This is a cocktail style Flights & Bites event, featuring up to 7 chefs creating 3 small dishes each, as well as up to 7 craft beverage makers, offering an array of delicious drink samples. 

Menu sneak peek! These talented chefs are cooking up an exciting selection of dishes! Menu options being discussed are: a trio of Puerto Rican frozen limber treats - coconut cinnamon, mango pineapple, guava dragonfruit; refreshing Thai salads - pomelo/grapefruit, vegan cold noodles, larb in cumber cups; tastes of West Africa - akara with pepper sauce, kelewele and chin chin; sweet potato swiss roll with plum jam & peanut butter mousse; Isaan grilled pork; Thai vegetable green curry and more to come!

Puerto Rican limber de coco, decadent pastries, savory bright summer Thai salads, tastes of West Africa and more! This delicious event is not to be missed! Although small businesses and business creation are key drivers of the American economy, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) entrepreneurs have consistently experienced barriers in access to capital, holding back both our economy and our nation's talent from reaching its full potential. Meet amazing entrepreneurs of color working in our culinary, beverage, hospitality and maker communities, and learn about the challenges and opportunities they face and how we can support their work. 

Speakers: J Hackett & Bruce Waller, Jr. - Grind AVL and Black Wall Street AVL; Jeremiah Robinson - Entrepreneur in Residence, Mountain BizWorks; Luis Martinez - Chef & Founder, Tequio Foods, Ramona Young - Kente Kitchen

Featured Chefs/Restaurants: Neomi Negron - Buggy Pops, Ramona Young - Kente Kitchen, Jamie Lauren Turner - Pastry Prodigy Project, May Sujitra Chubthaisong - Thai Pearl, Erica "Shorty" Glaubitz- Bun Intended, Patricia Saenz - Pupuseria Paty

Featured Beverage: Salud Cerveceria, Ebony Wine & Spirits, Pernod Ricard, Wehrloom Honey & Meadery, Matcha Nude, Grind AVL, Devil's Foot Beverage Company, Sarilla Sparkling Tea, Blue Moon Water, Cultivated Cocktails