TASTE
Inspiring Intentional Living:
Food as an expression of Love, Connection, and Relationship.
Join us for an evening of creating moments to inspire deeper connections through food and community. We seek to create an intimate gathering that celebrates the simple things that make life beautiful. A culinary experience that embodies love, passion, and joy. We will revel, commune, and express our shared humanity being in relation to all that is through the five senses. We're cultivating peace where your soul grazes in nourishing conversations and recognizing food as medicine for your body, mind, and spirit.
Feasting With The Ancestors: Dia De Los Muertos Edition
A cozy Autumn evening of feasting with the ancestors as a celebration and an acknowledgment of the symbiotic relationship between life and death. We're aligning with nature's rhythms and the changes within and around us, celebrating the harvest abundance while remembering birth and death life cycles.
We're gathering for an Autumn dinner with the ancestors: Dia De Los Muertos Edition.
The Mexican tradition of Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead), is a time dedicated to celebrating our loved ones who have transitioned from the physical world to the Spirit realm.
A divine collaboration with Perla Yasmeen Melendez. Perla is a chef, artist, and educator. She owns Two Mamacitas Pop-Up Kitchen, an Oakland-based catering company specializing in Latin American and Caribbean Cuisine using local, organic, and seasonal ingredients. Perla will bless us with a delicious dinner honoring Dia De Los Muertos. Read Perla's love letter to you.
Just as essential as the communal dinner, every Autumn the three-day celebration is marked by the construction of an elaborate altar, or ofrenda, which is filled with objects that our loved one(s) enjoyed while they were alive. These ofrendas are colorful, fragrant, luminous, and intricately and ceremoniously built with the intention of bringing joy (and life) to both the living and the dead alike.
The evening will be paired with a community altar-making workshop led by Perla as a ritual of remembrance for our ancestors and an invitation for their presence and blessings.
Sunday, October 16th, 2022
6:00p.m -9:00p.m
The location will be revealed upon booking
Sacred Exchange: $150
Dia De Los Muertos Menu:
(Vegetarian /Vegan options available)
Kamayan Gathering
We’re excited to share this creative culinary experience with you this summer. A collaboration with Nolan Miranda & Armando Breiz of Babboi.sf, a local Bay Area Small Business that specializes in Filipino food. BAB BOI is a play on words of the Tagalog Filipino word meaning pig or pork- the ultimate symbol of indulgence. In addition, pigs are diligent, compassionate, and generous- qualities that are reflected in Filipino cuisine and culture.
In the art of indulging, this experience will titillate the five senses in appreciating the richness of life where history, culture, and flavors happen simultaneously.
Kamay is the Tagalog word for ‘hand,' traditionally Filipinos ate their food with their hands, giving the name Kamayan. Kamayan feasts are enjoyed when a whole community shares a variety of Traditional Filipino cuisine spread on fragrant banana leaves. Kamayan upholds the values of fostering community, sharing, cultural pride, and togetherness.
An invitation to experience an intentional space for connection, remembering we have stories to share and celebrate our differences. With our different lived experiences and ancestral backgrounds, we all aspire to love and belong.
Sunday, July 17th, 2022
6-p.m- 9p.m
The location will be revealed upon booking
Sacred exchange: $95
*Vegetarian Options Available
Steamed and Java Garlic Rice
Lechon Kawali with Home-made Sauce
Steamed Prawns
Fried Fish
Longganisa (sweet sausage) or Vegetable Lumpia
Tomato Onion Salted Egg Salad
Atchara Pickles
Steamed Bok Choy and Long Beans
Fresh Mangoes
Adobo Tofu
*Drinks + Dessert Included
In collaboration with Ayurvedic Chef, Alexandra Sargent, her offerings include a plant-based 3-course dinner curated with beauty and sensuality infused with the fragrance of gratitude. An evening soaked in grace and worthy of love.
Ayurveda is a 5000-year-old science of living from India. Ayurveda can teach you that both diet and lifestyle are important when it comes to transforming your relationship for vibrant health. Alexandra weaves the ancient wisdom of food and modern living beyond the boundaries of India.
This is an experience that brings in ceremony and prayer to honor and promote a conscious connection with food. When we remember food is one of our richest connections to the planet, we practice reciprocity with the land.
We're inspiring slow, intentional living as an antidote to a hectic life. An invitation to remember to treat yourself sacredly, staying invested in yourself and the world within and around you. This gathering will be set in a private residence in Albany, CA.
Sunday, March 27th, 2022
6p.m-9p.m
The location will be revealed upon booking.
Dress to celebrate yourself.
Sacred exchange: $95
Ayurvedic Gathering
