LET’S TALK IS A COLLABORATION OF WOMEN RESTAURATEURS TO BUILD COMBINED ECONOMIC POWER. IT IS NOT AN ORGANIZATION, IT IS NOT AN ENTITY, IT IS AN ACTION-LED MOVEMENT BY WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS AS PEERS.
National Collaborations
LTW Nasdaq Bell Ringing, Social Innovation Award, CNBC & NY1
City Collaborations
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Recent Collaborations
Get Tickets Join Let’s Talk Womxn on March 31 from 6–9 PM at Moe’s Cantina River North as we close Women’s History Month with our Retro Revolution Dance Party. Spend the evening in an unabashed celebration of women empowering women. By 150 of Chicago’s Let’s Talk Womxn leading food and beverage entrepreneurs, this celebration is…
Let’s Talk Change
Women’s Leadership in Restaurants & Franchises
Let’s Talk – A Women’s Networking Celebration
CHICAGO INNOVATION PRESENTS TASTE OF INNOVATION. PANEL + LTW CULINARY EXPERIENCE 5/20/2025
CHICAGO INNOVATION PRESENTS TASTE OF INNOVATION. PANEL + LTW CULINARY EXPERIENCE 5/20/2025 Tickets $53-$70. This event spotlights innovation in the ever-changing world of food and drinks. This year’s event features: – Food industry innovators discussing 2025 emerging trends that excite them – Tasting stations curated by Sanctuary & Let’s Talk Womxn restaurants – Libations from…
CHICAGO HUMANITIES AT SANCTUARY. IMMIGRATION, SANCTUARY & FOOD 5/9/2025
CHICAGO HUMANITIES AT SANCTUARY. IMMIGRATION, SANCTUARY & FOOD 5/9/2025 Tickets $50. Join Chicago Humanities at Sanctuary, a new women-centric cocktail den and restaurant, for an evening of feasting and provocative conversation celebrating differences. Feast on global gourmet food stations — crafted by Chicago’s Let’s Talk Womxn restaurateurs — meet the restaurateurs, enjoy statement cocktails (cash…
Let’s Talk Womxn National Restaurant Show Exclusive Dinner Experience 5/18/2025
Let’s Talk Womxn National Restaurant Show Exclusive Dinner Experience 5/18/2025 Tickets: https://www.nationalrestaurantshow.com/home/dinner-experiences/ Tickets $300. National Restaurant Association Show and Let’s Talk Womxn Exclusive Dinner Experience. Experience a culinary feast like no other crafted for the Show attendees and their guests. A five-course dinner, with five leading Chicago culinary concepts, cocktails & wine, hosted by Let’s…
More Than March – Milwaukee
Ticket: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lets-talk-womxn-more-than-march-dinner-tickets-1247308185359?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios
More Than March – New York
Ticket: https://www.wonderville.nyc/events/more-than-march-2025
More Than March Bash Boston
Kick off Women’s History Month with Let’s Talk Womxn Boston! For one special night on Thursday, March 6th, experience tastings from 18+ of Boston’s top women in food and beverage. You’ll meet LTW Boston members, enjoy their delicious creations, experience fabulous comic relief and celebrate together with a fabulous DJ and so much more to…
Sanctuary & Let’s Talk Womxn Invite You To…
Join us at 3/13 6pm at Sanctuary for a Let’s Talk Womxn dinner feast and conversation. Bring your daughters and mentees. On cultivating fearlessness in ourselves and our daughters. With partners The Chicago Network, Harvard Club of Chicago, Girls in the Game, WBEZ and Chicago Sun-Times. $120 standard ticket, all inclusive (conversation, dinner, wine, tax, gratuity).…
More Than March Bash
Join Let’s Talk Womxn Chicago on 3/2 4-8pm at Moe’s Cantina for Chicago’s definitive women power celebration and an unforgettable feast & drinks by 30+ of Chicago’s 130 incredible womxn restaurateurs and F&B entrepreneurs! Shimmer in stylish silver or come as you are to celebrate, feast, drink, dance, connect and just have fun. Packed with action with…
What Women Want: Fortifying Our Democracy
Global Gourmet Dinner
Harvard Business School Women’s Association & Let’s Talk Womxn Oct 2, 6-8PM. At Vermilion. Chicago. We invite all Chicago food aficionados to an epic multi-concept gourmet feast with wine & cocktail pairing Hear “behind the business” restaurant insights Tickets $150 Email: admin@hsbwa.org by 9/27 Vermilion. 10 W. Hubbard St. Chicago, IL Women boosting women in…
Let’s Talk Womxn National Restaurant Show Webinar 4/17/24
Let’s Talk Womxn National Restaurant Show Webinar 4/17/24 Registration free at Maximizing Your Digital Presence for Growth.
