Chef Luis Martinez was born in Santa Catarina Loxicha, Oaxaca, Mexico, in a small Zapotec pueblo. He came to the US in 2005, after studying Fine Arts at the state university while also working in kitchens around Oaxaca City and as a farmworker in Indio, California. After eventually moving to Los Angeles, Luis got back into the restaurant industry, where he worked alongside other Oaxacans. These chefs taught Luis how to infuse Oaxacan culture and cuisine into his cooking by using various methodologies, from traditional ingredients to Asian techniques. Now based in Asheville, NC, Luis is combining his love for cooking with his passion for social justice with projects like Tequio Foods,Taqueria Rosita, and Xolo Charleston.

Distilled by Mexicos legendary luchador Don Gato (yes the same one featured in Danny McBride's Tequila Saga of all Sagas), Don Gato Tequila is an additive-free and artisanally crafted tequila from mature lowland agave and pure water.

This event is not prepaid, seatings are $125 plus taxes and gratuity.