5th Annual Oakland Black Food & Wine Experience (June 13-19)
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Event Details
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The Black Food & Wine Experience is a mission-driven event created to bridge food, beverage, education, health, and Black culture. Founded by Chef Mimi, a classically trained chef who has
dedicated more than a decade to the often-overlooked intersection of food, social justice and entertainment, the mission of the Black Food & Wine Experience is to provide a space where hospitality and Black excellence are cultivated, celebrated, and explored by all.
Wine Dinners
Various Oakland restaurants
Black winemakers will partner with local restaurants to create special pairing menus and celebrate the spirit of Juneteenth. Menus will feature wines priced at $6.19 per glass and food priced at $18.65 per dish, a nod to the federal holiday.
Participating restaurants include Sobre Mesa, alaMar, Calavera, Oeste, Chop Bar, Kingston 11, Souley Vegan and Magnolia Street Wine Lounge & Kitchen.
The multi-day program features keynotes and panel discussions to address topics that affect Black professionals within the hospitality industry with a focus on post-pandemic recovery.
Attendees will have the opportunity to sample a range of food and beverages that span the African Diaspora, meet industry veterans as well as up-and-coming Black chefs, winemakers
and spirit makers, learn about the latest trends, and network among their fellow foodies and Black professionals.
Below are a few key events happening during The Black Food & Wine Experience.
June 11 – Black & Asian Solidarity Dinner (Sobre Mesa)
Top Chef alums Chefs Nelson German and Tu David Phu will take you into a culinary coma with
a seven-course Pan-African and Vietnamese fusion dinner (offered in two seatings) paired with
hand-crafted cocktails provided by Patrón. The Afro-Asian dinner will center conversations to
bridge the intersectionality around Black pride and “No Asian Hate.”
June 16 – Food & Beverage Industry Summit (Oakstop on Broadway)
Join The Black Food & Wine Experience for its inaugural industry summit aimed at supporting
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) Food & Beverage entrepreneurs to create the
next generation of hospitality leaders through professional development.
The industry educational event will feature keynote presentations and panel discussions to
address topics ranging from building customer service, access to funding, and opportunities for
recruitment. This year’s theme is the resurrection of Black Wall Street post-Covid. Who comes
back? What are available resources and opportunities? Who has access? How do we build
moving forward?
June 18 – The Grand Tasting (The Hive)
Sample the food, wine and cocktails of the African Diaspora at The Black Food & Wine
Experience’s Grand Tasting in the heart of Oakland. Celebrate Black culture and excellence with
your fellow foodies while tasting from celebrated and rising chefs and restaurants, winemakers
and spirit purveyors at the Hive. The event will feature décor by Living Spaces, limited
availability wines, barrel samples and culinary concepts with incomparable flavor not to
mention live entertainment and activations.
Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.
Cost: $18.95*