Let’s Talk Change. Reinventing Restaurants. Vermilion 5-7pm.
Let’s Talk Change. Reinventing Restaurants. Vermilion 5-7pm. Tickets $60 for gourmet food stations, event & soapboxes by 10 leading nationwide women restaurateurs. Cash bar. Real opinions, insights & revelations with no holy grails by real restaurateurs! A dynamic gourmet evening for ALL who love dining out and restaurants. What’s working with our restaurants today? What’s…
Let’s Talk Womxn National Restaurant Show Exclusive Dinner Experiences 5/19/24
The National Restaurant Show is proud to partner with Let’s Talk Womxn to curate unforgettable dining experiences for you at 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 19th. Join us for gourmet collaborative dinners, each showcasing not one, but two-three Let’s Talk Womxn entrepreneurs and their concepts. Exclusively crafted, these unique dining experiences are open to all…
LTW National Restaurant Association Show Women Leaders & Owners Reception
Let’s Talk Womxn invites all women in food and drink to attend the first Women Leaders & Owners Reception it is cohosting with the National Restaurant Association Show. The largest food service and restaurants convention with over 55,000 attendees. We invite ALL women to attend, meet, explore ways to promote our businesses and careers beyond…
More Than March
Click Here: Press Release & Participants Ticket link: https://www.exploretock.com/letstalkchicagowomxn “More Than March” is Chicago’s woman-power celebration of the year. Blends unabashed social & cerebral facets. Tasting stations & diva cocktails by 30+ leading Let’s Talk Womxn restaurateurs. DJ, black & bling drag show, dancing, the works. Come in BLACK draped in BLING to revel in…
More Than March Boston
3.07.24 at Boston Harbor Distillery. 7pm. Ticket link: http://tinyurl.com/4wtarnmj
More Than March Cincinnati
3.8.24 at The Grove Event Center. 7-10 pm. Ticket link: http://exploretock.com/letstalkcincinnati Sysco Co-Presenting National Advocate
Recent Collaborations
Get Tickets Join Let’s Talk Womxn on March 31 from 6–9 PM at Moe’s Cantina River North as we close Women’s History Month with our Retro Revolution Dance Party. Spend the evening in an unabashed celebration of women empowering women. By 150 of Chicago’s Let’s Talk Womxn leading food and beverage entrepreneurs, this celebration is…
Let’s Talk Change
Women’s Leadership in Restaurants & Franchises
Let’s Talk – A Women’s Networking Celebration
CHICAGO INNOVATION PRESENTS TASTE OF INNOVATION. PANEL + LTW CULINARY EXPERIENCE 5/20/2025
CHICAGO INNOVATION PRESENTS TASTE OF INNOVATION. PANEL + LTW CULINARY EXPERIENCE 5/20/2025 Tickets $53-$70. This event spotlights innovation in the ever-changing world of food and drinks. This year’s event features: – Food industry innovators discussing 2025 emerging trends that excite them – Tasting stations curated by Sanctuary & Let’s Talk Womxn restaurants – Libations from…
CHICAGO HUMANITIES AT SANCTUARY. IMMIGRATION, SANCTUARY & FOOD 5/9/2025
CHICAGO HUMANITIES AT SANCTUARY. IMMIGRATION, SANCTUARY & FOOD 5/9/2025 Tickets $50. Join Chicago Humanities at Sanctuary, a new women-centric cocktail den and restaurant, for an evening of feasting and provocative conversation celebrating differences. Feast on global gourmet food stations — crafted by Chicago’s Let’s Talk Womxn restaurateurs — meet the restaurateurs, enjoy statement cocktails (cash…
Let’s Talk Womxn National Restaurant Show Exclusive Dinner Experience 5/18/2025
Let’s Talk Womxn National Restaurant Show Exclusive Dinner Experience 5/18/2025 Tickets: https://www.nationalrestaurantshow.com/home/dinner-experiences/ Tickets $300. National Restaurant Association Show and Let’s Talk Womxn Exclusive Dinner Experience. Experience a culinary feast like no other crafted for the Show attendees and their guests. A five-course dinner, with five leading Chicago culinary concepts, cocktails & wine, hosted by Let’s…
More Than March – Milwaukee
Ticket: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lets-talk-womxn-more-than-march-dinner-tickets-1247308185359?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios
More Than March – New York
