09/06/2026
GYETK Cookbook Launch and Tasting: Coastal Fusion and Ancestral Knowledge from a Ts’msyen Kitchen
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This event celebrates the launch of GYETK: Coastal Fusion and Ancestral Knowledge from a Ts’msyen Kitchen, a cookbook by Rachel Greening and Spencer Greening, published by Wellfleet Press. La'goot / Spencer Greening Rachel (Dickens) Greening
Pronounced GY-E-TK, the title means “to feed the people.” The cookbook brings together coastal recipes, ancestral knowledge, contemporary cooking, and stories from the Ts’msyen kitchen, connecting food with harvesting practices, culture, family, and place.
The cookbook launch will be an opportunity to share these stories directly with the community through food, conversation, photography, video, and storytelling.
Rachel and Spencer will guide guests through the afternoon, sharing stories and knowledge from the book, supported by video and slides throughout the presentation.
Food & Tasting
Guests will be served a selection of appetizers and small dishes inspired by recipes featured in GYETK. The menu will showcase the diversity of coastal ingredients and the book’s approach to bringing ancestral foods and knowledge into approachable contemporary recipes.
Featured recipes may include:
-Pan-Fried Herring Roe with Soy Sauce
-Vietnamese Rice Bowls with Caramelized Seal
-Nettle Pesto with Toasted Hazelnuts
-Spruce Tip Wild Rice Pudding
-Salmon Berries with Seal Grease
Four appetizers will be selected for service during the public launch, allowing guests to experience the food while Rachel and Spencer share the stories and knowledge behind the recipes.
Tickets & Fundraising:
The public event will be ticketed by donation, with proceeds supporting the Indigenous Women’s Outdoors Program in British Columbia (TBD). indigenous women outdoors
Suggested donation: $20 per person
Guests will be invited to contribute more if they are able.
Tickets/donations available here: https://eatwild.ca/products/gyetk-indigenous-food-knowledge-and-cookbook-launch