Just Like Home celebrates the continuation of Tolais cooking traditions, unique to the people of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, with an Aussie twist. With one simple meal artist Lisa Hilli will highlight issues of assimilation and cultural adaptation and celebrate her New Guinean and Australian heritage.  Lisa Hilli and her mother Cathy Hilli will guide and demonstrate a celebratory feast melding Australian and Papua New Guinean cultures, where members of the public can participate in the preparation, cooking and eating of I gir, a  traditional vegetable and chicken dish cooked in banana leaves.
Participants are encouraged to try scraping coconuts, softening banana leaves and assisting Cathy in other aspects of the process. Then participants sit down and share I gir with Lisa and Cathy.  The cooking workshops are suitable for contemporary art audiences, adults and supervised children, foodies, community groups of all kinds, and Melanesian and Pacific Islander community groups.
Cost:    Free!
Dates:  Tuesday 21st September 11am - 1pm
Tuesday 28th September 6pm - 8pm
Venue:  Darwin Community Arts. Chambers Crescent, Malak
You must RSVP to register for the workshops as each session is limited to 15 participants:
Sarah van der Sommen        
sarah.vds@darwincommunityarts.org.au      
8945 7347