr. Lilliana Patricia Saldaña, Dr. Leslie Bush
Other Documents from Encuentro
Photo Gallery
- Photo gallery of the first day, May 19, 2023 –Photographs by Amador Moe Lerma, Courtesy of the City of Houston. For use with attribution only.
- Photo gallery of the second day, May 20, 2023 — Photographs by Daniel Ortiz, Courtesy of the City of Houston. For use with attribution only.
Texts
- Dr. Leslie Bush Presentation Summary
- Dr. Lilliana Patricia Saldaña Presentation Summary
- Dr. Mario Montaño Presentation Summary
- Presenting Chefs, list with bios
- Humanities Scholars, list with bios
- Christine Ortega, Encuentro Executive Director, bio
- Virginia Díaz-Laughlin, Encuentro Video Documentation Producer, bio
- Chefs Dinner Culinary Showcase, menu
- Chefs Breakfast Culinary Showcase, menu
- Chefs Lunch Culinary Showcase, menu
- List of Advisory Board Members
- List of Encuentro Sponsors
- Description of the Encuentro venue, Talento Bilingüe De Houston