05/06/2026
Join us at Consignment Lounge on Sunday, May 24th from noon-5pm as we continue celebrating and honoring our AAPI community and
AT THE GRILL:
Kelly Ijichi (she/her) Private Chef & Owner of Mom's - . Serving Japanese-American comfort food & specializing in pop-ups and private events.
Serving:
- Okonomiyaki Hot Dog: pickled ginger, bulldog sauce, tempura crumbs, kewpie
- Mac Salad
- Coconut Butter Mochi
Fred(he/they) is a Thai-American Chef, community herbalist, culinary consultant, and certified permaculture designer. He runs a Thai comfort food and apothecary pop-up called with his partner and aims to make high quality food healthy, accessible, and community oriented.
Serving:
- Moo Ping and sticky rice: Grilled pork skewers glazed with coconut cream (gf)
- Spring jok: New Crop ST25 rice, ginger and ramp sauce, peas, sugar snap peas, silken tofu (gf, vegan)
Jasmine Sheth is a Mumbai-born chef, James Beard Grant winner and the force behind Tasting India — Chicago's premier Indian food brand and home of the first Indian chili oil in the US. She cooks the way India actually tastes: complex, layered and completely uncompromising.
You can follow her flavor adventures on Instagram
Serving:
- Bombay Street Samosa: hand laminated pastry, Bombay Potatoes, whipped Yogurt, Date/Tamarind Chutney, Mint/Cilantro Chutney, Ghee Streusel
- Tandoori Chicken Samosa: hand laminated pastry, charcoal grilled Chicken, Butter Masala Sauce, Date/Tamarind Chutney, Mint/Cilantro Chutney, Ghee Streusel
AT THE BAR:
Chiyo Takemoto, founder of Coquetel Collective will be highlighting drinks representing both of her identities of being a Korean-American adopted into a Japanese-American family.
There will be Makgeolli, there will be soju, and there will definitely be sake!
DJ’ing:
Highball Boys will be spinning Japanese Hip Hop
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