Ticket: https://www.wonderville.nyc/events/more-than-march-2025
More Than March Bash Boston
Kick off Women’s History Month with Let’s Talk Womxn Boston! For one special night on Thursday, March 6th, experience tastings from 18+ of Boston’s top women in food and beverage. You’ll meet LTW Boston members, enjoy their delicious creations, experience fabulous comic relief and celebrate together with a fabulous DJ and so much more to…
Sanctuary & Let’s Talk Womxn Invite You To…
Join us at 3/13 6pm at Sanctuary for a Let’s Talk Womxn dinner feast and conversation. Bring your daughters and mentees. On cultivating fearlessness in ourselves and our daughters. With partners The Chicago Network, Harvard Club of Chicago, Girls in the Game, WBEZ and Chicago Sun-Times. $120 standard ticket, all inclusive (conversation, dinner, wine, tax, gratuity).…
More Than March Bash
Join Let’s Talk Womxn Chicago on 3/2 4-8pm at Moe’s Cantina for Chicago’s definitive women power celebration and an unforgettable feast & drinks by 30+ of Chicago’s 130 incredible womxn restaurateurs and F&B entrepreneurs! Shimmer in stylish silver or come as you are to celebrate, feast, drink, dance, connect and just have fun. Packed with action with…
What Women Want: Fortifying Our Democracy
Global Gourmet Dinner
Harvard Business School Women’s Association & Let’s Talk Womxn Oct 2, 6-8PM. At Vermilion. Chicago. We invite all Chicago food aficionados to an epic multi-concept gourmet feast with wine & cocktail pairing Hear “behind the business” restaurant insights Tickets $150 Email: admin@hsbwa.org by 9/27 Vermilion. 10 W. Hubbard St. Chicago, IL Women boosting women in…
Let’s Talk Womxn National Restaurant Show Webinar 4/17/24
Let’s Talk Womxn National Restaurant Show Webinar 4/17/24 Registration free at Maximizing Your Digital Presence for Growth.
Let’s Talk Change. Reinventing Restaurants. Vermilion 5-7pm.
Let’s Talk Change. Reinventing Restaurants. Vermilion 5-7pm. Tickets $60 for gourmet food stations, event & soapboxes by 10 leading nationwide women restaurateurs. Cash bar. Real opinions, insights & revelations with no holy grails by real restaurateurs! A dynamic gourmet evening for ALL who love dining out and restaurants. What’s working with our restaurants today? What’s…
Let’s Talk Womxn National Restaurant Show Exclusive Dinner Experiences 5/19/24
The National Restaurant Show is proud to partner with Let’s Talk Womxn to curate unforgettable dining experiences for you at 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 19th. Join us for gourmet collaborative dinners, each showcasing not one, but two-three Let’s Talk Womxn entrepreneurs and their concepts. Exclusively crafted, these unique dining experiences are open to all…
LTW National Restaurant Association Show Women Leaders & Owners Reception
Let’s Talk Womxn invites all women in food and drink to attend the first Women Leaders & Owners Reception it is cohosting with the National Restaurant Association Show. The largest food service and restaurants convention with over 55,000 attendees. We invite ALL women to attend, meet, explore ways to promote our businesses and careers beyond…
More Than March
Click Here: Press Release & Participants Ticket link: https://www.exploretock.com/letstalkchicagowomxn “More Than March” is Chicago’s woman-power celebration of the year. Blends unabashed social & cerebral facets. Tasting stations & diva cocktails by 30+ leading Let’s Talk Womxn restaurateurs. DJ, black & bling drag show, dancing, the works. Come in BLACK draped in BLING to revel in…
More Than March Boston
3.07.24 at Boston Harbor Distillery. 7pm. Ticket link: http://tinyurl.com/4wtarnmj
More Than March Cincinnati
3.8.24 at The Grove Event Center. 7-10 pm. Ticket link: http://exploretock.com/letstalkcincinnati Sysco Co-Presenting National Advocate
City Cohosts
Melissa Guzman
Josie Smith
Lindsey & Lisa Rusch
Elizabeth Almeida
Doriana Isufi
Yasmin Curtis
Kavita Kumar
Molly Matelski
Josalyn Holmes
Jessica Perjes
ShaVonne McCants
Michelle Allen
Lisa Gutierrez
Liz Joy
Nicki Laborie
Anne Quatrano
Kate Taylor Martin
Thy Mitchell
Denise Taylor
Deborah Van Trece
Rosa Thurnher
Jen Ziskin
Nancy Cushman
Nancy Matheson-Burns
Rohini Dey, Ph.D.
