This panel will explore the role of food—the how and the why—in creating and sustaining community. What does it mean to come together around the table, to gather in the kitchen, in this time of political upheaval? What does it mean to eat well, and how do we ensure that others around us do too? Each of our panelists inhabits a different niche within the food world; each has their own set of culinary and cultural influences; and each plays an important role in Portland’s justifiably famous food scene. Join our conversation to learn how they feed people, day in and day out—and how we can all use food to establish common ground.