Dinner Party – Executive Chef Tiara Adorno & Executive Pastry Chef Alli Ford

Tatyanna Wright is joined by Chef Tiara Adorno, Executive Chef of The Crooked Ram and 2026 James Beard Award semifinalist for Best Chef: Northeast, along with Alli Ford, for a special Dinner Party episode. Together, they prepare traditional dishes inspired by Blue Fern Commons, including empanadas, classic sofrito, and rice with pigeon peas, sharing the techniques and stories behind the meal as it comes together in real time.

Dinner Party is a GNAT original live cooking show filmed in front of a studio audience, where featured chefs prepare a full meal during the program and guests gather afterward to share and enjoy it together. The event is as much about bringing people together as it is about cooking, creating a shared experience around the table while ticket sales directly support GNAT’s nonprofit mission to connect community, amplify local voices, and create programming that reflects the stories and experiences of our local communities.