Open Kitchen in Seoul

In the early 1930s, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti’s “The Futurist Cookbook” was published in Italy, where people believed that they “think, dream, and act based on what they eat and drink.” Marinetti was part of the Futurist movement, which combined gastronomy and art and extended it into a form of performance. The Futurist Cookbook, as an alternative model opposing the uniform global food system, can be seen as Marinetti’s satirical manifesto and a critical recipe for society. With 2030 on the horizon, what do WE have on our table as planetary beings?

If “We are what We eat,” can one introduce oneself through what one consumes? The first workshop by Saranghwae, called the Open Kitchen, invites participants to prepare three dishes that represent themselves in their first face-to-face meeting. Whether it’s the ingredients themselves, the cooking process, or the finished plate, all aspects of the culinary experience can serve as a means of self-expression and a manifesto for one’s relationship with society. This Open Kitchen experiment hopes to provide an opportunity for mutual understanding in a free environment.