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Chef Tu David Phu is a first generation Vietnamese-American with a rich culinary background. An alumni of highly regarded kitchens (such as: Daniel, Acquerello and Chez Panisse) his cooking reflected a wide range of cooking cultures - from the American culinary greats to classical European traditions. But his roots were quite different. His family hails from the Island of Phu Quoc, accredited as the birthplace of fish sauce in Asia. Consequently he has family roots in Award Winning Fish Sauce Production, Hung Thanh 1895. Pilgrimages back to Vietnam were often.

After a decade of cooking, he began to immerse himself in the practices, ingredients, techniques, and flavors of Vietnamese cuisines.  Revisiting his favorite childhood dishes through the memory of taste, he started to cook the cuisine of his Mothers' generations-old wisdom handed down grassroots-style. In 2016 Chef Tu began garnering press and accolades with his weekly pop up dinners “AN - a Vietnamese Dining Experience.”; San Francisco Chronicle named him 2017 Rising Star Chef , featured contestant on Bravo's Top Chef Season 15, Host for ABC’s Taste Buds: Chefsgiving, nominated for a James Beard Award.

Check out his website here: https://cheftu.com/

Follow his instagram here: @cheftudavidphu

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Russell North is a Bay Area born event producer, marketing strategist, hip-hop connoisseur. Listen to us talk about a bunch of profound random shit!

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Joe Mousepad aka Jay3m is a Bay Area musician and designer. He hosts a Sunday night drum and bass party called stamina in San Francisco as well as host the Oakland hip hop monthly SmartBomb.

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Kareem Nitoto, entrepreneur and published model who spends most of his energy giving back to youth through mentoring and basketball skills development. Not only is Kareem well into the basketball and sports circuit helping kids get college scholarships, he also in the works to receive his real estate license.

@lightdip

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Ian Kelly is a artist and wordsmith from Oakland California. He's apart of the Jamla Records group. His latest release Champian is available for purchase/download on all major music sites/stores

Twitter: @firstnameian
IG: @firstnameian

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Tariq Ikharo is an entrepreneur and founder of Flavours an event and entertainment company.

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Cameron aka Kodak represents 1/3rd of the Culture junkies a collective based out of Oakland whom throws social events for people of color. He also specializes in artist management as well as curates a number of creatives ideas and endeavors.

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Joined by White Dave a creative from Richmond California. Per his words "ima libra and I love long strolls in the park while smoking marijuana"

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A bunch of my friends decided to come over and record a podcast after the Live at 7th west event I co-host with Langstyn Avery. Enjoy

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