Steel String Brewery + Pluck Farm Present
Wa mi Dounou!
A Fundraiser + Community Dinner
Proceeds from this community dinner will seed fund
Carrboro’s newest food justice initiative:
Carrboro’s newest food justice initiative:
"By connecting the food we eat to who we are in this world,
we aim to heal our community together."
Guided by ancestral culinary knowledge, The Cauldron will provide
nutrient dense meals to locals who need them most.
Dreamed into being by the organizers behind the QTIPOC Survival Fund,
this low-barrier initiative stems from historical practices of community care.
we aim to heal our community together."
Guided by ancestral culinary knowledge, The Cauldron will provide
nutrient dense meals to locals who need them most.
Dreamed into being by the organizers behind the QTIPOC Survival Fund,
this low-barrier initiative stems from historical practices of community care.
Event Details
When:
Thursday, October 27th
Where:
Pluck Farm
6901 NC 54, Mebane, NC 27302
Right before the Saxapahaw Turnoff
(if coming from Carrboro)
Two Seatings:
5:30pm - 7:30pm
(Arrive at 5pm)
7:30PM - 9:30pm
(Arrive at 7pm)
Tickets:
(one drink token included)
$125
Get tickets HERE
Additional Info:
-Ample parking on site
-This is a 21+ event
-Each ticketholder will receive one (1) drink token
to be used for beer, cider, wine, kombucha, or soda
-Water + traditional Beninese tisanes will be included with dinner,
and additional drinks can be purchased at the bar!
-This event is outside, so please dress appropriately
-There will be outdoor heaters available if the weather calls for it
-Dinner will be served family-style
Thursday, October 27th
Where:
Pluck Farm
6901 NC 54, Mebane, NC 27302
Right before the Saxapahaw Turnoff
(if coming from Carrboro)
Two Seatings:
5:30pm - 7:30pm
(Arrive at 5pm)
7:30PM - 9:30pm
(Arrive at 7pm)
Tickets:
(one drink token included)
$125
Get tickets HERE
Additional Info:
-Ample parking on site
-This is a 21+ event
-Each ticketholder will receive one (1) drink token
to be used for beer, cider, wine, kombucha, or soda
-Water + traditional Beninese tisanes will be included with dinner,
and additional drinks can be purchased at the bar!
-This event is outside, so please dress appropriately
-There will be outdoor heaters available if the weather calls for it
-Dinner will be served family-style
Dinner Menu
Accommodations:
-Vegan guests will be accommodated
-So we can plan accordingly, please email us at chcbrroqtipocfund@gmail.com
if you would like a meat/dairy-free meal
-Because ingredients will be sourced from local farms as much as possible, some items listed may be subject to change due to seasonal availability
*****ALLERGEN ALERT*****
In order to truly honor this traditional cuisine
***WE CANNOT ACCOMMADATE GUESTS WITH PEANUT ALLERGIES***
-Vegan guests will be accommodated
-So we can plan accordingly, please email us at chcbrroqtipocfund@gmail.com
if you would like a meat/dairy-free meal
-Because ingredients will be sourced from local farms as much as possible, some items listed may be subject to change due to seasonal availability
*****ALLERGEN ALERT*****
In order to truly honor this traditional cuisine
***WE CANNOT ACCOMMADATE GUESTS WITH PEANUT ALLERGIES***
A NOTE FROM OUR CHEF
Please take a moment to read this message from
Dounou Cuisine's Adè Carrena
Adè is a chef + storyteller working to spark healing in the diaspora
Dounou Cuisine's Adè Carrena
Adè is a chef + storyteller working to spark healing in the diaspora
“Wa mi Dounou”
A Communal Dinner Series
A Love Letter To My Kin:
Past, Present and Future
“Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition.”
- James Baldwin -
Born in Porto-Novo, Benin, my culinary journey began here in the United States when I was adopted at the age of 10. I grew up in the home of a Puerto Rican family and often felt disconnected from my Beninese, West African roots. I have spent the last few years of my life attempting to retrieve the parts of my identity I felt had escaped me. I was able to reconnect with my biological mother and, with her guidance, I traveled Home. Through this experience, I recognized that the fragments of myself that I felt were lost were carried with me all along. I imagine The African diaspora has felt this same disconnect from their culture. But there lives a deeply rooted connection to Home that is interwoven into the fiber of our being and could never be severed. It appears in our creative work, the foods we eat, and the traditions we uphold. Home is a place we are continually being directed toward.
Wa mi Dounou is Fon for “Come Share A Meal With Me.” An almost untranslatable phrase, it is tied closely to the experience of communing with others at the dinner table and the idea of food as spiritual nourishment. Come and sit with us as we explore the idea of Home and celebrate Benin, West African culture through food, visual art and tradition.
We are an expression and manifestation of the elders who have come before us and they are leading us back HOME.
As Executive Chef + owner of Dounou Cuisine, I want to sincerely thank you for sharing this experience with us!
Chef Adè
“Dahomey d’hier, Bénin d’aujourd’hui”
Find her on Instagram:
@dounou_cuisine
@iewafoods
A Communal Dinner Series
A Love Letter To My Kin:
Past, Present and Future
“Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition.”
- James Baldwin -
Born in Porto-Novo, Benin, my culinary journey began here in the United States when I was adopted at the age of 10. I grew up in the home of a Puerto Rican family and often felt disconnected from my Beninese, West African roots. I have spent the last few years of my life attempting to retrieve the parts of my identity I felt had escaped me. I was able to reconnect with my biological mother and, with her guidance, I traveled Home. Through this experience, I recognized that the fragments of myself that I felt were lost were carried with me all along. I imagine The African diaspora has felt this same disconnect from their culture. But there lives a deeply rooted connection to Home that is interwoven into the fiber of our being and could never be severed. It appears in our creative work, the foods we eat, and the traditions we uphold. Home is a place we are continually being directed toward.
Wa mi Dounou is Fon for “Come Share A Meal With Me.” An almost untranslatable phrase, it is tied closely to the experience of communing with others at the dinner table and the idea of food as spiritual nourishment. Come and sit with us as we explore the idea of Home and celebrate Benin, West African culture through food, visual art and tradition.
We are an expression and manifestation of the elders who have come before us and they are leading us back HOME.
As Executive Chef + owner of Dounou Cuisine, I want to sincerely thank you for sharing this experience with us!
Chef Adè
“Dahomey d’hier, Bénin d’aujourd’hui”
Find her on Instagram:
@dounou_cuisine
@iewafoods
