Conflict Kitchen combines politics and street food
A unique concept located in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Conflict Kitchen is a take-out restaurant that serves cuisine from the countries the United States is in conflict with. Featuring many cuisines Pittsburg has never seen amongst its restaurant scape, Conflict Kitchen has served Cuban, Venezuelan, Afghan and Iranian authentic street food since opening in 2010.
Every six months the menu shifts to another country, with the menu developed with assistance from local members of the community hailing from that country. Each version of the restaurant introduces customers to the food, culture and thoughts of people living in that country and those who have immigrated to the United States. The delicious foodstuffs are wrapped in bright, graphic-designed packaging, which unrolls to unveil interviews discussing culture, politics and issues at stake within the focus country.
The creation of Jon Rubin and Dawn Weleski, Conflict Kitchen uses the seductive notion of food and engaging architecture and design to connect the public with discussions about foreign countries and ethnic diversity. Having just moved from East Liberty to downtown Pittsburg, the next stint will appear across two locations with two types of soup representing the divide between North and South Korea.
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