Taste of Math
Join the inaugural Taste of Math and a sneak peek of MIND’s Math Fair on Friday, Nov. 4 at 6:30 p.m. the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa. Sip and savor your way through culinary delights and mathematical wonders as they honor champions of education, celebrate community leaders, and thank the friends and partners who have helped make their mission a reality for over one million children.
The evening will feature best-selling author and mathematician, Dr. Eugenia Cheng, who will entertain guests by introducing mathematics as powered by cooking. And chefs from Campbell Soup Company will be on hand to demonstrate cooking through the lens of food ratios.
Culinary partners include Villa Roma, Tacos & Co, Fuddruckers, The Dirty Cookie, Cielito Lindo, Le Petite Spoon, Crazy Rock’n Sushi, Mother’s Market & Kitchen, Campbell Soup Company, Zapien’s Salsa Grill & Taqueria, Spectra, Citizen Kitchen, SubZero, Cress Restaurant, High School Inc. and Pizzeria Mozza.
Guests will enjoy an exclusive preview of the Math Fair exhibits, which will be open to the public on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Activities include Math Mystery Theater performances that integrate audience participation and technology to problem-solve, 3D printed mathematical curiosities, a laser game that lets players use mirrors to discover symmetry and angles, and much more.
The reception starts at 6:30 p.m. with Eugenia Cheng demonstrations at 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. and the program at 7:30 p.m. The chef’s panel will begin at 8:15 p.m.
Tickets to Taste of Math include parking, hosted wine/beer/cocktails, food tastings, chef demos, and exclusive sneak peak of Math Fair exhibits. For more information and tickets, visit here.
OC Fair & Event Center is at 88 Fair Drive in Costa Mesa.