Carla Chalkley
Joby Bowman
Terri Graber
Paula Haines
Alli Jarrett
Sharon Haynes
Ouita Michel
Anomalous Campbell
Dana Spandet
Marilupe Moreno
Desta Maree Klein
Barbara Sibley
May Fridel
Naama Tamir
Kat Cirar
MacKenzie DeVito
Jacqueline Nicosia
Angela Lawrence
Some News
Our Credo
- The goal of Let's Talk Womxn is to build the camaraderie, counsel, visibility, bargaining and economic power of its women entrepreneurs. Together.
- Let’s Talk Womxn launched in the thick of the pandemic in 2020 for women restaurateurs to learn from & support each other. It has explosively evolved to much more. It is a magical innovative B-cube model of “competitors as collaborators.” Started for women restaurateurs, it has grown to include all women entrepreneurs and makers of food and drink.
- Started with 15 restaurateurs in Chicago in 2020, LTW has grown to 850+ women entrepreneurs in 15 cities in the US and Canada, with three additional city offshoots. Many more US and international cities are in the LTW waitlist and pipeline.
- LTW launched 3 additional cities in 2020 who morphed to offshoots: Let's Talk Womxn Philadelphia, Let's Talk Womxn DC and Let's Talk Womxn LA. These morphed into Philly Sisterly Love, DC Women in Food & LA RE:Her (see inception GMA, NewsNation, LA Times).
- This action movement is entirely voluntary. And kept lean deliberately with no dues, overheads, bureaucracy, fancy office, CEO. The frills and financial drain of many conventional entities in our industry. All LTW support and revenue flows to its women entrepreneurs to boost their core businesses.
- The crux is monthly sessions by city with "Deep Dives" into business issues to learn from each other, share counsel and referrals. "Pulse" is to know and help each other. Complete candor & confidentiality underlie these business sessions.
- Each Let's Talk city is cohosted, nourished and led by leading city women restaurateurs. Founder Dey cross-pollinates learnings across all LTW cities & nationally, founds new cities, runs the sessions, seeds initiatives and builds sponsors & external national forums for LTW.
- Additional LTW collaborative initiatives - apart from ongoing, all-year learning and counsel - focus on amplifying visibility, boosting aspirations, cross-promoting each other, bolstering revenue, and unstinting referrals and access. See details here LTW National Press Release 2023. Much more is afoot on both the city & national levels.
- Let’s Talk Womxn participate actively in keynotes, talks, panels & forums to share their collaborative positive empowering B-cube model for parity. This model extends across sectors, applies within corporations for "intrepreneurs," and across countries.
- For entities, corporations and cities who champion women entrepreneurs, backing Let's Talk Womxn is a natural choice. All LTW members are owners, employers and tastemakers with a mass following at the intersection of dining, consumer and retail. We are sponsored directly or via our 501c3 fiscal sponsor. LTW works actively with its city CVBs, SRAs, COCs, corporations and other partners.
- The X factor in Womxn is an algebraic expression of explicit openness to women owners of all sizes, stripes, color, creed, format, scale, race, orientation, identities, startups or celebrities. All are peers.
- Within six months of inception, LTW was included in NRN Power List Top 50 for inclusive impactful leadership alongside industry giants. A multitude of awards, accolades and media has followed organically along the way.
- Women entrepreneurs in culinary are tired of the deluge of manuals, guidelines, conferences & webinars. Positive intentions that cause glacial change.
