A local food festival will showcase Asian cuisine and chefs, while benefiting Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta.
The SouthEATS Food Festival and Benefit will take place May 25 at Monday Night Brewing. May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month.
The three-hour event will showcase chefs of Asian-American descent and restaurants that serve Asian cuisine. The festival was curated by We Love Buhi.
"We’re thrilled to showcase the phenomenal talent of Atlanta’s Asian-American chefs and restaurateurs, many of whom are immigrants or the children of immigrants, and their vital and innovative contributions to Atlanta’s culinary and economic scene, from Buford Highway to the Beltline,” Marian Liou, We Love Buhi founder, said.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice is a “nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and promoting the civil, social and economic rights of Asian-Americans through public policy, legal services and civic engagement," according to a press release.
All proceeds from this event will benefit the organization.
Here is the list of participating restaurants and chefs:
Ama's Chef Nhan Le
Ah-Ma's Taiwanese Kitchen
Bayou Boil
Brush Sushi Izakaya
Chateau Saigon
Gaja
Himalayas
Makan
Mamak Malaysian Kitchen
Nexto's Chef Mihoko Obunai
Sweet Auburn BBQ
Sweet Hut Bakery and Café
If You Go: 6 p.m.- 9 p.m. May 25. Monday Night Brewing, 670 Trabert Ave., Atlanta. welovebuhi.com.
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