Choice on the Menu: 18 Women Chefs Throw a Pro-Choice Potluck in Minneapolis | Travel Like a Woman скачать в хорошем качестве

Choice on the Menu: 18 Women Chefs Throw a Pro-Choice Potluck in Minneapolis | Travel Like a Woman

Imagine an 18-course tasting menu, potluck style on a Sunday afternoon, served by 18 world-class chefs—including Top Chef alums and James Beard winners—and paired with mixologist-grade cocktails. Games, laughter, and so much food that you have to roll yourself home. And the best part: 100% of the $100,000 proceeds raised go to women’s reproductive health. Enter Chef Christina Nguyen, the 2024 James Beard Best Chef: Midwest winner. Welcome to her third annual Pro-Choice Potluck, staged in the parking lot at Hai Hai, her South Asian street food bar and restaurant in Northeast Minneapolis. Joining her to feed more than 500 guests were a cast of world-class chefs and mixologists from across the Twin Cities, along with three out of town guests: Chef Lee Anne Wong, owner of Koko Head Cafe Oahu/Tokyo/Osaka and a Top Chef alum; Chef Stephanie Izard, owner of Girl & The Goat in LA and Chicago, best known as the first woman chef to win Top Chef in Season 4; and Chef Karen Akunowicz, proprietor of Fox & the Knife in Boston and the 2018 James Beard Foundation Best Chef: Northeast. Also there: comedian, political satirist and activist Lizz Winstead, creator of The Daily Show and founder of the nonprofit Abortion Access Front. Joining me for the potluck were two amazing women: Melissa Jones, one of my dearest friends, and Margaret Prestrud. Mel and Margaret are longtime PBS producers who worked together for years at Twin Cities Public Television, or TPT. Today, Margaret is retired, and Mel is senior fundraising producer at WGBH in Boston, perhaps the most iconic of PBS stations and the original home of Julia Child. Sometimes the best journeys happen right at home. Despite being someone who simply can’t wait to whip out my passport, I am reminded each time I come home that the things I love most in this world, the very things that call me to travel—art, food, and supporting women—are as strongly cemented in Minneapolis as they are anywhere on this planet. If you’re planning travel in 2026 to Minneapolis, keep your eyes peeled for dates the next potluck. Plus, check out one of the amazing chefs and their base restaurants for yourself. List in the credits! ✨ Subscribe for more stories of women chefs and artists—get inspired to experience them for yourself when you travel:    / @thewtafshow   📍 Looking for help planning your own trip? Download your digital copy of “The Starter Guide: Travel Like a Woman:” https://thewtafshow.com/store 💬 Comment below: Tell us what you like about this episode! #womenwhotravel #FoodandTravel #FemaleTraveler #TheWTAFShow #TravelLikeaWoman #traveltips #minneapolis #topchef Executive producer, creator and host: Kelly Groehler Written by: Kelly Groehler Director of photography: Matt Waitley - Colourbus Media Cameras: Matt Waitley Editor: Matt Waitley Director: Kelly Groehler Social Editor: Joey Hagerman Marketing Advisory: Alison Tozzi Liu Series Creator: Kelly Groehler Filmed on location in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Special thanks: Chef Christina Nguyen Hai Hai, Hola Arepa Chef Janene Rolig, Hai Hai, Hola Arepa Ruby Scher, operations, Hai Hai, Hola Arepa The entire staff at Hai Hai Chef Stephanie Izard, Girl & the Goat, Chicago/LA Chef Lee Anne Wong, Koko Head Café, Honolulu/Osaka/Tokyo Chef Karen Akunowicz, Fox & the Knife, Boston Lizz Winstead, creator, The Daily Show & founder, Abortion Access Front Chef Maggie Whelan, Alma Chef Nikki Podgorski, Aspara Chef Alexandra Altoff, Dahlia Chef Rachael Cornelius, Dario Chef Jo Seddon, Gia Chef Jametta Raspberry, House of Gristle Chef Kaylen Colpitts, Milkjam Creamery Chef Kate Romero, Oro by Nixta Chef Tammy Wong, Rainbow Chinese Chef Nettie Colon, Red Hen Gastrolab Chef Chandera Walbolt, Saturday Dumpling Co. Chef Ann Kim, Young Joni Chef Ann Ahmed, Lat 14/Khaluna/Gai Noi Zoë François, Zoë Bakes Stephanie March, Minneapolis-Saint Paul Magazine, MyTalk 107.1 Jessi Pollak, Spoon & Stable Berit Johnson, Meteor Christina Jenkins, ie. by Travail DJ Sophia Eris Art by Jennifer Davis Karen V. Paurus Alyssa Meyer Delta Air Lines Hilton