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AAPI Food & Wine
Opening Night
Hosted by AAPI Food & Wine, Opening Night features Chef Peter Cho (Han Oak PDX), in collaboration with Alice Jun (Hana Makgeolli) & CHO Wines.
AAPI Food & Wine arrives in New York City with an intimate Opening Night that celebrates heritage, craftsmanship, and the shared stories of Korean American makers shaping today’s culinary landscape.
Held at Hana Makgeolli in Brooklyn, Opening Night brings together three Korean American pioneers - Chef Peter Cho, Hana Makgeolli founder Alice Jun, and CHO Wines founders Lois and Dave Cho - for an immersive evening of Korean American bites, wine, and fermented culture.
Guests will experience a one-night-only menu inspired by tradition and reinterpretation: dishes reimagined through Chef Peter Cho’s New York and Portland lens, paired with the traditional and innovative method sparkling wines of CHO Wines, and anchored by the ancient artistry of Korean rice fermentation showcased through Hana Makgeolli.
This kickoff sets the tone for a weekend that amplifies the journeys of Asian Americans who have pushed beyond history and barriers to create food, wine, and craft that are unapologetically Asian and American.
CHEFS
WINE & SPIRITS
Hana Makgeolli | Brooklyn, NY
Cho Wines | Hillsboro, OR
AAPI Food & Wine
at Atoboy
Hosted by AAPI Food & Wine at Atoboy. Featuring a star studded line-up: Chef Junghyun Park (Atomix), Chef Carlo Lamagna (Magna Kusina), Chef Kyurim Lee & Jin Caldwell (JinJu Patisserie)
Paired with AAPI wines of the Willamette Valley: Alexana Winery (Dr. Madaiah Revana), CHO Wines (Dave & Lois Cho), Hundred Suns (Renée St-Amour), Junichi Fujita, Nash Vineyards (Nathan Sasaki).
This collaboration dinner at Atoboy brings together some of the most dynamic voices in contemporary Asian American cuisine and wine. The evening is a celebration of how Asian American stories continue to evolve, pushing past history, limitations, and expectations to create food, wine, and craft that is distinctly our own.
Guests will experience a multi-course menu that reflects the shared roots, imagination, and cultural crossroads that define this new generation of AAPI creators. Paired with wines from AAPI winemakers redefining the landscape of Oregon’s Willamette Valley: Alexana Winery, CHO Wines, Hundred Suns Wine, Junichi Fujita, and Nash Vineyards,
Together, this dinner showcases a new chapter in American gastronomy. where the Pacific Northwest meets New York’s global cuisine, and where AAPI excellence leads the conversation on innovation, identity, and craft.
CHEFS
Carlo Lamagna | Magna Kusina
Kyurim “Q” Lee and Jin Caldwell | JinJu Patisserie
Junghyun “JP” Park | Atomix
WINE & SPIRITS
Alexana Winery | Newberg, OR
CHO Wines | Hillsboro, OR
Hundred Suns | McMinnville, OR
Junichi Fujita | McMinnville, OR
Nash Vineyards | Carlton, OR
East Meets West Tastemaker Tour
at Naro
Saturday, March 21, 2026
$100 per person
11am, 1pm or 3pm
@Naro
Rink Level CO
610 5th Ave #04
New York, NY 10020
The festival culminates in an elevated walk-around tasting through Naro at Rockefeller Center that unites the most exciting AAPI culinary and wine talent from both coasts.
The East Meets West Tastemaker Tour brings celebrated west coast chefs and makers from Portland to New York - including Han Oak, Magna Kusina, JinJu Patisserie with Naro - alongside a lineup of acclaimed AAPI winemakers and heritage-driven producers from the Willamette Valley and beyond.
Guests will experience an immersive tasting led by the AAPI winemakers and sommeliers shaping the next era of American wine. Designed as a guided, interactive walk-through, each station brings together a winemaker and a sommelier, inviting attendees into deeper conversations about terroir, technique, culture, and the Asian American experience in wine. Guests will move at their own pace using conversational prompts to spark meaningful exchanges with each tastemaker.
Across all sessions, attendees will meet producers from Alexana Winery, CHO Wines, Evening Land Vineyards, Hundred Suns, Junichi Fujita, and Nash Vineyards, alongside leading AAPI sommeliers Jhonel Faelnar, Eunhee Kwon, Anna-Christina Cabrales and more. Bites from esteemed Portland chefs and Naro complement the wines, offering culinary expressions that echo the same dialogue of heritage and innovation.
This event spans three sessions:
Session 1 exclusively welcomes industry professionals and media for focused dialogue, trade insights, and press-centered storytelling.
Sessions 2 and 3 are consumer-focused, offering the public a rare, direct connection with the AAPI voices driving American wine forward.
More than a tasting, this is an intentional exchange with the winemakers, sommeliers, and culinary artists redefining the future of food and wine.
CHEFS
Peter Cho | Han Oak
Carlo Lamagna | Magna Kusina
Kyurim “Q” Lee and Jin Caldwell | JinJu Patisserie
Junghyun “JP” Park | Atomix
WINE & SPIRITS
Alexana Winery | Newberg, OR
CHO Wines | Hillsboro, OR
Evening Land Vineyards | Salem, OR
Hundred Suns | McMinnville, OR
Junichi Fujita | McMinnville, OR
Nash Vineyards | Carlton, OR