The Culinary Literacy Center advances literacy through food and cooking around a communal table. Every bite of food we eat tells a story.
Here’s ours:
The Free Library is advancing literacy in Philadelphia in a unique and innovative way—with a fork and a spoon. Cooking and eating are educational acts and provide opportunities to learn math, science, languages, history and so much more. Using cooking as the vehicle for learning, the Culinary Literacy Center advances literacy through food and cooking around a communal table. Opened i
03/25/2026
Edible Alphabet English
Adults are invited to this FREE class for English language learners. Each week we read, write, and speak in English, while cooking and sharing a meal together! To sign up, visit www.bit.ly/EAEnglish
🏢Northeast Regional Library
📍2228 Cottman Ave, 19149
⏱️Mondays 11 am - 2 pm
📆April 13 - May 18, 2026
08/08/2025
Join us on August 26 at 10:30 am for Edible Alphabet English!
In this FREE class for adults, students will learn vocabulary and grammar, as well as practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English while cooking a new delicious recipe every week.
Parkway Central Library
(1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia 19103)
Tuesdays 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
(August 26 - September 30, 2025)
Register at www.bit.ly/EAEnglish or click the link in our bio
07/03/2025
Don't miss the Cooking Up A Solution series this summer. Tickets are available for each date. Check freelibrary.org/cook for more info!
06/18/2025
Our Juneteenth Cookbook Popup with is coming back to on Monday, 6/30 @ 3:30 PM. Register at bit.ly/CulinaryLiteracy for this homage to liberation, Blackness, good food, and summer. (link in bio)
Featuring recipes from Watermelons & Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations by Nicole A. Taylor. The first-ever Juneteenth cookbook is meant to be savored—from the delicious recipes to the rich storytelling and history behind it.
We’ll also share pieces from Poemhood: Our Black Revival, a poetic anthology of “History, Folklore & the Black Experience”.
06/13/2025
Edible Alphabet English is a FREE class for adults, students will learn vocabulary and grammar, as well as practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English while cooking a new delicious recipe every week.
Edible Alphabet English is made possible by the generous support of
Register at www.bit.ly/EAEnglish or click the link in our bio
06/09/2025
Our Juneteenth Cookbook Popups feature recipes from Watermelons & Red Birds by Nicole A. Taylor. Register at bit.ly/CulinaryLiteracy. (link in bio)
Enjoy delicious, fresh foods prepared by with stories and poems all inspired by the people, the season, and the history.
Mondays, 6/16 @ 3 p.m. and 6/30 @ 3:30 p.m.
05/30/2025
If you ever visit a Cambodian home, you’ll most likely hear the following question: Nyum Bai noh? It means “Have you eaten yet?” It’s a gesture to guests wishing them to be full and happy when they leave. of Seri Cooks will share that same feeling of love through food in our popup highlighting Khmer cuisine and culture this weekend.
Seri is making us a beautiful, delicious mango salad to enjoy with rice.
We will also have the books NHUM : recipes from a Cambodian home kitchen and Slow noodles : a Cambodian memoir of love, loss, and family recipes for you to check out.
05/20/2025
Kelly is adding a spoonful of her own twist to recipes from her mom and her favorite Korean food blogs at our Korean Meal Popup on Wed, 5/29 at 3PM. Register at bit.ly/KoreanMealPopup. (link in bio)
Kelly often laughs at the difference between the food she eats at home and what she might order at a Korean restaurant.
Enjoy a homestyle dish together that is easy to make with a couple key Korean ingredients and taste the diversity of Korean cuisine.
05/16/2025
Join us on May 23 at 10:30 am for Edible Alphabet English!
In this FREE class for adults, students will learn vocabulary and grammar, as well as practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English while cooking a new delicious recipe every week.
Edible Alphabet English is made possible by the generous support of
Northeast Regional Library
(2228 Cottman Avenue, 19149)
Fridays 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
(May 23 - June 27, 2025)
Register at www.bit.ly/EAEnglish or click the link in our bio
05/01/2025
Check out one of our favorite class recipes from Edible Alphabet: tacos dorados 🌮
Edible Alphabet English is a FREE class for adults where students learn vocabulary and grammar, as well as practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English while cooking a new delicious recipe every week.
Edible Alphabet English is made possible by the generous support of
