Queer Soup Night is a Brooklyn-born queer party with soup at its center and a commitment to resistance. It was founded by Liz Alpern, a queer chef and entrepreneur - owner of The Gefilteria. In November 2018, I reached out to her, looking to help bring these events to the Bay Area. Through Liz, Jessica Nguyen of Little Window and I were connected and QSN Oakland was born.

We co-organize these events, bringing together queer chefs and culture all to raise money and awareness for local LGBTQ+ non-profits. Each event hosts approximately 3 Chefs, 60 Quarts of Soup, 200 attendees and raises $2,000 + for our beneficiary.