The Henry Ford Welcomes Award-Winning Chef Tanya Holland for as Evening of Food and Conversation with WDET's Ann Delisi

Tickets on sale now for Beyond the Plate: Cooking & Conversation with Tanya Holland & Ann Delisi in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.

DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Henry Ford will welcome award-winning chef, restaurateur and author Tanya Holland to Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation on Tuesday, October. 6, for Beyond the Plate: Cooking and Conversation with Tanya Holland and Ann Delisi, a special evening exploring the connections between food, and community.

Joined by WDET's Ann Delisi, Holland will share stories and perspectives from her celebrated career while exploring the role food plays in bringing people together and carrying traditions from one generation to the next. The evening will include an onstage conversation, live cooking demonstration and audience Q&A, with discussion touching on food access, childhood hunger, environmental stewardship, and inclusion and equity in the hospitality industry.

Tickets for the event are $21.25 for THF members and $25 for general public. They can be purchased by visiting THF.org/beyondtheplate.

The evening begins at 6 p.m. with a cocktail hour featuring complimentary hors d'oeuvres inspired by Holland's cookbook, California Soul, along with live music and a cash bar. Holland and Delisi will take the stage at 7:15 p.m., followed by a book signing with Holland.

Beyond the Plate reflects the work of The Henry Ford's Edible Education initiatives, which encourage people to think more deeply about where food comes from, the systems and people behind it, and the role food plays in our lives and communities.

About Chef Tanya Holland

Holland is the executive chef and owner of Oakland, California's acclaimed Brown Sugar Kitchen and the author of The Brown Sugar Kitchen Cookbook and New Soul Cooking. Her television appearances include Bravo's Top Chef, Food Network's Melting Pot, HBO Max's Selena + Chef and OWN's Tanya's Kitchen Table. She has also served on the James Beard Foundation Board of Trustees and is a frequent speaker on inclusion and equity in the hospitality industry.

About The Henry Ford

Located in Dearborn, Michigan, The Henry Ford, a globally recognized destination, fosters inspiration and learning from hands-on encounters with artifacts that represent the most comprehensive collection anywhere focusing on innovation, ingenuity and resourcefulness in America. Its unique venues include Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, Greenfield Village, Ford Rouge Factory Tour, Benson Ford Research Center and Henry Ford Academy, a public charter high school. Together with its online presence at thf.org and Invention Convention Worldwide, the growing affiliation of organizations fostering innovation, invention and entrepreneurship in K-12 students, The Henry Ford is a force for inspiring every individual to innovate, create and invent.

SOURCE The Henry Ford