What Happens When History Sits Down at the Table

Jun 11 / Twossaints
How Heritage Bites brought food anthropology to the University of Greenwich for Black History Month 2024

What if the stories we share over food could change how we see each other?

In October, we brought that question to the University of Greenwich.

The result was Global Flavour Fusion, a Heritage Bites supper club experience hosted in partnership with Greenwich Students' Union and the EDI Directorate and it became one of the most talked about events of their Black History Month calendar.

Food Anthropology on the Plate

Around 30 students and staff  gathered at the University of Greenwich for an evening built around a St Lucian inspired menu that told a far wider story than one island, one culture or one history.

Roti alongside dishes rooted in the Caribbean, each one chosen not just for flavour but for what it revealed about the movement of people, ingredients and traditions across centuries.

Guests discovered that the food on their plate connected them to histories they did not know they shared. Heritage Bites uses food as the entry point to conversations that lectures and panels talk about. 

What the University of Greenwich Said

Dr Myrtle Emmanuel, Associate Professor and Academic Leader for Race Equity at the University of Greenwich, described the evening as creating more than a meal:

"Twossaints created a space for connection, cultural exchange, and reclaiming narratives through the universal language of food. In partnership with Greenwich Students' Union and the EDI Directorate, you helped us advance our Student Success and Race Action Plan priorities by fostering belonging, community, and shared understanding across our diverse student body."

These are the measurable goals that sit at the heart of every university Race Action Plan and Student Success strategy in the country.

Heritage Bites delivers them through an experience no panel, lecture or film screening can replicate.

Why Heritage Bites?

The question is not whether your institution will mark the month. It is whether your programming will leave a lasting impression on those who attend it.

Heritage Bites is commissioned by institutions and brands who want their BHM events to go beyond awareness and into genuine cultural understanding.

We handle everything: the menu, the storytelling, the experience design. You bring your community.

If you are building your October programme and want an evening your community will carry with them long after the month ends, we would love to talk.

email us directly at info@twossaints.com and tell us about your vision for Black History Month 2026.
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