Panel Discussion | November 8 | 5-7 p.m. | David Brower Center

As a rare nexus where public policy, politics and pleasure all meet, food has become a focus of today’s professional and scholarly world. This event will focus on the economic viability of food systems through a comparative lens in a conversation that joins voices from the EU and California. In particular it will explore how culture and identity dialogue with food systems and the positioning of local, specialized markets in a globalized economy.

Speakers/Performers: Elaine Chukan Brown, Award-winning wine journalist; Fabrizia Lanza, Director, Anna Tasca Lanza School, Sicily

Sponsors: Institute of European Studies, European Union Center, Department of Italian Studies