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Demo Night: Phasechimes Musical Exploration
How Food & Bev Brands Get Built, Vol 2
April 28, 2026 at Local Economy in Oakland, CA
What does it actually take to build something in food and bev? This edition looks at what happens between having a great idea and having a real business.
We're joined by La Cocina, the SF-based food business incubator that has spent 20 years giving women, immigrants, and people of color affordable kitchen space and a real shot at building something, and Natalia Flores of Flor de Chile, who moved from Yucatán to San Francisco, missed the flavors she grew up with, and started making chile mix in her kitchen until it became a business. One built the infrastructure. The other used it. Both have something to say about where the support ends and the hard part begins.
Hosted by Margarita Florez Vasconcelos (Showoff) and Marisa Sanchez-Dunning (If Only Creative), this series is about the origin stories nobody tells and the people who showed up when it mattered. Conversation, Q&A, then stay for snacks and the conversations that happen after.
Vibes: Unvarnished, founder-y
Featuring:
Local Economy, Margarita Florez Vasconcelos
Featuring
Event website: https://luma.com/fxnlqui1
Event type:
Workshops and Education
Published: Apr 4, 2026 2:26 PM
