🧂 Light Bites with Salt & Acid

An intimate afternoon of cooking, conversation & connection in Chelsea, Manhattan

This isn't your average get-together. Hosted by Leslie Luo (@lxluo / & luo studio) and Chef Sankeerth Garapati — with co-host Abi Garapati — this carefully crafted afternoon unfolds at a private residence in Chelsea and is designed with one intention: that you leave having genuinely connected with someone new.

👨‍🍳 Meet Chef Sankeerth Garapati

A true New Yorker and unabashed food obsessive, Sankeerth approaches cooking the same way he approaches eating — with curiosity, fearless flavors, and a refreshing resistance to following recipes to the letter. When he's not experimenting in the kitchen, he's foraging through NYC's food scene and mapping out his travels by what's worth eating there.

📖 Follow his culinary perspective on Salt & Acid on Substack

✨ What to Expect

• 🔪 Get up close for a live cooking demo led by Sankeerth
• 🫖 Settle in for tea service and guided conversation with new faces
• 🍽️ Come back together over a spread of light bites — sit, stand, graze, and let the conversations flow
• 🎟️ Your ticket covers everything: the demos, the conversation experience, and all food

⚠️ Menu modifications are not available at this time — please keep dietary restrictions and allergies in mind before purchasing. Also, a resident dog will be present! 🐾

🤝 Giving Back

For every ticket sold, $1 will be donated to the Street Vendor Project — a NYC-based organization that advocates for street vendors as small business owners and champions their rights.

📬 Stay in the Loop

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🎟️ Grab your ticket here