Blaxicocina
BY TIARA DARNELL
Private Chef, Culinary Experience Curator, and Food & Culture Writer based in Cali, Colombia.
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Rooted in the Black American culinary traditions of her family in Washington, D.C., and shaped by years of eating and cooking across Latin America and the Caribbean, Tiara offers Afro Latino diasporic-inspired contemporary cuisine. Expect bold, cross-regional flavors that please the palette bite after bite!
Culinary Experience Curator
Tiara produces culinary offerings that bring people together and give them something to write home about:
Cena Salsera is a multi-course dinner, private dining and musical culinary storytelling experience that traces the journey and evolution of salsa music through food from the shores of West Africa, to the Caribbean and other parts of North America, to its embrace in Cali, Colombia, the world capital of salsa music.
Blaxicocina also works in tandem with local-owned Classic Bike Tours Cali to offer one-of-a-kind food tours that highlight the city’s gastronomic scene and underground classic bike culture.
Food & CUlture Writer
Tiara is a freelance food, culture and destination travel writer interested in (but not limited to) writing about all things Cali, and Afro-Pacific Colombia, especially in the context of the region as an underrated destination for Afro tourism. Tiara previously lived in Mexico City, Mexico, and Portland, Oregon and has written from that experience for Vogue, Eater, Imbibe, Travel Portland, and Travel Oregon, and various other publications and platforms.
A former international restaurateur, Tiara is currently working on her debut cookbook-memoire, a collection of stories and recipes inspired by her immigrant experience owning and operating her first and only restaurant, Blaxicocina, Mexico City, Mexico’s very first Black American Soul Food restaurant (2023-2025).
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Chef, Tiara Darnell and her team create highly flavorful, Afro Latino diasporic-inspired modern American flavors for intimate gatherings and milestone occasions.
