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Denver EATSS

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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.

Commemorating Native American Heritage Month, this one-night-only event aims to bring together the tradition and diversity of Native culture and expression, served to you at the esteemed Ellie Caulkins Opera House in the heart of Denver.

100% of proceeds are used to provide scholarships to AI/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!

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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 Bradley Dry

CHEROKEE

Chef Bradley Dry (Cherokee) has been a professional chef for twelve years, cooking traditional Cherokee dishes from healthy, local ingredients. Growing up in Oklahoma and based in Tulsa, his family inspired him to cook, as it was their tradition to cook together with everyone helping, under the guidance of his grandmother – which is where he learned most of what he knows about navigating a kitchen!

Chef Dry’s goal is to bring happiness and community to those who enjoy his heartfelt food – and he specializes in traveling to prepare food for special events and people, including Powwows, Folklorama and the cast and crew of Reservation Dogs.

Ultimately, Bradley hopes to one day own his own restaurant, which he will name Elisi, the Cherokee word for grandmother.

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
Ellie Caulkins Opera House

Named for Denver’s “First Lady of Opera,” the Ellie Caulkins Opera House was built around the original Municipal Auditorium, and originally opened in 1908. Today, it is the home of Opera Colorado, an organization dedicated to removing barriers to make fine art accessible to everyone.

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

The Ellie Caulkins Opera House
Denver Performing Arts Complex
14th Street at Curtis Street
Denver, CO. 80204

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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.