Cross Cultures by Cheryl Tiu

06/05/2023

It’s that time of the year again! Our partner and client Estrella Damm is hosting its annual Culinary Journey in Miami from now until June 30– where over 70 participating restaurants are offeting specially priced menus, paired with the iconic beer from Barcelona.

For the full list of restaurants and their menu offerings, visit www.estrelladammjourney.com

06/02/2023

Snippets from our Asian Street Food Festival Weekend at Smorgasburg Miami last weekend!! 🇨🇳🇵🇭🇮🇳🇻🇳🇲🇲🇯🇵🇰🇷🇵🇫 and so much more!

So so thrilled and grateful we were able to celebrate Miami’s and South Florida’s Asian culinary communities and close out May with a bang!❤️💙💜💛💚🧡

Full reel🎞 on our founder ’s Instagram.

05/27/2023

This weekend💥💥 We are co-hosting Weekend once again with Smorgasburg Miami by way of an Asian Street Food Festival— and we are so grateful for all the support!!!

🙏🙏🙏 Miami Herald, Miami New Times, Time Out, Thrillist, Edible South Florida, Miami Guide, MIA Bites, South Beach Top Chefs, Greater Miami Beach.…

This is especially meaningful since we are only 2% of the population in all of Miami-Dade!! Kudos to Wok Star Eleanor Hoh for this incredible outreach, and to CEO Gaston Becherano for having us and celebrating the AANHPI communities, cultures and cuisines!

05/15/2023

Hola Miami!!! On 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏, we are hosting 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐀-𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐀, a special collaboration dinner—and sharing of cultures— between the amazing chefs 𝐏𝐚𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢 (Miami) and 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐮 (New York)!! ✨✨✨

The multi-course collaboration dinner will showcase Venezuelan-born Pao’s Latin- accented Mediterranean flavors interspersed with Chinese American Christine’s Cantonese-rooted cuisine influenced by her years growing up in the Bay Area, living in New York City.

*Trivia: Christine was formerly executive chef at the James Beard-nominated Kimika (and personally lauded by New York Times critic Pete Wells), and Pao worked at three-Michelin-starred El Celler de Can Roca before moving to London!

The event is part of the annual 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 and will take place at the historic 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐚 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚 in Miami.

Tickets are priced at $𝟕𝟓 per person, with seatings at 𝟳𝗣𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟵𝗣𝗠. For reservations, please visit Open Table (link in bio).

06/02/2022

: So so thrilled and grateful that we were able to celebrate Miami’s Asian culinary community with Smorgasburg Miami via a special Day as part of AAPI Month/ ! ❤️💙💜💛💚🧡

Each of the regular Smorgasburg vendors created a special Asian-inspired dish in honor of the event, and we also had 2 special guest appearances by Market Seoul🇰🇷 and Cookies by M.E.🇵🇭.

We are donating part of the proceeds of this event to Soar Over Hate, a non-profit supporting the most vulnerable in the Asian American community through self defense devices, healing through therapy and youth scholarships.

Thank you much to everyone who made this event possible and who came to dine and support our AAPI and Miami communities and this important cause. 🙏🙏🙏

05/27/2022

Hello Miami!🎉 We have partnered with Smorgasburg Miami, the city’s largest outdoor food market, for a special Day happening tomorrow, May 28 (Saturday), from 12NN to 9PM!

