Creating Community

Every event we host is designed with intention - and our community & partners make each event unique and amazing.

Chefs

Brenden Blain Darby

Brenden is a young farm focused chef and entrepreneur who has worked around the world from Michelin’s star restaurants like Noma, Manresa, Arzak to small remote villages in Thailand, Indonesia, Mexico and Peru. His new venture www.NoBullFood.com is focused on providing easy to cook meals through small scale farms that empower communities.

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

Nicole is a food and drink writer and educator currently living in Oakland, California. She is at her happiest when nibbling, sipping, and hiking her way through new places. Above all, she loves how wine makes friends.

Experts

These are the brave organizations out to make a difference in the world. We have partnered with so many to enliven and enrich our conversations so that they make a profound and lasting impact on the communities they are apart of and the individuals lives that get to experience them.

  • DISH - Delivering Innovative Services for Housing

  • MAF - Mission Asset Fund

  • GenderLenz

  • LifeMoves

  • Nourish

Sponsors

Our sponsors are one of a kind. Reinforcing and generously providing resources in order for us to make a profound impact on the communities and conversations we are are having. Each sponsor provides something different.

  • One Table

  • Matzah Project

  • Hotel Majestic