The Assignment

We paired young people with four amazing LGBTQ+ pros in the culinary industry and gave them an assignment. From cooking and creating, to running a juice bar, to designing interiors and accessories, see how each pairing performs! 🌮 BIG shoutout to Taco Bell Foundation for their support in helping us produce this (delicious) series.

In the first episode, we visited Super Juiced - a queer, Black, and Brown-owned organic juice bar in Oakland, CA. We paired interns Angelica and Kaylena with co-owner Rana Halpern and gave them the assignment to teach us how to make almond milk from scratch.

For the second episode, we paired Marquice with pro chef Lazarus Lynch – the Chopped champ, author of “Son of a Southern Chef,” and the first queer Black Met Gala chef – and gave them the assignment: to cook from the spirit, no recipe allowed!

The third episode paired Joy with interior designer Sophie Collé and gave them an assignment: liven up the kitchen with some adorable DIY drink coasters (and use some power tools in the process).

And for our finale, we paired Phoenix with pro chef and “Top Chef: All Stars” winner Melissa King, and gave them an assignment: celebrate your culture through food (while discussing how they each found their queer community).

From casting to an all-women and nonbinary production set for a few of the episodes, diversity and inclusion were at the forefront of the stories we told and the folks behind the camera. A challenge was to also make sure that we were showcasing talent in their respective spaces - episodes were shot in Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, and in Brooklyn.

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