
PNW Queer Chef Profile: Summer Bingaman of Portland
Name: Summer Bingaman Current restaurant: Peacock PDX What inspired you to go into the culinary industry? I have always loved
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Name: Summer Bingaman Current restaurant: Peacock PDX What inspired you to go into the culinary industry? I have always loved

Name: Nik Sharma Current Position: Editor in Residence, America’s Test Kitchen, Cookbook Author, Photographer, Host of In the Test Kitchen

Name: Michelle DelaPena (AKA… Chef Bombshell), Private Chef Last restaurant worked; I was Prep Lead- Orso’s 2015 Location: Anchorage, AK

Name: Jerry Traunfeld Last Restaurants: Former Executive Chef and Founder at Poppy, and Lionhead, former Executive Chef at The Herbfarm

On Saturday, October 24, the legacy of Entre Hermanos, the voice of Washington’s LatinoLGBTQIA+ community, took center stage at Seattle’s

After more than 35 years of interviewing entertainers, I have learned that some of the best conversations happen when an

Name: Deaunte Damper Organizations: King County Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention and Converge Media Location: Seattle, WA When did

Name: Jenna Damron Organization: ACLU of Idaho, Statewide LGBTQ+ Rights Strategist Location: Boise, ID When did you start getting involved

Name: Joey Wieser Organization: Independent Advocate & Digital Strategist Location: Seattle, WA (currently in Los Angeles, CA) When did you

Name: Preston Pace Company Name: Boise Trans Joy Location: Boise, ID When did you start getting involved with being an activist or

Name: Benny Ilac Company Name: Montana Trans Joy Location: Missoula, MT When did you start getting involved with being an

Name: Michaela Rose Profession: Hair stylist and Salon owner Company: Created in Chaos Salon in Boise, ID How did you get

Name: Paul Gerard Blakes Profession: hair stylist/barber Company: Steele salon/ Steele Barber ( Tangletown/ Roosevelt) Location: Seattle, WA How did you get

Name: Joshua Trotter Place of Business: Dream Hair Salon Location: Olympia, WA How did you get started working in the

Name: Daniel Costa Position: Fitness professional and coach focused on holistic onlinefitness programming that supports strength, movement quality, andlong-term well-being.

Name: Dr. Kelly Quick Profession: Professor of Exercise Science Company: University of Providence of Great Falls, MT How long have