Taste for equity 2023 GALA
FEATURED CHEfs
We’re proud to shine a spotlight on Chef Carlo Lamagna, who is putting Filipino food and culture on the map with his restaurant Magna Kusina in southeast Portland.
lead chef
CHEF CARLO LAMAGNA
Our Gala’s family-style dinner will feature an exclusive menu crafted by Chef Carlo Lamagna of Magna Kusina, a Food & Wine Magazine 2021 “Best New Chef” and a James Beard Award Finalist in 2022.
Chef Carlo brings his love of Filipino culture, family, and his Ilocano roots to the forefront of the food industry in Portland and in a one-of-a-kind collaboration for the gala working with the West African flavors of Chef Fatou Ouattara (Akadi) and the Regional Indian soul food of Chef Deepak Kaul (Bhuna).
Before their family-style, five-course meal even begins, Gala guests will be treated to a “Tastes of TASTE” reception with exquisite bites crafted by six more outstanding chefs. The evening finishes with a roar in a "Desserts and Dancing" party with two more chefs.
savor the tastes of these talented chefs for the reception and dessert:
Roberto Almodovar (WEPA PDX)
Hannah Che (SURONG)
Elsy Dinvil (Creole Me Up)
Maya Okada Erickson (Langbaan)
Kiara Hardy (Kitchen Killa Culinary Solutions)
Tamara Hattar (Euzumeh)
Chazz Madrigal (LaMotta’s/The Lost Armadillo)
