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Facing Bench Foundation

LXCL:SLIDING SCALE $85–$125

Dinner Reservation

Enjoy dek kreung, a 5-Course Thai-Taiwanese tasting menu prepared by Athena Intanate. This intimate evening will include individual and shared plates related to Intanate&#39;s upbringing, along with special reading materials, prompts, and conversation. Based upon her Fivers Supper Club, every pop-up iteration of dek kreung&nbsp; is centered on the idea of food as care and community, providing space to make new connections. Due to the nature of this evening, no modifications to the dishes are available.This dinner is BYOB and for ages 21+. Athena Intanate is a Philadelphia-based chef who has worked in restaurants around the city including: Kalaya; Illata; and currently Her Place Supper Club. &quot;Born in Bangkok, Thailand to a Thai father and a Taiwanese-American mother, I&#39;ve always felt the most comfortable in liminal spaces. I moved to America in 2019 to go to Haverford College; it was here that I started my&nbsp;Fivers Supper Club, a weekly communal dining experience where the guest list and menu was a surprise. Creating family-style dinners for four other students and myself, I decided to enter the hospitality industry largely based on the love that I had for hosting people, and I&#39;ve been here ever since.&quot;

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Enjoy dek kreung, a 5-Course Thai-Taiwanese tasting menu prepared by Athena Intanate. This intimate evening will include individual and shared plates related to Intanate's upbringing, along with special reading materials, prompts, and conversation. Based upon her Fivers Supper Club, every pop-up iteration of dek kreung  is centered on the idea of food as care and community, providing space to make new connections. Due to the nature of this evening, no modifications to the dishes are available.This dinner is BYOB and for ages 21+. Athena Intanate is a Philadelphia-based chef who has worked in restaurants around the city including: Kalaya; Illata; and currently Her Place Supper Club. "Born in Bangkok, Thailand to a Thai father and a Taiwanese-American mother, I've always felt the most comfortable in liminal spaces. I moved to America in 2019 to go to Haverford College; it was here that I started my Fivers Supper Club, a weekly communal dining experience where the guest list and menu was a surprise. Creating family-style dinners for four other students and myself, I decided to enter the hospitality industry largely based on the love that I had for hosting people, and I've been here ever since."

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Dinner Series: Athena Intanate dek kreung

140 N 3rd St

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