‘Use My Kitchen, Tell Your Story’ Immigrant Dinner Series Returns
The ‘Use My Kitchen, Tell Your Story’ Dinner Series is back! Hosted by Edible Magazine and in partnership with Wild Horse Winery and area restaurants who have offered the use of their kitchens, each dinner of the ‘Use My Kitchen, Tell Your Story’ Dinner Series will showcase an immigrant chef who will tell their story to the evening’s guests through a series of dishes, using food as a tool to find common ground and foster understanding.
Horticulturalist Ulker has been farming and growing vegetables and fruit trees for over twenty years – quite a different landscape from her environment growing up in northern Afghanistan. A lover of all foods, she embraces cooking to connect with her roots, and to share the flavors of culture.
Rashida, inspired by the celebratory meals of her Barbadian mother Joy, co-founded Bridgetown Roti in Los Angeles as a tribute to heritage, family, and the rich flavors of the Caribbean. A James Beard Foundation semifinalist for Best New Restaurant 2025.
Born in a refugee camp after her parents escaped war-torn Cambodia, her family eventually moved to California, where Nite learned to cook Cambodian dishes from her mother. Since opening Nyum Bai in Oakland, she has been named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People and a Food and Wine Best New Chef.
