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Jubilee Keynote Speaker:
Gloria Steinem!

 


Cherry Bombe is honored to announce that Gloria Steinem is our closing speaker at this year’s Jubilee conference, taking place Saturday, April 12th, in New York City.
 

 

 

Lana Lagomarsini

 

Lana is an NYC-based chef currently featured on Bravo’s Top Chef Season 22 (Destination Canada) and has been working in the culinary industry for 15 years.
 
Throughout high school and college, Lana’s love for cooking and food grew exponentially, until she could no longer ignore the signs, and she began to pursue her passion. A graduate of Northeastern University and The Culinary Institute of America, Lana has honed her culinary skills in the kitchens of restaurants like Gramercy Tavern and Daniel, working in Michelin-starred restaurants for most of her career. She has also traveled the world and apprenticed under acclaimed chefs like Francis Mallmann on his island in Patagonia.
 
Recognized within her community, Lana was inducted into the Prestigious Dames d’Escoffier International in 2023. She was honored by her peers when she won a culinarian award from Black Women in Food awards by Dine Diaspora. She also was a part of the summer cohort for the James Beard Foundation’s Chef Boot Camp for Policy and Advocacy.
 
Lana has been exploring her own voice as a woman of color, organizing pop-ups of all kinds, including extravagant tasting menus featuring foods from the African diaspora and their connecting foods of the U.S. Her vision as a chef is to explore what is deemed as “American” food and trace the lines back to Africa and the experiences of her ancestors in this country. She knows that American food culture would be nothing without Black food culture, roots, and heritage, and she wants to highlight this in a meaningful way in her food experiences and presentations.
 
Lately, Lana has been hosting “The Supper Club from Nowhere” pop-up series at iconic restaurant locations around NYC, bringing an exploration of Black food, culture, and lessons from the Civil Rights Movement.
 

 

 

 

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