Tasting Collective Blog

Where we memorialize some of our past
tasting events with photos and recaps!

Laotian Roots Tasting Event

Sosu in Charlotte

We are officially BACK in Queen City, and oh, what a kick-off it was! Chef Rocky Jokbengboon and the entire team of Sosu came into this event with about almost as much excitement as our members, which is saying a lot considering that our members had a year and a half's worth of accumulated antici...

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Globally Inspired Tasting Event

93 'Til in Houston

Well, there you have it folks... 567 days from when we paused operations on March 16th, 202, we stormed into Houston (as well as Philadelphia) for our FIRST EVENTS BACK!!! We had been eagerly awaiting for this day to come for a VERY LONG time (as had so many of our members, based on the conversat...

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Contemporary Indian Tasting Event

Pondicheri in Houston

It's safe to say that our very first Space City event was everything we had hoped it would be, and more! We weren't going into this collaboration blind, as we collaborated with Chef Anita Jaisinghani a year ago at her NYC outpost of Pondicheri, which has since closed (RIP!). Back at that first co...

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Southern Nostalgia Tasting Event

Haberdish in Charlotte

We came, we saw, Haberdish conquered! Our first-ever Charlotte event is officially a wrap and oh, what a night it was! 75 attendees turned out for the event and filled up the restaurant with a bountiful amount of positive energy; the excitement was palpable. Executive Chef Carman Sparado and the ...

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Elevated Comfort Tasting Series

la Betty in Washington DC

We kicked off the new decade in DC with some soul-warming comfort food at la Betty, courtesy of Executive Chef/Owner Teresa Velazquez. Chef Velazquez treated us to 6 courses inspired by her Ohio upbringing, which she shared nostalgic stories about as she came out of the kitchen throughout the eve...

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