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13th September
7:00pm – SÓNÓ Restaurant, Nordic House Reykjavík
Afrofuturistic Conscious Cuisine – A Decolonized Plate

In this event Chef Kabui will first present a lecture on indigenous food culture and will later serve a decolonized dinner for the guests.

Njathi Kabui is an eclectic Chef with a passion in Food Justice, a Leading expert in Food Literacy, a Medical Anthropologist and an Organic farmer. He is actively involved in promoting Food Literacy as a public speaker, a blogger, an author and a social commentator. Chef Kabui considers himself as an organic chef, who has intentionally designed his own disruptive cuisine. He calls this cuisine, “Afro Futuristic Conscious Cuisine” which promotes a mix of indigenous and healthy foods for the sake of sovereignty, health and food justice. Chef Kabui makes a case that the best of African food is in the future. He has promoted this cuisine in far flung places such as Africa, Europe, USA and in the UAE.

This event is part of Unexpected Lessons #2 - a performative conference during GOETHE MORPH*Iceland a trans-cultural initiative of Goethe institute with The Nordic House, Reykjavík. 

Goethe Morph* Iceland: How we always wanted to have lived is a trans-cultural initiative of the Goethe-Institut in cooperation with The Nordic House, Reykjavík. Curated by Arnbjörg María Danielsen and Thomas Schaupp.