OUR MISSION
L+P Foundation promotes diverse, healthy, and conscious food cultures across communities.
Photo credit: Evan SungWe believe…
Everyone who cooks is a cultural storyteller.
When we share food, we are sharing the source ingredients of life.
Food is a universal expression of love and communion.
When we diversify the foods we eat, it improves our personal health—and the health of our planet.
What we do…
L+P is a private nonprofit foundation created by Lisa Katayama and Pierre Thiam. We’re kicking off our Foundation’s efforts with 3 key initiatives:
Our first cookbook collaboration, Simply West African: Easy, Joyful Recipes for Every Kitchen, which was published by Clarkson Potter in September 2023.
The Lost Crops Festival, a gathering of critical food system stakeholders to promote and celebrate the underutilized ingredients from Africa. As highlighted at COP28, food is a key solution for the challenges of global food security and climate change. The Festival brings this idea home through a joyous, informative, collective conversation. The Festival will take place in Dakar, Senegal in the summer of 2024.
A series of high-end fundraising and awareness-raising Simply West African dinners for our strongest allies and advocates.
GET INVOLVED
As our journey of culinary advocacy and environmental justice unfolds, we know we need the active participation of the community for the movement to really take hold.
We are currently accepting donations toward the L+P Foundation here. Your donation will pay for operational costs, future initiatives, and time that is currently being spent by our team on a volunteer basis.
