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DESCRIPTION:Fri, Nov 5, 7-8:30pm Pacific time, in person and livestream\n\nChef and 
 activist Reem Assil joins "Check Please! Bay Area" Producer Cecilia 
 Phillips to discuss her work to reform the restaurant industry for a 
 sustainable and community-rooted food culture. She'll serve up small bites 
 for the audience as well, teaching us about what goes into some of her 
 favorite dishes.\n\nReem Assil founded Reem's with a passion for the 
 flavors of Arab street-corner bakeries and the vibrant communities where 
 they're located. Growing up in a Palestinian-Syrian household, Reem was 
 surrounded by the aromas and tastes of food from the homeland and the 
 connections they evoked of her heritage, family, and community. Before 
 dedicating herself to a culinary career, Reem worked for a decade as a 
 community and labor organizer, and brings the warmth of community to all 
 her events. She has worked with the Bay Area's esteemed cooperative bakery 
 Arizmendi Bakery & Pizzeria, Grace Street Catering, Local Flavors, and 
 several local chefs. She is a graduate of the competitive food business 
 incubator program, La Cocina, and business accelerator program ICA: Fund 
 Good Jobs. Reem was a 2018 James Beard Semi-Finalist for Best Chef West, 
 San Francisco Magazine's 2018 Chef of the Year and San Francisco 
 Chronicle's 2017 Rising Star Chef.\n\n$10 - In Person, Free - Livestream.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/10/24/18845918.php
SUMMARY:Chef Reem Assil
LOCATION:The Commons, KQED Headquarters\n2601 Mariposa Street\nSan Francisco, CA 
 94110
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/10/24/18845918.php
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