COOKING WITH FRIENDS

A collaborative celebration of food, community, conversation and gathering around the table.

Cooking with Friends is a celebration of food, community, and gathering around the table; a homecoming for friendships young and old and those not yet formed. The ethos of this series is connection, celebration, and honest conversation, during which we invite local Minneapolis and St. Paul chefs into the studio kitchen at Khâluna for a collaborative and intimate dining experience. Our hope is that this series is filled with love, hope, positivity, connection, and great food! We can’t wait to share a meal with you.

MEET OUR CHEF FRIENDS

Rose McGee is the founder of Sweet Potato Comfort Pie, which advances racial justice, heals damage from race-based trauma, and elevates marginalized voices.

Rose McGee
Cooking with Friends Date: January 28, 2023
Leah, a Minnesota based Filipino chef, is the owner and operator of Café Astoria and Kalsada, winner of the 2022 Eater Awards Restuarnat of the Year.

Leah Raymundo
Cooking with Friends Date: February 25, 2023
Chef Lachelle has been a dynamic force on the Twin Cities’ food scene and is known for cooking globally inspired comfort food that thwarts unhealthy stereotypes and fuses in global flavors

LaChelle Cunningham
Cooking with Friends Date: March 11, 2023
Tevy, owner of Spinning Wylde, plays with endless whimsical flavors and ingredients - some of which you can’t find anywhere else - invoking her own fascination with cotton candy, spinning pure organic sugar into an ethereal cloud of enchantment.

Tevy
Cooking with Friends Date: April 15, 2023
Marla Jadoonanan was born in Princes Town, Trinidad and Tobago, and was the chef and owner of Marla's Caribbean Cuisine. Her cuisine is based out of Trinidad and Tobago but has a deep Indian influence.

Marla Jadoonanan
Cooking with Friends Date: April 22, 2023
Ann Kim is the James Beard awarded Chef/Owner of Pizzeria Lola, Hello Pizza, Young Joni and Sooki & Mimi, located in Minneapolis. As a Korean immigrant raised in Apple Valley, Minnesota, Ann attributes her culinary palate and love of cooking to her mother and grandmother, from whom she learned to make traditional Korean staples such as doenjang, gochujang and kimchi.

Ann Kim
Cooking with Friends Date: May 6, 2023
Christina Nguyen is the chef and co-owner of Hai Hai and Hola Arepa. She is a self-taught chef who brings together her love of bold flavors & nostalgia for places traveled at both of her restaurants.

Christina Nguyen
Cooking with Friends Date: May 13, 2023
“It’s not about how the food tastes when you eat it, it’s about how you feel. Every experience should be emotional.”

Jamie Malone
Cooking with Friends Date: June 3, 2023

Chef Friend: Next in the Kitchen

Ann Kim | May 6, 2023 | 12:00pm

Cooking with Friends is a celebration of food, community, and gathering around the table; a homecoming for friendships young and old and those not yet formed. The ethos of this series is connection, celebration, and honest conversation, during which we will invite local Minneapolis and St. Paul chefs into the studio kitchen at Khâluna for a collaborative and intimate dining experience. Our hope is that this series is filled with love, hope, positivity, connection, and great food! We can’t wait to share a meal with you.

Ann Kim is the James Beard awarded Chef/Owner of Pizzeria Lola, Hello Pizza, Young Joni and Sooki & Mimi, located in Minneapolis. As a Korean immigrant raised in Apple Valley, Minnesota, Ann attributes her culinary palate and love of cooking to her mother and grandmother, from whom she learned to make traditional Korean staples such as doenjang, gochujang and kimchi.

MENU

Appetizer: sakoo, shrimp rolls, siin swan.

Entrée

Ann Kim's Dish: traditional mungbean and kimchi pancake.

Ann Ahmed's Dish: seafood tom yum soup.

Dessert: passion fruit cremeux.

Wine will also be on offer.

Allergies: gluten, dairy, soy, shellfish, finfish, tree nuts. Not vegan or vegetarian friendly.

PURCHASE: TABLE SEATING

PURCHASE: CHEF'S COUNTER

Christina Nguyen | May 13, 2023 | 12:00pm

Cooking with Friends is a celebration of food, community, and gathering around the table; a homecoming for friendships young and old and those not yet formed. The ethos of this series is connection, celebration, and honest conversation, during which we will invite local Minneapolis and St. Paul chefs into the studio kitchen at Khâluna for a collaborative and intimate dining experience. Our hope is that this series is filled with love, hope, positivity, connection, and great food! We can’t wait to share a meal with you.

Christina is a self-taught chef who brings together her love of bold flavors & nostalgia for places traveled at both of her restaurants. Hola Arepa serves arepas, small plates & tropical cocktails using Latin ingredients and is reminiscent of a sun-bleached, lively Latin American cafe. Hai Hai is a love letter to the flavors & lush tropical beauty of Southeast Asia, and is inspired by her favorite foods she grew up eating and other dishes she experienced during her travels through the region. Christina was finalist for a James Beard Award for Best Chef Midwest for Hai Hai in 2019 & 2020 and a semifinalist in 2018. Her restaurants have been featured in Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, Esquire & more.

MENU

Appetizer: sakoo, shrimp rolls, siin swan.

Entrée

Christina's Dish: Bun Cha (char-grilled marinated pork belly and pork patties in a fish sauce-vinaigrette broth with rice noodles and herbs)

Ann's Dish: Lao style papaya salad with crispy pork strips

Dessert: passion fruit cremeux.

Wine will also be on offer.

Allergies: pork, gluten, dairy, soy, shellfish, finfish, tree nuts. Not vegan or vegetarian

PURCHASE: TABLE SEATING

PURCHASE: CHEF'S COUNTER

Aprons sponsored by Kate at Craftmade Aprons

Craftmade Aprons was founded to provide affordable, unique, and high quality aprons to all chefs, line cooks, bartenders, and everyday individuals. We strive to create the most functional and durable products you'll ever purchase. Our founder, Kate Meier, started Craftmade when her chef son asked her to sew him an apron. After her first attempt, she started working with her two other chef sons to tweak different aspects, resulting in an apron that fit all the needs of the culinary community. We like to say that she is the mom of every individual who joins the Craftmade Apron family.

Kate Meier

COOKING WITH FRIENDS

Rose McGee is the founder of Sweet Potato Comfort Pie, which advances racial justice, heals damage from race-based trauma, and elevates marginalized voices.

Leah, a Minnesota based Filipino chef, is the owner and operator of Café Astoria and Kalsada, winner of the 2022 Eater Awards Restuarnat of the Year.

Chef Lachelle has been a dynamic force on the Twin Cities’ food scene and is known for cooking globally inspired comfort food that thwarts unhealthy stereotypes and fuses in global flavors

Tevy, owner of Spinning Wylde, plays with endless whimsical flavors and ingredients - some of which you can’t find anywhere else - invoking her own fascination with cotton candy, spinning pure organic sugar into an ethereal cloud of enchantment.

Marla Jadoonanan was born in Princes Town, Trinidad and Tobago, and was the chef and owner of Marla's Caribbean Cuisine. Her cuisine is based out of Trinidad and Tobago but has a deep Indian influence.

Christina Nguyen is the chef and co-owner of Hai Hai and Hola Arepa. She is a self-taught chef who brings together her love of bold flavors & nostalgia for places traveled at both of her restaurants.

“It’s not about how the food tastes when you eat it, it’s about how you feel. Every experience should be emotional.”

Chef Friend: Next in the Kitchen