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Cuisine

Food is a medium that can build community, share culture and identity, embody social injustice, tie in to questions of environmentalism and sustainability, and polarize people and groups as much as unify them. WUD Cuisine is here to explore these topics through cooking, eating, and community.

The Cuisine Committee is one of the most recently-established WUD committee. We are here to be an advocate and platform for student engagement in and discovery of the food system: on our campus, in Madison, within our nation, and around the world.

Join us for our cooking workshops, demonstrations, conversations, and lectures from faculty, professionals and community members. Join us at committee meetings in Union South to have a say in the types of events WUD Cuisine creates and for biweekly discussions with members of the Madison food community.

All free events sponsored by WUD Cuisine Committee are intended for UW-Madison students, faculty, staff and Union members and guests.

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Get In Touch

Director: Britney Tang
cuisine@union.wisc.edu

Stay up-to-date on events:

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Text Updates : text WUD to 71444

Committee Meetings

Weekly on Mondays, 5:30 - 6:30 PM @ Union South
Check TITU for room location

Additional Contacts

AD Cooking Demonstrations: Kyron Thomas (klthomas7@wisc.edu)

AD Cooking Workshops: Minka Tolksdorf (mtolksdorf@wisc.edu)

AD Food Justice & Education: (bullerjarret@wisc.edu)

AD External Relations: 

Upcoming Events

Nov
17
Nov 17 2026 | 6:30 - 8pm
Union South
Can you pull together a Thanksgiving dinner when money's tight? Join WUD Cuisine for a hearty dinner and hands-on holiday simulation where you'll put your culinary creativity to the test, navigating tight budget caps and building a Thanksgiving spread using only items commonly found at a local food pantry instead of your go-to wish list. You'll experience the real-world trade-offs food-insecure households face during the holidays, followed by an insightful overview and open Q&A with experts from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services on how the state’s FoodShare (EBT) program helps bridge the gap.
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Nov
02
Nov 2 2026 | 5:30 - 6:30pm
Union South
Come to the meeting and contribute your ideas for future events and anything related to food!
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Nov
09
Nov 9 2026 | 5 - 7pm
Union South
🍳 Free Culinary Demo at Union South! Come hang out with Vu, the man behind the A-mart deli, on Monday, November 9 from 5–7 PM in Varsity Hall I at Union South (2nd floor)!
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Nov
09
Nov 9 2026 | 5:30 - 6:30pm
Union South
Come to the meeting and contribute your ideas for future events and anything related to food!
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Nov
16
Nov 16 2026 | 5:30 - 6:30pm
Union South
Come to the meeting and contribute your ideas for future events and anything related to food!
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Nov
23
Nov 23 2026 | 5:30 - 6:30pm
Union South
Come to the meeting and contribute your ideas for future events and anything related to food!
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Nov
30
Nov 30 2026 | 5:30 - 6:30pm
Union South
Come to the meeting and contribute your ideas for future events and anything related to food!
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Dec
07
Dec 7 2026 | 5:30 - 6:30pm
Union South
Come to the meeting and contribute your ideas for future events and anything related to food!
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