Food, Scholarship & Y-Chromosomes

Today I attended a great event organized by Dr. Frederick Douglas Opie, a prominent food scholar I highly respect. Something he implied inspired this recipe which I prepred soon after for a great friend who is a Gìkùyù scholar in his own right. Since goats and sheep are both used as currency and sacrificial animals, I choose to prepare this lamb recipe for him.

The flavor profile , the 5 mounds, the 4 corners of the bowl all add up to 9, which also happens to be the number of the ingredients used. Nine represents the one constant number. What these two men represent to me is that constant power of nurturing responsible culture as a way of cultivating manhood. Put differently, you have to love yourself through the kind of ethics you live by or aspire to. Being loved by others is subservient to love of self. I am quite aware that any oppressed group of people have to ultimately deal with the idea of compromised adulthood. Systemic racism equally undermines healthy relationship with self amongst the oppressed group, but more so especially amongst men. Having partners that enable me to shield me from such pains is a great asset.

This is a wonderful discussion to take place amongst men. Men typically don't verbally express love in words but in deeds. In the world of the Y-chromosomes, actions speak loudest. That doesn't mean that occasionally say that I love this two great men both through words and food. There is no greater love amongst brothers. Such friendship and alliances are more valuable than gold. By the way if you think toxic masculinity is problematic to you, remember that it is problematic to males too and has some roots with a toxic, violent and unjust culture such as ours. Cultivating a culture of wise, healthy and loving men who love themselves as well as other men is a benefit to us all.

Chef Kabui

The Hex Kitchen is a collaboration between Chef Kabui and the Hex community in a bid to promote food literacy, mindful eating and wealth creation. There is a natural connection between those who are fighting against fiat currency and those engaged in the struggle against fiat food. The two social ills of fiat currency and fiat food are at the heart of the tyrannic global world system we are now living in. That tyranny is directly connected to the climate crisis we face and there is no way we can solve one part of the problem without being mindful of the whole system, For a start, the Hex Kitchen is keen on addressing the issues of real money and real food as a basis on regaining our sovereign power. It is no accident that the struggle for food justice would find allies in cryptography and more specifically cryptocurrency. It is not a usual collaboration but yet it is one that makes sense on many levels. Chef Kabui has been studying and applying the power of food literacy, mindful eating and food justice in the struggle against oppression in general and specifically to people of African descent.

Chef Kabui has studied the disciplines of politics, anthropology and culinary arts and has designed a cuisine or rather an approach to food that is informed by the above experience and the indigenous knowledge that he gained from his Kenyan family’s history as sustainable farmers for generations. The combined experience and education resulted in the creation of a cuisine called Afro Futuristic Conscious Cuisine. It is a combination of the most sustainable practices in the growing, preparation of food with the goal of causing the least damage to the environment and maximizing the health benefits of the food. Those two conditions are necessary for a mindful community that ensures that justice thrives.

Chef Kabui has been pushing organic food and healthy eating based on his research and his own experience. The idea of healthy food and justice is not something that chef Kabui got into but was born in it. His family operated a farm and his father ran a restaurant in the capital city of Nairobi. Kabui grew up in the village with his mother where they grew almost all the food they consumed. It was at his family farm that he Kabui developed a love for fresh food and the art of consuming food following the natural cycles of seasons.

The collaboration aims to share the skills for healthy food to the Hex community and beyond. No community can survive without food and the Hex community is no different. The Hex Kitchen is another assembly point for the community to be nourished both physically and socially. While wealth is private, food is social and having a kitchen for the community to assemble is a great option for a community that is causing ripples across the world.

What to Expect

The Kitchen will have virtual classes, content on Youtube and other social media presence for a start. The goal is that the Kitchen will have a physical place that will have a kitchen in a farm that will grown food and have space that guest can visit. The farm will have a demonstration farm for the vegetables, fruits and herbs,

For the schedule of upcoming classes please visit our events section and find a class that is fit for your schedule.