Grit & Grain Iconic Tacoma Eats with Kris Hay

Initially, Kris Hay launched the Tacoma Aroma Flavor and Instagram as companions for her upcoming Tacoma food and beverage pairing cookbook, Tacoma Aroma. An expert in local cuisine with daily discoveries posting on her @tacoma.aroma.flavor Instagram, her experiences writing, editing, organizing complex projects, and promoting community-based resources secured her a spot on the “ten of us” 2023 roster. The regional Grit & Grain beer podcast will host Hay and her basket full of Tacoma icon foods — Frisko Freeze, Johnson Candy, Almond Roca, Ice Cream Social, and others — for a food and local beer pairing double episode at Peaks & Pints, the podcast’s recording home on Wednesdays.

In 2023, Foster’s Creative, a Hispanic-owned creative agency launched by Bryson and Kristin Foster seven years earlier, presented the “ten of us” 2023, a community project in collaboration with eTc Tacoma, the streetwear boutique located in downtown Tacoma. The “ten of us” 2023 project highlighted artists, creatives, business owners, and community leaders operating in the 253 area code via a gorgeous coffee table book and equally gorgeous film. As mentioned, Kris Hay was part of the “storytellers” group with Mayor Victoria Woodards, T’wina Nobles, Markus Trufant, Lisa Fruichantie, Amy McBride, Ron Swarner, Kwabi Amoah-Forson, Jackie Casella, Chris Staudinger, and other incredible community members. Before hitting the online streams, the Ten of Us 2023 film will be re-released at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 25 inside the Tacoma Art Museum.

Eat up the Grit & Grain Podcast with Kris Hay and her Tacoma Aroma Flavor palate during Tacoma Beer Week at Peaks & Pints Aug. 14.

Grit & Grain Iconic Tacoma Eats with Kris Hay

Wednesday, Aug. 14, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Peaks & Pints, no cover

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