Food, Culture, and the Craft of Cooking

<div class="header alignfull header--article header--min-height-full has-background has-tonal-black-background-color"> <div class="header__layout"> <div class="header__content"> <div class="header__metadata"><div class="header__metas"><div class="header__meta header__meta--taxonomy header__meta--tax-category"> Blog Posts, and Videos</div></div></div> <h1 class="header__title has-h2-variant">Archives</h1> <div class="header__metadata"><div class="header__metas"><div class="favorite-block"> <button class="favorite" data-id="242234" data-state="" title="Favorites are not currently available" disabled><span class="favorite__on">Unfavorite</span><span class="favorite__off">Favorite</span><svg class="svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark" role="img" height="15" width="11"><use xlink:href="#svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark" /></svg></button></div> <div class="header__meta header__meta--taxonomy header__meta--tax-program_tax"> <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/aspen-community-programs/">Aspen Community Programs</a></div></div></div> </div> </div> <figure class="header__media" role="presentation"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/RS79592-1800x1090.jpg" alt="" width="1800" height="1090" srcset="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/RS79592-1800x1090.jpg 1800w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/RS79592-800x485.jpg 800w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/RS79592-1500x908.jpg 1500w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/RS79592-768x465.jpg 768w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/RS79592-1536x930.jpg 1536w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/RS79592-2048x1240.jpg 2048w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/RS79592-1600x969.jpg 1600w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/RS79592-1115x675.jpg 1115w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/RS79592-1024x620.jpg 1024w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/RS79592-300x182.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px" loading="eager" class="header__image" style="object-position: 71% 12%"> <span class="header__overlay" style="opacity: 0.8"></span> </figure> </div> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe loading="lazy" title="Food, Culture, and the Craft of Cooking" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rAMpA6A4sCQ?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div></figure> <p class="">Celebrity chef, restaurateur, and best-selling cookbook author <strong>Bobby Flay</strong> joins <strong>Corby Kummer</strong>, food writer and executive director of the Food &amp; Society program at the Aspen Institute for a lively conversation about the evolution of American cuisine. He is known for his bold flavors, entrepreneurial spirit, and decades-long presence on television and in restaurants across the country, and reflects on the craft of cooking, restaurant culture, and the changing ways Americans experience food. Together, Flay and Kummer explore the intersections of culinary creativity, business, and hospitality, as well as the enduring power of food to bring people together. Presented as part of the Hurst Lecture Series.</p> <div>&nbsp;</div> <p class=""></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/food-culture-and-the-craft-of-cooking/">Food, Culture, and the Craft of Cooking</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org">Aspen Institute</a>.</p>