Friendship Center's Road Scholar Program: The History of Native American Cuisine (On Demand)

Join Chef Lois Ellen Frank, Ph.D., of Red Mesa Cuisine to learn about the history and evolution of Native American cuisine and how it may be a key to contemporary health and wellness.

Lois Ellen Frank, PhD, is a Santa Fe-based chef focused on Native American foods. She is also a Native American food historian, culinary anthropologist, photographer and James Beard Award-winning author. She is a featured instructor of the Southwest Indian Nations at the Santa Fe School of Cooking, and is chef and owner — along with Native Chef Walter Whitewater of the Diné Nation — of Red Mesa Cuisine. Dr. Frank is a frequent speaker on Santa Fe and Taos: A Tale Of Two Cities Program.