Code Noir is an interactive dining experience that will guide the modern man through the culinary history of the Caribbean.

Code Noir, its name deriving from the 17th Century manuscript defining the conditions of slaves in the French Colonies of the New World, is an immersive dinner guiding its participants on a journey that will show how the exchange of goods has influenced current- day Caribbean cuisine.The main focus of this event is to illustrate how the impact of slave trade, exploitation, migration, globalisation and its profound human injustice, shaped contemporary culinary culture as we know it. These phenomena created new social constructs within the Caribbean, creating the conditions for cultural innovation. Because of heavy resource limitations that communities in the Caribbean endured, the powerful story of these people is evident in the food that they celebrate.

Code Noir will deliver this through a publicly held dinner, we’ll highlight ingredients significant to certain periods within Caribbean history, using them to craft every course. Creating a narrative of the event that colorfully represents the different time periods in this region, through food, performance and interaction.