An HR Executive turned Hospitality nerd, Jasmine is the recipient of the coveted James Beard Foundation's Women In Culinary Leadership Award. This jumpstarted her transition from New York to the windy city two years ago and she has not looked back. By day she hires creatives and human centered design professionals but spends the rest of her time being a fierce supporter of Queer Artists and Chefs and helping build safe spaces for the Queer Community by spearheaded the Chicago Chapter of Queer Soup Night! Jasmine currently collaborates with restaurants and event venues to run "One Night only Restaurants," as well as hosts social dining experiences in Chicago, showcasing a different Indian regional cuisine each month at her Thaali Supperclub. Follow her on Instagram @the_amusebouche, for future pop up dates!
Food, Queer Community, Recruiting
- Building my Queer Community in Chicago (I'm a NYC transplant) and spreading the word about Queer Soup Night! - Looking to build my network and collaborate with fiercely creative folks on some culinary projects
Always be ready to pivot!
It's not a specific person but rather qualities I admire most. Boundless Creativity, unwavering self confidence and ability to recognize when you need to apologize for bad behavior
I'd like my secret superpower to be the ability to be invisible
Actually, my day job is in Talent Acquisition. I work with a super smart bunch of folks within the Human centered, innovation design space.
To open a wine bottle
All about spices!