Explore Jewish-American cultural identity—through the lens of kugel! We will begin in Medieval Europe, covering the origin and evolution of this culturally significant Ashkenazi casserole and continue across the Atlantic where kugels' appearances and guises reflect a rapidly assimilating and globalizing (American) Jewry.

Taught by Avery Robinson

Avery Robinson is a culinary historian who has written over 100 pages on kugel, baked challah for 300+ on an open fire, and worked in bakeries in Tel Aviv and NYC. Avery is a cofounder of Rye Revival, a nonprofit promoting rye as a climate change mitigation strategy; manages Black Rooster Food, which makes 100% rye sourdough bread; and works as an engagement officer for the Natan Fund. He received his MA in Judaic Studies from the University of Michigan.

This class is part of the Lehrhaus Oktoberfest celebrations and is generously sponsored by the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Boston.