Landscape Metabolism is a series of three performative dinners that explore the relationship between the human body, food, and the environment as it changes with the seasons. The dinners are based on the idea of metabolism not only as a biological process within the body, but as a broader ecological process: the soil receives, the seed germinates, plants grow, food is harvested, stored, decomposed, and transformed back into life.

The second dinner in the series Landscape Metabolism takes us to the period shortly after the harvest, at the crossroads between abundance and preparation for winter. Through shared dining, it explores metabolism as a broader network of relationships and exchanges between our bodies, food, and the landscape. It reveals the invisible labor, energy, and processes behind the creation of food, and raises questions about what we consider nourishment, surplus, or waste.

The dinner is both a celebration of the harvest and a conscious pause to reflect on its transience. What do we consume now, and what do we save for later? How can we treat the accumulated energy of the landscape not only as an individual reserve but also as a shared resource for caring for the future?

The harvest thus becomes a moment where two times meet: the present, which we celebrate together, and the future, which we are learning to care for.

Menu from the artisan bakery Těsto:

– cabbage rolls with pumpkin

– plum cake with poppy seeds

– small seasonal dishes.

Limited capacity; register here.