Part of the proceeds will benefit SOAR Over Hate, an organization that supports the most vulnerable of the Asian American Pacific Islander community. 🙏. We hope to see you tomorrow!! 🥳
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Miami! We're excited to announce our next event 🎉 On May 28th, we will be celebrating AAPI month at Smorgasburg Miami. We're partnering with  of .cultures to highlight the wonderful AAPI culinary scene in Miami.
We have some vendors serving delicious Asian dishes for this event and here are some you can find on the 28th!
 - Lamb and Chicken Xingjiang Skewers from China
 Chicken Yakitori
 Bahn Mi Burgermiami Cheese and Nuts Hattok
 Spam Musubimiami Bori Asian Mofongo
 - Banh Mi, Vietnamese Coffee, and Freshly Squeezed Sugarcane Juice 🇻🇳
 - Ube Donuts 🍩 🍠
 - Mango Sago & Brown Sugar Boba Tea
 - Korean Corn Dogs 🇰🇷🌭
 - Taiyaki-Cuban Sandwich
 - Vegan Mapo Tofu Empanadas
 - Thai Basil Chicken Jian Baos 🇨🇳
 Signature Sisters' Latte topped with cold frothed Sesame Milk
 Bulgogi hot dogs 🌭
 Pork Katsu Sando 🇯🇵 🥪
 is making a guest appearance and will serve Jeon- Korean Pancakes
 is making a guest appearance and will serve Chunky Ube Cream Cheese Chewies
Part of the proceeds of the event will go to benefit Soar Over Hate, a NYC-based non-profit supporting the Asian American Pacific Islander community in the face of escalating anti-Asian racism and violence!
See you all at AAPI day May 28th from 12pm-9pm 🤘🏻

04/26/2022

It’s almost that time of the year again in MIAMI! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The 2022 Estrella Damm Culinary Journey will be taking place from May 1 to 31, and we are thrilled to be working with the iconic beer of Barcelona once again as curator of the social media influencer program. 🎉💫

This year’s offerings will include: “A Perfect Pair”— a main course paired with Estrella Damm Beer, or “Chef’s Tasting Menu,” where select restaurants offer anywhere between three to 14 courses alongside Estrella Damm.

For the list of participating restaurants and their menus, visit . 🍻🍽🍻

11/22/2021

An important conversation on CNBC on the state and future of Filipino food— and it was an honor for us at Cross Cultures to be a part of it. We may have had taken a little longer than our Asian neighbors, but it’s a very exciting and revolutionizing time for Filipino cuisine 🇵🇭 Thank you CNBC and Stephanie Zubiri for this wonderful piece! ✨ Read the full article here: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/22/what-is-filipino-food-and-what-does-it-taste-like-chefs-explain.html

07/01/2021

We are so proud our collaborator Lechon Diva of Pepita's Kitchen - you guys may have attended our dinners in Hong Kong and Singapore- has just found a new home in LAS VEGAS-- and on the iconic Strip too, at the brand new Resorts World Las Vegas-- the US$4.3 billion megacasino that just opened last week. Our founder Cheryl Tiu shares more about it on Philippine Star Lifestyle Section:

With a new home at Resorts World Las Vegas, Pepita’s Kitchen opened with Paris Hilton, Mike Tyson and Kendall Jenner attending. The brand’s fans include Martha Stewart and the late Anthony Bourdain.

03/24/2021

Meet the speakers for our March 29 Women’s Month Virtual Panel, 💕✨

𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐃𝐞 𝐋𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐳
𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐢 𝐃𝐨𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐬

-𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝐹𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑒 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝐶ℎ𝑒𝑓 𝑇𝑜 𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑢𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚 𝐴𝑡 𝐴 𝑆𝑢𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝐵𝑜𝑤𝑙 (𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑏𝑒𝑠, 2020)

Originally from Nagua, Dominican Republic, Dayanny fell in love with cooking through her grandmother, Elvira, affectionately known as "Mama Vira," who would be in the kitchen baking fresh bread or cooking rice and beans. She took up a hospitality degree from the Dominican Republic's Universidad Central del Este, and then later on, a master’s degree in culinary arts from Grand Rapids Community College.

In 2017, she joined the Centerplate at Hard Rock Stadium, the global entertainment destination for Miami Dolphins, University of Miami football games, and the Miami Open.

In 2020, she became the first female head chef-- and Latina-- to lead the Super Bowl's culinary program. She and her team fed over 25,000 people, in seven kitchens, 25 concession stands, 167 suites, and seven all-inclusive clubs and restaurants!

