This summer, the Museum of Science invites visitors to celebrate what we eat and why it matters with a first-of-its-kind, riverfront festival joining food, science, and community.

Let’s Talk About Food Festival

When: Saturday, June 25 10am-5pm

Where: Museum of Science. DCR Cambridge Parkway, behind the Royal Sonesta

Cost: Free!

Highlights include “the Endless Table,” a 600-feet long table around which festival participants and guests will gather; a “Main Stage and Sub-Zero & Wolf Demo Kitchen,” where many of Boston’s best chefs will present cooking demonstrations; a gourmet a “Food Truck Food Court” featuring some of the city’s most popular food trucks; an “Edible Garden,” and hands-on activities, cooking and gardening demonstrations, and food sampling stations. All of Boston’s foodie elite will be there: Chef participants include Jody Adams (Rialto), Joanne Chang (Flour and Myers+Chang), Dante de Magistris (Restaurant dante), Charles Draghi (Erbaluce), Mary Dumont (Harvest), Didi Emmons(Take Back the Kitchen), Tiffani Faison (finalist, Season 1 Top Chef), Todd Heberlein (Wilson Farm), Frank McClelland (L’Espalier and Sel de la Terre), and Richard Vellante (Legal Sea Foods).Also joining the festival: Shannon Allen, (host, The Pre Game Meal), Tara Mardigan, (nutritionist for the Boston Red Sox), Sally Sampson, (Chop Chop Magazine), Ellen Ecker Ogden, (author, The Complete Kitchen Garden), Jeff Potter (author, Cooking for Geeks), Gus Rancatore (owner, Toscanini Ice Cream), Jim Wilson (owner/farmer, Wilson Farm), and Eva Sommaripa (owner, Eva’s Green Garden).

We hope to see you there!