W.Rosado “Tribu” Jewelry Launch Event
New York, New York
Chef
Black Masa Beef Empanadas | 24K Gold Foil
New York, New York
Dinner
As a protégé of Andy Warhol and a member of his inner circle, Rosado spent his early years in New York, immersed in dynamic street art and the social life of the city, befriending artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring, in addition to forging connections with the urban community.
The Puerto Rican artist launched his new jewelry line, “Tribu”, this past November at the Greenwich Hotel in Tribeca. The Opulent jewelry line took inspiration of the bright colours of Maasai tribal jewelry, the geometry and detailing of the Art Deco artist Jean Dunant, as well as the traditions of Japanese lacquer painting.
Chef Manolo López was hired to create a menu that reflected the “Tribu” jewelry line. The passed hors d'oeuvres consisted of traditional finger foods, but elevated with luxury ingredients like black winter truffle, 24k gold foil and Ossetra caviar. From black masa beef empanadas with 24k gold foil to platanutres with recao infused crème fraîche topped with ossetra caviar to malta india braised oyster mushrooms with black winter truffle. The menu transported guest as they viewed W.Rosado’s new “Tribu” line.
Client: Wilfredo Rosado
Date: 2021
Type: Private Event
Services: Chef | Food Curation
Kids of Immigrants x Vans
Compton, California
Chef
To celebrate the release of their second Vans collaboration, Kids of Immigrants designed a shoe honoring one’s heritage and parents that sacrificed greatly for their children.
Before the shoe launched, Kids of Immigrants produced a photoshoot at Moonwater Farm in Compton. The photoshoot featured community leader Kika Keith from Gorilla Rx, Aura Santos & Lêcoeurcassé. At the same time the campaign highlighted students from Color Compton and Inner City Arts who were invited to help with the production.
After the day long photoshoot, Manolo prepared a dinner that resembled everyone who had a part in the production. A coursed meal that incorporated 8+ nationalities and guided by Paula Duran (Empress). This stems from the work done with Community Gatherings and brings intentionality to the table for such a meaningful shoe campaign.
Kids of Immigrants was founded by Daniel Buezo and Weleh Dennis in 2016, and is an outlet for the two to “express their passion to create, empower and love.” Highly significant to the two based on their first-generation American identity, the “Anything is Possible” shoe represents the passion for their heritage and community.
Photography by David Camarena
Client: Kids of Immigrants
Date: 2021
Type: Dinner
Services: Chef | Food Curation
Photography: David Camarena