our programs
MFC offers a variety of programs for kids, adults, and families who are interested in exploring curiosity and creativity through food. This year, we are launching the CrafTEA program which focuses on creative inspiration and art.
Let us know what you think. We would love to hear suggestions or about your favorite events!
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Let’s face it—making art is fun, but add cool people and delicious tea? Well, that is even more fun! Each month we pick a different theme and then explore the theme in an (informal) meetup and a workshop. CrafTEA events focus on food and creativity and we know that everyone can be creative.
Come sip tea and create something new!
Register for the upcoming CrafTEA workshops:
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Sept. 10: Travel photography and photobook
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Oct. 8: Foodie Stationery (coming soon)
Created in partnership with the Art Students League of Denver.
In four unique interactive classes, participants explore the history, culture, and science of bread baking while learning how to make sourdough bread from scratch.
Co-created with Eric Pallant, author of Sourdough Culture: A History of Bread Making from Ancient to Modern Bakers.
Curiosity
Denver Urban Gardens:
Pre-K Produce Curriculum
Community gardens as the classroom.
We are partnering with Denver Urban Gardens to help teachers use the garden and food to teach key concepts in STEM to preschool students. The pilot program launches this fall in select Denver Public Schools.
Curiosity
Colorado State University:
Grains Research Project
The foundation of civilization. This fall semester undergraduate students dive into the history, culture, and science of grains and grain cultivation. Students will explore how and why grains have become staples of the human diet.
Curiosity
Colorado State University:
Street Eats Research Project
What we eat (or don't eat) says a lot about who we are. In spring 2022, we worked with Colorado State University's undergraduate hospitality students to research convenience foods - from street food to gas stations - across the globe.
Stay tuned for the virtual exhibit!
Community
Restaurant Love Letters
Restaurant Love Letters was a month-long program in 2021 celebrating community restaurants and food workers.
The restaurant industry was hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our program featured opportunities to share stories about comfort, loss, community, and restaurant experiences on social media and through chalk art.
Created in partnership with Lighthouse Writers Workshop and South Pearl Street.
Curiosity
Food & Your Senses
From buttery popcorn to sour lemons, food engages all of our senses. In a virtual variety hour, we played with our senses and learned more about flavor and taste.
Co-created with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
Curiosity
Apples: Hearth & Harvest
In November 2020, we launched our first program focused on one the core fruits in American food identity: apples. From mythology to baking, we explored how apples show up in our history and culture.
Co-created with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
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