- Women owners are tired of being on the fringe of involvement, whether on boards, policy, the media spotlight, or financing. This is dictated by economic power, PR heft, the fawning-over-the-beloved-few "TV celebrity" herd mentality. Let's Talk aims to redress this.
- Let’s Talk Womxn deliberately has no mission statement, no statement of values and no five-year plan. The universe abounds with these well-meaning, murky, unaccountable, lofty articulations.
- Let’s Talk Womxn is founded and led by Rohini Dey, Ph.D. Vermilion restaurateur in Chicago. Formerly McKinsey & Co., former World Bank, and former trustee/founder/chair of the James Beard Foundation Women's Leadership Program for a decade (2011-2021).
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Chicago! Starting this 4th of July weekend and all through the month there’s so many great @letstalkwomxn places to visit, special events, and fun dishes!
@kovaldistillery is open today and tomorrow. They are also hosting a special open mic on July 14th!
Save the date for a special event July 15th @thefatshallot
Hear the secret behind @brownsugarbakeries from owner @stephanieprenuer
Owner of @inspirotequila @beinspiredbymara shares a great product for mixing drinks.
@tasteofthephilippines and @momentumcoffeechicago will be open today and tomorrow.
@saigonsisters will be closed today and tomorrow.
Cheers and congratulations to @thedearbornchi for their 10 year anniversary!!
Follow along for Chicago rooted @fatsohardkitchen
Download the new @kalamoderngreek app!
Check of the amazing creations from @cakebythepoundllc
@bistronomicfood begins French restaurant week!
This Tuesday test your Harry Potter knowledge @thedandycrown
And check out the summer vibes and specials @khmaichicago
#letstalkwomxn #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womenentrepreneurs #strongertogether
Meet Chicago’s outstanding restaurant concepts. Laurence @laurencenoguier1 co-owner @bistronomicfood shares what her business stands for & her relationship with @letstalkwomxn with @deyrohini
#letstalkwomxn #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womenentrepreneurs #strongertogether
@chefamnindersandhu needs no introduction! From #TheFinalTable @netflix to many incredible restaurants it’s amazing to have Chef Amninder as a cohost for @letstalkwomxn Delhi! She is founding partner for @bawriindia which features intention, story, fire and flavor behind each dish! In both Mumbai & Goa. Also coowner of the incredible @kikliindia @barbetandpals @punchlinebar concepts, Amninder embodies our LTW ethos of women entrepreneurs fortifying each other. And hosted our LTW Delhi launch.
#letstalkwomxn #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womenentrepreneurs strongertogether
Grilled, seared, charred. A good cut of meat that is cooked to perfection!
These @letstalkwomxn cohosts, members, ambassadors and tastemakers bring the heat and the flavor!
@chefamnindersandhu
@bianca_chestnuthill
@salonikigreek
@kritikitchen
@hollyhillinn
#letstalkwomxn #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womenentrepreneurs #strongertogether
@letstalkwomxn cohost Lisa Gutierrez is a true tastemaker!From the tastes that define Oaxaca to central Ohio, @letstalkwomxncolumbus and National Cohost, founder @foodtruckmillionaire @doshermanostaco @doshermanoseaston brings entrepreneurial vitality, exciting dishes and drool worthy drinks to innumerable locations (growth faster than we can count!) and her 4+ food trucks! Apart from hosting all our LTW bashes at her @doshermanoseaston. We salute warm supportive Lisa for being a LTW bedrock!
#letstalkwomxn #womensupportingwomen #tastemakers #columbusohio #cincinnati
Boston Top 25 @nytimes restaurants multiple times and recently @michelinguide Sumiao Chen @sumiao.chen.12 @sumiaohunan is a cherished @letstalkwomxn member we are proud to have in our movement. Her bold, stylish, proud approach to Chinese fare without compromising on flavors is a must try. From the fare to her cocktails to the interior, Sumiao ensures perfection in every detail without pretentiousness. We wish her every success.
#letstalkwomxn #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womenentrepreneurs #strongertogether
Chicago! Get your calendars out!
We have special events, brunches, lunches, and dinners that we know you’ll love!
@thealbionmanor has World Cup watch parties today!
