Convivio 大餐 Dai Caan
A collaboration between Cody Moy and Adriana Gallo presented by SEY Coffee in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The meal presented an ongoing exchange between Moy and Gallo and their shared culinary practice in conversation with SEY’s approach to sourcing and production, all respectively informed by a rigorous research, relentless iteration, and cultivation of community. Moy was raised in New York with Chinese-American heritage and Gallo was born in Milan, Italy to Italo-American parents and raised between Italy and the Northeastern US. In Convivio 大餐 Dai Caan, Moy and Gallo explored dynamics of tradition, migration, and exchange in their respective culinary heritages and practices. Also included was a print artifact produced in collaboration with lucky risograph.
Italian and Chinese (including their hyphenate –American permutations) dishes, ingredients, and cooking methods shifted and recombined to produce a meal which necessarily accounted for the various cultural and ecological entanglements that constitute cuisine. This includes dynamics of migration, exchange, domestication, contamination, and labor. The result was a response to and an examination of decontextualized culinary fusion and its influence on food systems.
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Antipasto
Lacto-Fermented Giardiniera, Wok-Fried Peanuts, Kelp Salad
Primo
Ricotta Agnolotti with Fermented Black Bean, Cucumber, Herbs, and Squash Blossoms
Secondo
Saffron Golden Fried Rice
Contorni
Eggplant Caponata
Seasonal Greens with Porcini XO Sauce
Dolci
Tofu Pudding with Wine Syrup and Pistachio
Sesame Sicilian Esse Biscotti
Seasonal Fruit
Seasonal kombucha, curated wine selection by Natty Wine, coffee and tea by SEY
