Dreamboat Cafe
Food for difficult thought.
Our Story
Dreamboat Cafe is a multidisciplinary food platform of pop-up events and independent publications celebrating the contributions to culinary history from marginalized people. We curate the storytelling of food with art mediums and emotional eating to feed a future of togetherness. Rooted in our Haitian and West Indian heritage, our intention is to address food and land access through colonial impacts on culture, art, and community sustainability. We are currently working on opening our Caribbean Appalachian country store here in WNC.
What We Do.
Pop-up Dining Series
Food Journalism
'Eating With Your Hands'
substack newsletter
'The Tree of Guinep'
Zines
Pickled Mango
Medjool
'Ramadan And The Queer Tongue'
Eating With Your Hands
' Gathering Your Senses Through The Eroticism Of Food'
Seasonal Small Batch Goods
Haitian Confiture
Vanilla Extract
Epis Marinade
Workshops
Caribbean Fruit Tasting
Intimacy Through Food
Decolonizing Agro Tourism
Freelance Services.
Art curating of food centered exhibitions
Equity and Inclusion Consulting in culinary projects and spaces
Onsite private event chef
Recipe Development
and Food Research
On-set Food Styling
Copy writing and food content production
Artist Statement
Dreamboat Cafe was created in response to the grief and restoration needed in a food industry that historically lacked acknowledging the very people who have contributed to it. My dream was a space of gathering and dining centered in the stories, art, and foods of BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ lives. What has evolved almost six years later has been from the support of our local communities and the steadfast hunger to chase all that makes our mouths water.
- Jasmine Michel
Chef | Writer | Researcher | Food Artist
Want us for dinner?
Reach out to inquire about collaborating or hiring us for your next food project.