In this intimate, salon-style setting, you will be able to probe the science, psychology, and social norms that shape the food choices you make.  Experts will lead each session, helping you explore the concepts through stimulating conversation, taste tests, and exclusive after-hours tours of the Our Global Kitchen exhibition.  Bring questions, shopping lists, opinions about food and health—and come away with an understanding of the science behind our food decisions. 

Wine and light snacks will be served at each session. 21+

On May 6, join Drew Ramsey, MD, of Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Amy Bentley, Ph.D., of the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at NYU to discuss how our food choices are driven by society and the industrialization of food, with health implications from infancy to old age.

• Taste similar foods—but prepared in different ways—to experience firsthand the taste implications of food industrialization.
• Get your personalized “brain-food prescription” for making food choices to promote brain health.

More about the experts: Drew Ramsey’s recent books include 50 Shades of Kale and The Happiness Diet: A Nutritional Prescription for a Sharp Brain, Balanced Mood, and Lean, Energized Body. Amy Bentley is an expert in the history of baby food and infant-feeding practices, as noted recently in the New York Times.

The Museum greatly acknowledges The Mortimer D. Sackler Foundation, Inc. for its support to establish The Sackler Brain Bench, part of the Museum's Sackler Educational Laboratory, in the Spitzer Hall of Human Origins, offering ongoing programs and resources for adults, teachers, and students to illuminate the extraordinary working of the human brain.