International Grocery Store Tour

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Tour of International Grocery Stores 

Tuesday, October 4 

 

Calling all foodies and cooks! Connect with community members who share your interest in food, culture, and cooking! Register for a tour of an international grocery store in Columbia. Columbia Association’s International Exchange & Multicultural Programs in partnership with Howard County Library System will lead monthly tours of international grocery stores in Columbia/Howard County. 

 

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, our first tour will highlight the cuisine of the Dominican Republic. Brandon Morfoot, Howard County Public School System Spanish teacher, personal chef and food blogger, will lead a group of 12 participants on a tour of LA Mart International Food on Tuesday, October 4 from 3:00-3:45pm. He will provide recipes to three dishes from the Dominican Republic and explain what the ingredients are and where to find them in the grocery store. Along with the tour, participants will receive a list of resources related to the Dominican Republic and surrounding region, including history, literature, travel information and culinary traditions. Immediately following the tour, Brandon Morfoot will hold a cooking demonstration of the highlighted dishes at CA’s Supreme Sports Club for those participants who wish to attend. LA Mart is located in the Village of Oakland Mills, 5896 Robert Oliver Place, Columbia 21045. For more information about the program, contact Grace.Chang@ColumbiaAssociation.org Or diane.li@hclibrary.org 

 

We are also seeking volunteers who are interested in sharing their cultural recipes and to lead a tour of a grocery store where the ingredients can be purchased. If you have a favored Korean, Vietnamese, Chinese, Indian, Mexican, El Salvadorean, Guatemalan, Jamaican, or other global recipe you would like to share and lead a tour, please contact Grace.Chang@ColumbiaAssociation.org (410)715-3178 or  Diane.Li@hclibrary.org or (410) 924-2226. We welcome all and everyone to celebrate the wonderful, diverse foods and cultures represented in Columbia and Howard County!