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Event cover for Soul Food Has No Single Origin Story featuring Jennifer Jensen Wallach, part of the The Hang Theory series at 2700 SWISS Event Space in Dallas

Soul Food Has No Single Origin Story

A food historian on the debates, reinventions and myths behind what Black America eats
When
Thursday, January 7, 2027
Where
2700 SWISS Event Space
2700 Swiss AvenueSuite 100
Price
$35
Doors
6 PM
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What this talk is about

The Hang Theory. A lecture series by Hang Dallas.

One speaker. One big idea. One good room.

Where · 2700 SWISS Event Space.

The phrase 'soul food' carries enormous cultural weight, but its history is far messier than most people realize. Dr. Jennifer Wallach walks through the debates, reinventions, and outright myths that have shaped what Americans call Black food, tracing how a term born in the 1960s became shorthand for a cuisine with roots stretching back centuries and across continents. The talk examines how identity, migration, and marketing have all left their mark on a category that has never had a single, stable definition.

How the night goes

Doors at 6:00 PM. Come early, grab a drink and something to eat, settle in.
Jennifer takes the floor at 7:00 PM.
Questions from the room near 7:45 PM.
Afterward, stay for a glass of wine with Jennifer. The best conversations happen then.

Who's speaking

Jennifer Jensen Wallach

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2700 SWISS Event Space · Dallas, TX

$35
Thu Jan 7
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