@nobodysdarlingbar is hosting a Pride Block Party today with various @letstalkwomxn members @taylorstacoschicago @keepitsavorysaltco_ @catanpisco
@classiccobbler has 4th of July preorders this week!
@necessary_coffee_pr @necessary_coffee begins the Stamped Chicago Passport this week!
@bistronomicfood features weekly specials guaranteed to thrill!
@laluna_pilsen has your brunch table waiting!
@soulgoodcoffee brings back a summer favorite!
@go.banato will be part of the @chicago_innovation this week!
@soulandsmoke gives a sneak peak to their new space opening soon!
@nakornkitchen has a cocktail class this week!
@mspsgfree will be a Taste of Chicago next month!
@barsotanochi is hosting a cocktail competition next month on their patio!
#letstalkwomxn #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womenentrepreneurs #strongertogether
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! And these tastemakers are creating bold and tasty flavors!!
@prettycoolicecream
@jenisicecreams @letstalkwomxncolumbus
@cremedeliqueur @letstalkwomxnbos
@thattuchicago with a @prettycoolicecream collab!
@azucaricecream @letstalkwomxnmiami
@idasartisanicecream
@lorenzosfrozenpudding
@go.banato
#letstalkwomxn #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womenentrepreneurs #strongertogether
Critical to all of us and often ignored. Share renewal and reset ideas. Each of us is battling personal, health and family demons alongside all else. Delighted to have @deannbayless share her wisdom and cohost this session with @deyrohini. Deann is a veteran of our LTW movement with 38+ years of entrepreneurial wisdom with pathbreaking concepts @fronteragrill @topolochicago @xocochicago @barsotanochi.
Also a tribute to Thy Mitchell @thy_travelers, LTW Houston CoHost, whom we wish we had been able to help.
Candid monthly sessions to sustain real world learning from each other. Sharing our business expertise, expanding our solution sets and horizons. Building camaraderie, collaborations, visibility & support.
1. Add questions + insights+ ideas for future deep dives here.
2. All women-owners in food/drink in any city are welcome to join LTW. No elitism. Restaurateurs, bakers, bars, cafes, beverage makers, distillers, food CPG, farm owners…..
3. No dues, no BS, no overheads, 100% volunteer run, renegade action movement of women owners.
DM or email us to join, see letstalkwomxn.com.
6 years of learning from and boosting each other’s businesses together. 1000+ women entrepreneurs across 16 cities with 2000+ concepts.
#letstalkwomxn #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womenentrepreneurs #strongertogether
@letstalkwomxn @letstalkwomxnbos Boston CoHost Nancy Cushman @cheftimandnancy is a powerhouse! Nancy is a rock of LTW Boston. She is certified as an Advanced Sake Professional and created the sake program at @_o_ya_. Her marketing and communication credentials add to her entrepreneurial story.
@bianca_chestnuthill is a reference to a clean plate which represents a blank slate for a restaurant to be whatever it wants to be!
@hojokoboston is a rock n roll izakaya honoring the pulse of japanese nightlife by serving sushi, robata grilled yakitori and street food small plates paired with craft cocktails, premium sake, wine and beer alongside live bands, spinning dj’s and karaoke.
Cushman Concepts has also created @_gogo_ya_ , crispy nori sushi tacos snd bento bowls and @msclucksdeluxe, chicken and dumplings!
In 2016, The Japan Society of Boston recognized Nancy with their Distinguished Professional and Cultural Achievement Award for her work at @_o_ya_ and contributions to the community.
@_o_ya_ is an acclaimed contemporary Japanese izakaya, hatched in 2007 from years of extensive travel and research in Japan by Nancy and her @beardfoundation award-winning husband, Chef Tim. @_o_ya_ serves sushi, sashimi and small plates alongside premium sake, wine, beer and Japanese whisky.
#letstalkwomxn #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womenentrepreneurs #strongertogether
Women we admire from Simone Veil, Rosa Parks, @beyonce, @michelleobama, Indra Nooyi, our mothers who shaped us. Women unafraid of changing the world. Who are yours?
@letstalkwomxn is built on women supporting women in business as owners and employers! Here some of our LTW ambassadors herald their inspiring women.
