Tuesday, June 17, 2025

The Intersection of Food and Trans Identity: A Conversation

Overview

How can we use food to refocus the global narrative around the Trans community away from that of hostility and towards one of care and celebration? What role does food play in building and sustaining the Trans community? How can food-making spaces nurture the social bonds that empower Trans people to create, dream, and rejoice?

Moderated by Dubbs Weinblatt, this conversation brings together Telly Justice, Gabrielle Inès Souza, Luna Vela, and Skylar Mosca as they discuss what it means to move through the world as Trans people and how food is pivotal to their careers, from the joy of cooking as self-expression to the necessity of food access for survival.

Special thanks to

Early Bird Foods, The Rogue Panda, Anytime Spritz, The Okra Project, and Aplós.

MOFAD, 55 Water Street, Brooklyn

2nd floor of the Empire Stores building, NY 11201

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Tickets include access to Flavor: The World to Your Brain from 6 to 7 PM, yummy granola samples from Early Bird Foods, bites from the The Rogue Panda, cocktails from Anytime Spritz, and N/A cocktails from Aplós.

If you identify as Trans or genderqueer/nonbinary and work in food, please reach out to operations@mofad.org for reduced admission.

MOFAD, 55 Water Street, Brooklyn

2nd floor of the Empire Stores building, NY 11201

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Tickets include access to Flavor: The World to Your Brain from 6 to 7 PM, yummy granola samples from Early Bird Foods, bites from the The Rogue Panda, cocktails from Anytime Spritz, and N/A cocktails from Aplós.

If you identify as Trans or genderqueer/nonbinary and work in food, please reach out to operations@mofad.org for reduced admission.

MOFAD, 55 Water Street, Brooklyn

2nd floor of the Empire Stores building, NY 11201

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Tickets include access to Flavor: The World to Your Brain from 6 to 7 PM, yummy granola samples from Early Bird Foods, bites from the The Rogue Panda, cocktails from Anytime Spritz, and N/A cocktails from Aplós.

If you identify as Trans or genderqueer/nonbinary and work in food, please reach out to operations@mofad.org for reduced admission.

Program Guests/Hosts

Chef Telly Justice

Chef Telly Justice is a proud Trans Woman who has been working in the food industry for over a decade and a half. After having worked at all levels of dining- from anarchist vegan cafes to Michelin starred restaurants- Telly has devised a food philosophy that puts people and relationships first, ego last. Expect deliciousness, thoughtfulness and intentionality, Queerness, and fun as the key touchstones of her menus. Her flagship restaurant HAGS in the heart of the East Village features flamboyant tasting menus as well as fun and inclusive Pay What You Can meals. Neither menu styles are to be missed!

Chef Telly Justice

Chef Telly Justice is a proud Trans Woman who has been working in the food industry for over a decade and a half. After having worked at all levels of dining- from anarchist vegan cafes to Michelin starred restaurants- Telly has devised a food philosophy that puts people and relationships first, ego last. Expect deliciousness, thoughtfulness and intentionality, Queerness, and fun as the key touchstones of her menus. Her flagship restaurant HAGS in the heart of the East Village features flamboyant tasting menus as well as fun and inclusive Pay What You Can meals. Neither menu styles are to be missed!

Chef Telly Justice

Chef Telly Justice is a proud Trans Woman who has been working in the food industry for over a decade and a half. After having worked at all levels of dining- from anarchist vegan cafes to Michelin starred restaurants- Telly has devised a food philosophy that puts people and relationships first, ego last. Expect deliciousness, thoughtfulness and intentionality, Queerness, and fun as the key touchstones of her menus. Her flagship restaurant HAGS in the heart of the East Village features flamboyant tasting menus as well as fun and inclusive Pay What You Can meals. Neither menu styles are to be missed!

Chef Telly Justice

Chef Telly Justice is a proud Trans Woman who has been working in the food industry for over a decade and a half. After having worked at all levels of dining- from anarchist vegan cafes to Michelin starred restaurants- Telly has devised a food philosophy that puts people and relationships first, ego last. Expect deliciousness, thoughtfulness and intentionality, Queerness, and fun as the key touchstones of her menus. Her flagship restaurant HAGS in the heart of the East Village features flamboyant tasting menus as well as fun and inclusive Pay What You Can meals. Neither menu styles are to be missed!

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