Join us in celebration of the late summer harvest with Chef Luna Contreras who will prepare a regional antojito / Mexican snack for us. The antojito is an important part of Mexican cuisine and has inspired the continued foraging practices of the indigenous natives of Mexico. Chef Luna's focus will be on the tlayuda, a large circular thin and crispy corn tortilla from the state of Oaxaca. Her version will use nixtamalized organic corn and will highlight seasonal produce from Northwest farms.

Chef Luna, a Mexican native, oversaw the two highly praised Mexican restaurants in San Francisco, Mamacita and Padrecito. She achieved two 3-star reviews from the San Francisco Chronicle and a Top 100 Bay Area Restaurants award from the San Francisco Chronicle five years in a row. For her dedication in using seasonally driven and regionally inspired produce, Michelin Guide awarded Mamacita with 6 consecutive Bib Gourmand awards. She has been interviewed for pieces in the Eater, Eater PDX, Portland Monthly, Willamette Week, The Oregonian, Huffington Post, and Travel Oregon.

In 2016, Chef Luna made the move to the Pacific Northwest. For most of her life, Chef Luna has fought to affirm and embrace her true identity. She finally embarked on starting hormone replacement therapy after a long battle with gender dysphoria. This continued journey brings a renewed passion to the approach of staying humble, honest, and real. As a proud transgender woman, she operates the restaurant Chelo with a “vegetable laden multifaceted Mexican cuisine reliant on deliberate layers of flavor”. She has a small batch condiment line which can be found with select Portland and Seattle retailers. She also serves on the board of directors of the Oregon non-profit Family Meal.

Register HERE for this webinar in advance.

Free webinar. All welcome.

courtesy of luna