Wednesday, July 7, 2010

'Conflict Kitchen' Feeds You Public Art in the Form of Food

A delicious sandwich shop has sprung up in Pittsburgh called "Conflict Kitchen." Funded by the Sprout Fund, the Waffle Shop, and the Center for the Arts in Society at Carnegie Mellon, the restaurant is an experiment in public art. Conflict Kitchen only serves a yummy dish from a country with which the United States is in conflict. Currently, Conflict Kitchen is serving up an Iranian dish called Kubideh. Later in the year, the Conflict Kitchen will serve up dishes from other countries. Check out the great NPR story on the project.

Image from kubidehkitchen.com

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  1. Dear Triad Community Arts,

    Thank you for featuring Conflict Kitchen in your article "'Conflict Kitchen' Feeds You Public Art in the Form of Food" on July 7th.

    We have recently launched a campaign on Kickstarter.com, a website that helps innovative projects get funding. We have had a successful launch with Kubideh Kitchen and have sparked many conversations about Iranian culture and politics. Now we need your help in making our next
    stage of Conflict Kitchen as successful as our last.

    In October, Kubideh Kitchen will go out of business and change identities in order to highlight and provoke discussion around Afghan culture. We would greatly appreciate if you wrote a follow-up
    blog post highlighting our Kickstarter pledge drive to help us reach our goal of $4,000 by the end of September. Donations will go towards the creation of our next iteration, Bolani Pazi, which will serve Afghan food wrapped in a custom-designed wrapper printed with Afghan perspectives and opinions. Your blog post will be featured in our newsletter and other marketing media.

    Here is a link to our page, which includes a video and blurb explaining our efforts:

    www.kickstarter.com/projects/1859717557/conflict-kitchen

    Thank you in for your continued support and interest.

    Dawn Weleski
    Conflict Kitchen
    http://www.ConflictKitchen.org

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