LTW founder @deyrohini asks leading LTW restaurateurs Sam @junka_junk of @nakornkitchen, Laurence @laurencenoguier1 of @bistronomicfood, Tigist @tigistreda of @demerachicago, Tiffany @chefmama13 of @exquisite.catering & Falguni @falgunidewjee of @bombayeatschicago.
#letstalkwomxn #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womenentrepreneurs #strongertogether
From restaurant anniversaries to Juneteenth and big events @letstalkwomxn Chicago has reason to celebrate 🎉
Join these businesses as they open their doors and share their hearts!
@lalunita_logan
@nobodysdarlingbar
@alostacosfoodtruck
@kovaldistillery
@thechefthebaker
@soulandsmoke x @fronteragrill
@soulandsmoke
@cajuncafechicago
@chesa_bistro
#letstalkwomxn #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womenentrepreneurs #strongertogether
Lisa Marsh @mrsllmarsh owner of @mspsgfree is a proud ambassador for @letstalkwomxn and she wants to see other women owners in food and drink join the movement!
“I am a proud ambassador because we support each other . We show up for each other…It is women supporting women. And that is what is important.”
#letstalkwomxn #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womenentrepreneurs #strongertogether
Let’s Talk Pride! These @letstalkwomxn are using their businesses as a voice!
@bianca_chestnuthill
@thedearbornchi
@catanpisco
@hewnbread
@katherineanneconfections
@thedandycrown
#letstalkwomxn #womenempowerment #pride #womenentrepreneurs #strongertogether
Let’s Talk World Cup!
These @letstalkwomxn businesses give us a place to gather and cheer all the World Cup action!
@dunngaherins @letstalkwomxnbos
@thistledraftshop @letstalkwomxnhouston
@bonfirewings @letstalkwomxnhouston
@elponceatl @letstalkwomxnatlanta
@thealbionmanor Chicago
@rising_eagle_publick_house @letstalkwomxnbos
@hojokoboston @letstalkwomxnbos
@bluekalecafe Chicago
@moescantina Chicago
#letstalkwomxn #womenempowerment #worldcupwatchparty #worldcup2026 #strongertogether
Let’s get to know a few @letstalkwomxn ambassadors! What’s a shocking revelation or something we don’t know?!
@deyrohini asks @letstalkwomxn leading restaurateurs Sam @junka_junk of @nakornkitchen, Laurence @laurencenoguier1 of @bistronomicfood, Tigist @tigistreda of @demerachicago, Tiffany @chefmama13 of @exquisite.catering & Falguni @falgunidewjee of @bombayeatschicago.
#letstalkwomxn #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womenentrepreneurs #strongertogether
Not only is Kathi Turner @mainturn1991 a treasure to @letstalkwomxn Boston as owner of the legacy @turnersseafood locations and @rising_eagle_publick_house, but she’s also invaluable to all restaurateurs as chair and @ma_restaurants #womanoftheyear last year! A deep advocate for reform, she is one of the most technically informed on any topic, putting her Harvard economics and Boston College JD to good use! Warm, involved, inspirational Kathi is an immensely valuable member of our action movement! Thank you, Kathi!
#letstalkwomxn #womenempowerment #strongertogether #womenownedbusinesses
Lori Seay @mrsosv co-owner of @soulveg & ambassador of @letstalkwomxn Chicago has been an integral part of the Let’s Talk Womxn movement for years! And proudly shares that the pride she feels is because “this group of women are amazing. Everyone is resourceful, knowledgeable, happy and doing something great for this city and beyond.”
#letstalkwomxn #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womenentrepreneurs #strongertogether
Summer time in the city means lots to do!!
Learn from women owners how to run to restaurant without the burnout! Mary Aregoni @saigonsisters and @chefkathyvhardy @tasteofthephilippines
Join @vjosacafe for an afternoon tea party!
@kovaldistillery hosts a stitching event with their delicious cocktails!
@tasteofthephilippines helps in a girls skate clinic!
@loveluvv_sparkling raises a glass to Juneteenth across Chicago!
@edeninchicago makes the back half of the week so much better with a Wednesday through Friday Happy Hour!
Looking for a great Father’s Day experience?! Get your order in this week for @magslegacycakesandmore
Check out @taylorstacoschicago on their website and get a cooking demo!
Looking for work within the industry?! @nakornkitchen and @floriole are hiring!