Previously, Dayanny worked as executive sous chef for the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena, where she opened The Flagship Lounge.

Above all, Dayanny is a mother of three. She is also an ovarian cancer survivor. In an interview with Voyage Mia, she shares that "I am here today to keep pushing the glass ceiling and break out of what is considered normal in the culinary world of Sports and Entertainment."

*𝗢𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟵 𝗮𝘁 𝟲𝗣𝗠 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹, Dayanny will be speaking about her journey, her experience at Superbowl, juggling being a mother, having a full-time job and her own business, Vira's Flavors.

Don't forget to register (it's free!) to get your link to be able to log in on that day. Visit the link on our bio or www.withribbon.com/s/73208. See you then!!💖

03/22/2021

Meet our March 29 Speakers for our Women’s Month Panel, 💕✨

𝐒𝐚𝐤𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 "𝐒𝐚𝐤𝐢" 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡
𝐂𝐨-𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫, 𝐋𝐢𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐨𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐥

-𝑇𝑜𝑝 𝑇𝑒𝑛 𝑊𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑈𝑝 𝑀𝑖𝑎𝑚𝑖'𝑠 𝐶𝑢𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑆𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑒 (𝑀𝑖𝑎𝑚𝑖 𝑁𝑒𝑤 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠, 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 2021)

Born in Laos, Sakhone "Saki" Sayarath was just four months old when her parents fled her home country after her father’s land was taken by the communist government. After living in a refugee camp in Thailand, Saki and her family received their sponsorship to come to the US when she was eight years old thanks to her uncle who was a chef in Virginia. Saki later enrolled in community college to study advertising while working as a hostess at a local TexMex chain. She soon transferred to art school in Miami where she met Chef Curtis Rhodes, her now partner in business and in life. In 2016, Luci Giangrandi and Alex Meyer from Boia De offered up their La Pollita food truck for Saki to introduce Laotian cuisine to Miami.

In 2020, Saki and Curtis started doing pop-ups at 6010, Box Elder and Fooq's. In late 2020, they moved Lil Laos to a permanent location at The Citadel food hall in Miami’s Little River where they are continuing to serve Laotian dishes based on Saki’s original family recipes.

**On 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟗 𝐚𝐭 𝟔𝐏𝐌 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥, Saki will be speaking about her experiences as a restaurant owner and introducing/ bringing Laotian food to Miami, opening up a permanent space in the middle of a pandemic, and working a day job in advertising while at it! Also, being Asian American, she will speak about how we can all ally together to .

Don't forget to register (it's free!) to get your link to be able to log in on that day. Visit www.withribbon.com/s/73208. See you then!!💖

03/15/2021

Mark your calendars: March 29 (Monday)! Tune in from the comforts of your home, but please don’t forget to sign up to receive the link! www.withribbon.com/s/73208 Registration is free!

Hi everyone! On March 29 (Monday), we are hosting our 1st virtual panel for Cross Cultures by Cheryl Tiu Changemakers in honor of Women's Month, featuring these powerhouses in Miami's F&B scene:

𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞, executive pastry chef at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach— also a Cacao Berry Chocolate ambassador mentoring the next generation of pastry chefs

𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐬, director of operations at SBE— who has been opening hotels overseas in the middle of the pandemic: The Mondrian in Seoul and currently, SLS in Dubai

𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐃𝐞 𝐋𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐳, executive chef at Centerplate- Hard Rock Stadium— the 1st female head chef to lead a Super Bowl culinary program

𝐒𝐚𝐤𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡, co-owner of Lil Laos— who introduced Laotian food to the community, first as a pop-up, moving into a permanent space during the pandemic

𝐓𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐬, food blogger at Lokal Eats who transitioned to private dining through her Lokal Kitchen, where she offers chefs a platform to showcase their ideas

Registration is FREE. Visit www.withribbon.com/s/73208 to sign up! We look forward to seeing you there to build, celebrate and uplift the amazing women in Miami!💖💖💖