Countdown to

Denver EATSS

2025

Friday, April 11th and
Saturday, April 12th

CHEFS

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About EATSS

Join us for a night of celebration – a unique and captivating experience featuring the best of indigenous food, art, discussion, and entertainment.

Originally home to more than 10 nations, Colorado is steeped in American Indian roots. Today, we are excited to bring back a night of total immersion in Native culture, with art, food, discussion, and music from Indigenous creators and artisans.

This one-night-only event aims to bring together the tradition and diversity of Native culture and expression, served to you at the esteemed Denver Center for Performing Arts, in the heart of Denver.

100% of proceeds are used to provide scholarships to Al/AN students, courtesy of the American Indian College Fund, to foster the next generation of Indigenous leaders. Click the links below to learn more about what the evening has in store for you!

Featured Chefs

Community, Food, and Artistry Intertwined

Immerse yourself in millennia of Native cooking traditions, and indulge your tastebuds with a full-course meal from the best Native chefs in the country.

Chef Andrea Condes (Murdoch)

ANDEAN CHEF

Chef Andrea Murdoch is an Andean Native born in Caracas Venezuela. Murdoch is using food to trace her own culture while educating the public about the expansive world of Indigenous food systems. After being classically trained as a pastry chef at The Culinary Institute of America, Murdoch started exploring Indigenous flavors and origins independently for her business Four Directions Cuisine, LLC which launched in Denver, CO., in November 2017.

The four main pillars of her business are sourcing locally, sourcing Indigenously, education and community work. In Murdoch’s interpretation of Indigenous cuisine, she starts cultural conversations and serves up her firsthand experiences in the form of food.

Four Directions Cuisine is available for professional and Indigenous education events including keynote speeches, lectures, and demonstrations. Other available services include private catering, wholesale and retail sales.

Chef Ben Jacobs

OSAGE NATION

Chef Ben (Osage Nation) is a nationally renowned chef and the co-founder of Tocabe, An American Indian Eatery, now with two restaurant locations and a food truck in Denver, making it the country’s largest Native American restaurant chain.

Tocabe expands on Jacobs’s Osage family recipes to create a new and unique take on Native cuisine. He works to support Native American food professionals and communities by using Native-made and sourced ingredients whenever possible.

Tocabe has been recognized by the Food Network, Food&Wine magazine, The New York Times, The Atlantic magazine, and many other national media outlets.

Chef Paul Natrall

SQUAMISH NATION

Vancouver’s first Indigenous food truck, Mr. Bannock, launched in 2018, led by award winning executive chef Paul Natrall from the Squamish Nation in North Vancouver, British Columbia.

Chef Natrall takes pride and joy in sharing fusion Indigenous cuisine, using traditional ingredients from the Squamish Nation such as juniper berries, smoked wild salmon and meats.

Chef Natrall also utilizes ancient cooking methods such as clay baking and stone baking to create an authentic experience steeped in tradition.

Join us at the amazing Denver center for the performing arts

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) is one of the nation’s largest non-profit theatre organizations, inspired to create, share, teach, excite, and perform for the Denver community every day.

Providing access to arts and education, and specially focused on performances that reflect the multi-cultural fabric of the town they call home, the DCPA shares our belief that fostering student growth builds a brighter future for all.

Denver Performing Arts Complex
14th Street at Curtis Street
Denver, CO. 80204

A Concert with Nathaniel Rateliff

Nathaniel Rateliff founded The Marigold Project, a foundation dedicated to tackling issues relating to income inequality and social justice, and has released special pressings with proceeds going to the StrongerHearts Native Helpline, providing support to Native communities dealing with domestic and sexual violence. As a friend and ally to Native communities, please join us as he provides the soundtrack to our special evening lifting the stories and voices of Native students.

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Proudly Supporting Students of IAIA

We are thrilled to get to host some extremely talented emerging artists from the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), one of the TCU’s we are honored to support.

These artists believe deeply in carrying forward the beautiful traditions of American Indian artwork, infused with modern techniques and their own unique perspectives.

These artists are up and coming and on the rise quickly, and we are fortunate enough to bring them together to share their voice with all of you. All proceeds from their art go directly back to the artist to help them share their work with as many people as possible.

Join the artists for a special showing, where you can ask questions, hear their stories, and even take a piece of the culture home with you.

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April 11th and 12th

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14th Street at Curtis Street
Denver, CO. 80204

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