Cultural Heritage Week

December 1st – 5th

Chesapeake | 4:30pm-8:00pm

Join us each day to feature a different chef, their recipes, & the culture that inspired them

Monday, December 1st

Latino & Hispanic Heritage

Chef Aarón Sánchez

Aarón Sánchez is a Mexican-American celebrity chef, restaurateur, cookbook author, television personality host, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the host and executive producer of Talking Sabor, El Toque de Aarón, as well as hosting Taco Trip, 3 Minutos con Aarón, MOTOCHEFS, and El Sabor de Aarón. He also co-hosts a podcast, Cooking in Mexican from A to Z with his mother. Aarón has been a judge on Chopped, Chopped Junior, MasterChef, & MasterChef Junior. Aarón is chef/partner of restaurants Johnny Sánchez, Showbird, and Adobo Cantina. Author of two cookbooks: La Comida del Barrio and Simple Food, Big Flavor & Where I Come From: Life Lessons From A Latino Chef.

Tuesday, December 2nd

Black, African, & Caribbean Heritage

Chef Marcus Samuelsson

Marcus Samuelsson is an Ethiopian-born Swedish-American celebrity chef, restaurateur and television personality. He is the head chef of Red Rooster in Harlem, New York. Marcus is a longstanding judge and TV personality on the hit Food Network show Chopped, head judge of Top Chef: Family Style, and an Iron Chef on Netflix’s rebooted Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend. Author of over 7 cookbooks.

Wednesday, December 3rd

Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage

Chef Alvin Cailan

Alvin Cailan is a Filipino-American chef, author, restaurant owner, and television host. He is the host of First We Feast’s The Burger Show which airs on YouTube and Hulu. Alvin owns and operates several restaurants. Author of Amboy: Recipes from the Filipino-American Dream.

Thursday, December 4th

Native American Heritage

Chef Sean Sherman

Sean Sherman is an American Oglala Lakota Sioux chef, cookbook author, forager, and promoter of Indigenous cuisine. Sherman founded the Indigenous Food Lab, catering service The Sioux Chef, and founded the nonprofit North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems. Author of The Sioux’s Indigenous Kitchen & Turtle Island: Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America.

Friday, December 5th

Euro-Slavic Heritage

Chef Bonnie Frumkin Morales

First generation daughter of Belarusian immigrants & Executive Chef/Co-Owner of Kachka restaurants. Bonnie Morales and her team cook the food of the former Soviet Republics, including many dishes inspired by her heritage and upbringing. Author of Katcha: A Return to Russian Cooking.