Cooking and Culture: A Conversation with Priya Krishna

Published on April 16, 2026

Knafel Center
10 Garden St.
Cambridge
Thu., Apr. 16, 2026, 4 – 5 p.m.

Smiling woman with shoulder-length dark hair leaning on a kitchen counter, wearing a green sleeveless top and a gold necklace, with light wood cabinets in the background.

Priya Krishna will share her experiences as a cookbook author, food writer, and video host in a wide-ranging discussion with Durba Mitra, Richard B. Wolf Associate Professor in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Harvard University. Building on the legacy of Madhur Jaffrey and other pioneering South Asian American women, the speakers will explore how food and food writing can provide a revealing lens into broader issues of culture and representation, as well as offer inspiration, insight, and opportunity.

Online Location: Please register for Zoom link
Gazette Classification: Diversity and Inclusion, Humanities, Lecture, Social Sciences
Organization/Sponsor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Speaker(s): Priya Krishna, Author; food reporter; video host; former restaurant critic, The New York Times
Cost: Free
Ticket Web Link: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…
Contact Info: [email protected]
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.radcliffe.harvard.edu…

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