Reem Assil

Today’s food industry is fraught with challenges for female workers, from fights over fair wages and equal representation to harassment and historical omission of deserved credit. In this session, Life & Thyme Senior Editor Stef Ferrari will moderate a lively conversation with Emiliana Puyana (La Cocina), Reem Assil (Dyafa), Heena Patel (Besharam), Bricia Lopez (Guelaguetza), and Ria Dolly Barbosa (PCP) to illuminate their efforts to fight for women’s visibility and equity in the culinary world.

San Francisco-based women’s culinary incubator La Cocina and an all-star lineup of women chefs lead the kitchen on Saturday night. Celebrate an amazing set of flavors by Chefs Ria Dolly Barbosa of brilliant all-day café, PCP, Bricia Lopez of James Beard Award-winning Guelaguetza, Reem Assil of Oakland Arabic concept, Dayfa, and LA Cocina alumnus Heena Patel who will offer recipes from her native Gujarat, India.