THE MIGRATING KITCHEN EXHIBITION 2012WRAPPING UP ... The exhibition at Te Manawa is now over. There's been some delicious Bhutanese,Zimbabwean, Filipino, French, Russian and Cook Islands  cooking (see their pages for the photos and reports).  On Monday Mana Transport arrive to collect the set and props from Te Manawa to return them to storage. A very big thank you to all the communities, to the sponsors (check them out on the sponsor page) and visitors who've taken part.
Te Manawa's McDiarmid Gallery has been transformed into a blaze of colour, smell and sound as six local communities prepare to open their kitchens in The Migrating Kitchen Exhibition. Amongst their personal belongings on loan are some treasures to be discovered - a dog-eared family exercise book with spindly French handwriting reveals recipes from 1906; copies of a Zimbabwean mother's stew recipe to take away (her daughter phoned Zimbabwe just to check she could pass it on and had it correct the way her mother made it).  Then there's the hand painted dinner set from Russia; traditional cooking implements guarded by Bhutanese families through refugee camps, now used in Palmerston North; Filipino sweets to savour and colourful Cook Island material to feast the eyes on.The Migrating Kitchen exhibition celebrates festivals, fashion and food with local multicultural communities - and this year the exhibition comes to Palmerston North - to Te Manawa Museum of Art, Science and History.The support shown for the concept by local communities and businesses is evidence of the multi-cultural community that is at the heart of Palmerston North say the curators.Every weekend one community commandeers the big kitchen table and the gallery is packed for the entertainment and the food. Recipes are given away in each ‘kitchen’, DVDs play above each kitchen bench and kids enjoy grinding the spices and crushing the herbs.Starting this Saturday and for the next week, come and sample a small part of Bhutan- taste the curry, try making cell roti, roll your tongue around Nepali greetings or make pickle without cooking. There's something for everyone.  And that's only the first week of a six-week celebration.It’s fun, vibrant and a great way to get to know your neighbours.   ÂEnjoy a range of FREE events celebrating local communities. All events take place in the exhibition space on the first floor at Te Manawa unless specified.Â
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Palmerston North City Council creative communities grants awards. Front row centre: Migrating Kitchen PN co-ordinator, Christine Coles, and Nirmala Nand, President of Multi-Ethnic Council, PN |
Next day, Saturday 31 March, the event opens to the public. First community to take over the migrated kitchen and display space for a week will be the Bhutanese, who begin their cultural celebration with a cooking demonstration (starts 2 pm). In subsequent weeks the local communities taking centre stage will be from Zimbabwe, the Philippines,France,Russia and the Cook Islands. Each community are planning their own set of artifacts and activities so other New Zealanders can sample and enjoy some of the diverse cultural experiences these migrant communities have brought with them.
Visitors to the Migrating Kitchen Exhibition at Te Manawa (open 10 am-5 pm weekdays) will be able to study an especially prepared display about each of the participating communities and view a 10 minute film of each community. These introduce the families, who explain how they came to be in New Zealand, show food and cooking and how the local community get together for religious, cultural or social events that help keep some of their traditions alive. Three new filmsare currently being made for this event about communities that have not participated before in the Migrating Kitchen Exhibition.
Its all building up to a great six weeks of celebration of food and culture showcasing the rich contribution new migrant communities can make to Aotearoa/New Zealand.
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 The Migrating Kitchen @ Festival of the Elements was 'epic'
AtPorirua on Waitangi Day 6 Feb, ten communities cooked food, served favourite national dishes,gave cooking demonstrations and sold craft: Afghan, Burmese, Iranian, Italian, Japanese, Moroccan, Pacific, West &South African....and more
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 STORIES FROM THE MIGRATING KITCHEN - 2011 DVD Now Available!
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The Migrating Kitchen at Pataka, August & September 2011
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The Argentinians treated visitors to empanadas, alfajores, and rice pudding, ending with a trio whose music had us tango dancing in the gallery.
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The previous week the Tongansat the Migrating Kitchen filled the Pataka gallery with beauty, joy - and generosity of spirit.
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Migrating Kitchen entertained visitors at Wellington airport yesterday. We kicked off with Eddie Peterson and his group, Vuyisa - to bring joy in Xhosa, then Shahram Aryan's trio and the grand finale from the Tongan choir.
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The MK exhibition kicked off with the Japanese who entertained visitors this weekend with a beautiful Ikebana display, a tranquil tea ceremony, then a cooking demonstration in the gallery with a tasty treat for everyone.
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The Migrating Kitchen opened with the Welsh national anthem, which blew the last snow off Pataka Museum's roof. Visitors were entranced by the Iranian dancers, a melodic Tongan trio and stunning Argentine Tango dancers before the Mayor of Porirua Nick Leggett flung open the doors to the Migrating Kitchen exhibition and fabulous food from six ethnic kitchens.
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