#letstalkwomxn #chicagoevents #chicagofood #womenownedbusinesses #strongertogther
Let’s Talk Entertainment! These @letstalkwomxn businesses provide both amazing food or drink but also a place to sit back and enjoy a show!
@elponceatl @letstalkwomxnatlanta
@stylepopcafe @womeninthefieldmke
@theblindfinchspeakeasy @letstalkwomxnhouston
@holidaycocktaillounge @letstalkwomxngreaternyc
@rising_eagle_publick_house @letstalkwomxnbos
@thistledraftshop @letstalkwomxnhouston
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What’s your unwind? So key for all of us. From vacations, travel, the beaches of Jamaica, Candy Crush, watching the waves, early morning routines, long walks, being with family and parents, Law & Order (!) to a day of no plans, LTW share their renewal modes.
@deyrohini asks @letstalkwomxn leading restaurateurs Sam @junka_junk of @nakornkitchen, Laurence @laurencenoguier1 of @bistronomicfood, Tigist @tigistreda of @demerachicago, Tiffany @chefmama13 of @exquisite.catering & Falguni @falgunidewjee of @bombayeatschicago. See their take.
#letstalkwomxn #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womenentrepreneurs #strongertogether
Falguni Dewjee @falgunidewjee is co-owner @bombayeatschicago is a proud ambassador for @letstalkwomxn Chicago. Falguni takes the ethos of women empowerment and women supporting women seriously as she states that Let’s Talk Womxn “brings a community of women together that are learning, striving to be better, and helping build better communities.”
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Summer vibes in full swing with Pride Month, Juneteenth, and Father’s Day! @letstalkwomxn Chicago ambassadors have your special events, private parties, and all night party plans!
@kovaldistillery and @thedandycrown using cocktails to make a difference!
Book @chesas.gluten.free Food Truck for your Juneteenth party!
Meet @inspirotequila owner and founder Mara @beinspiredbymara @binnysbev in Gurnee.
@loopieandnato bring summertime treats!
Check out @thedearbornchi for your next private event!
Summertime drinks now available @momentumcoffeechicago
Watch the World Cup at the World Cup pop up @treehousechicago
Parties are on with @365_presents @moescantina Friday’s and Saturdays.
Book your Father’s Day events at @chesa_bistro and @guanajuato_restaurant
#letstalkwomxn #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womenentrepreneurs #strongertogether
Join @letstalkwomxn Chicago at @kovaldistillery on June 29th for a special Dine & Shine as we spotlight ambassador, Dr. Sonat Birnecker Hart @sonatdistills. Sonat embodies the Let’s Talk Womxn movement as an innovator, successful entrepreneur, supporter and warm collaborator with other LTW members. Join us for a tour of her historic distillery (the first in Illinois since prohibition!!) and a whiskey tasting with Sonat herself! Come raise a glass and let’s celebrate an incredible woman in Chicago hospitality. 🍸✨
#letstalkwomxn #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womenentrepreneurs strongertogeth
Let’s talk desserts!! A perfect way to end to a meal or just a wonderful way to treat yourself!!
These tastemakers make us smile with amazing desserts!
@brekkieshack lead photo by @midwest_foodfest
@ouitamichel @midwaybakery
@bianca_chestnuthill
@bonfirewings
@hojokoboston
@lapadronaboston
@amysbread
@holidaycocktaillounge @schnazzyeats
Binge watching. From @thediplomat_netflix to @nbclawandorder fans, Squid Games and @thebearfx, LTW shares shows we’re hooked on. Dey can’t stop Taylor Sheridan’s Landman, Yellowstone. What’s your must see?
@deyrohini asks @letstalkwomxn leading restaurateurs Sam @junka_junk of @nakornkitchen, Laurence @laurencenoguier1 of @bistronomicfood, Tigist @tigistreda of @demerachicago, Tiffany @chefmama13 of @exquisite.catering & Falguni @falgunidewjee of @bombayeatschicago. See their take.
#letstalkwomxn #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #womenentrepreneurs #strongerthanever
Sarah Weitz @thefatpickle is co-owner @thefatshallot & both an ambassador and cohost for @letstalkwomxn Chicago. Sarah embodies support for women owned businesses leading our Dine & Shine events and supporting the collaboration and camaraderie of Let’s Talk Womxn!
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