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Black Feast: Love Letters

Yale Union 800 SE 10th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Black Feast is a culinary experience that weaves food into a celebration of Black artistry. A creation of Black narrative, an offering to Black lineage, here guests and artists across communities come together to share an intimate and sensory four-course meal. Our dinners are entirely vegan and without the use of gluten or cane sugar in a commitment to understanding the use of Black and Brown bodies in food labour. Our February event, Black Feast: Love Letters, is inspired by visions of love from Black poets. Guests will experience four courses that act as culinary interpretations of poems of Morgan Parker, Dominique Christina, Safia Elhillo and Nicole Sealey. Curated by two Black queer artists, Black Feast was founded on the premise to rail and dance…

$55

Black Feast: Narcissus, Featuring jayy dodd

Redd East 831 SE Salmon St, Portland, OR, United States

Black Feast is an vegan pop-up dinner that weaves food into a celebration of Black artistry. Our April event, Black Feast: Narcissus, celebrates the artistry of literary and performance artist Jayy Dodd. Our four courses are inspired by Jayy's newly released work The Black Condition ft. Narcissus, published by Nightboat Books. MENU Manual: roasted macadamia nuts and fried plantain dusted in a leek and onion ash Narcissus Stunts for the Void & Becomes a Flower: blackened coconut soup with red chilies, seared shiitake, tofu and cured coconut butter We Cannot Grieve What Doesnt Leave Us Or Ill Be at Every Function: a buckwheat and teff crisp over fresh greens, turmeric rosemary cabbage, smoked carrots, sweet potato and ginseng I Know I Been Changed: caramelized pear…

$55

Black Feast: Plant It, featuring Amenta Abioto

Creston-Kenilworth 00 Available with Purchase, Portland, OR, United States

Our June Black Feast event at Hell's Half Acre Farm in Portland, Oregon will feature the incredible work of musical artist Amenta Abioto. Our four-course dinner will act as a culinary interpretation of Abioto's music. Guests will gather together to share the meal at a communal table, with a mid-meal performance by Amenta Abioto. This meal will be hosted at Hell's Half Acre Farm in the Creston-Kenilworth neighborhood of Portland, specific address given after ticket purchase. A creation of Black narrative, an offering to Black lineage, Black Feast brings together guests and artists to share a vibrant and sensory four-course meal. Our dinners are entirely plant-based and prepared without use of gluten or cane sugar. MENU Plant It Golden beets, fresh greens, black figs, sorrel,…

$65