2025 Flavors of Spring

A TASTING EVENT

DELICIOUS SAMPLINGS BY LOCAL CHEFS WHO REPRESENT THE BAY AREA’S RICH CULINARY SCENE

Friday, March 28, 2025

5:30 to 8:30 pm

Bloc15, 252 2nd St, Oakland

Paid Parking is available next door at Jack London Square Parking Garage or on the street. Please reach out if you have questions regarding accessibility or parking.

Join us for a fun-filled evening of food, wine, brew, and live music with emcee Catherine Liang, Miss California 2022, and performances by Bay Area R&B favorite Private Practice Band. The night’s festivities include a raffle and silent auction.

Individual tickets are $150, including food and wine tasting and access to our silent auction.



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SAVORY TASTINGS

Alan Hirahara, Private Chef

Always Aloha Shave Ice

Bacogai/ Mon Superette

Bombera

Casa de Kei

Hiro’s Catering

Joodooboo

Kiri

Ox & Tiger

Piglet & Co

Yuji Ishikata & Siew-Chinn Chin

WINERIES

AXR Napa Valley

Jizake Quest

Mikami Vineyards

SILENT AUCTION & RAFFLE

Take a sneak peak at some of the unique offerings at this year’s silent auction and raffle!

Donate to the Silent Auction

We are still accepting popular silent auction prizes such as getaways, sporting events or dining experiences.  Please contact Tiffany at tiffany@j-sei.org with your silent auction donation! Thank you for supporting our programs.

ENTERTAINMENT

Live music with Private Practice Band emceed by Catherine Liang

Catherine Liang – Miss California 2022, Golden State Warriors NBA In-Area Host 2023-2024

As a passionate advocate for women and the AANHPI community, Catherine Liang has dedicated much of her community involvement and professional career towards empowering others. Born and raised in California, Catherine has held a number of roles and titles that empower her as a spokesperson. 

In 2022, she represented the golden state as Miss California in the Miss America Organization. She went on to serve as the in area host in the NBA for Golden State Warriors during the 2023-2024 season, engaging millions of basketball enthusiasts from around the world. 

By day, Catherine works as a Global Deals Analyst at Visa Inc. focusing on commercial and money movement solutions. In her spare time, Catherine regularly serves as a mistress of ceremonies and emcee for events around the Bay Area, continues her advocacy through her community service initiative of “Champions of Courage” and is a brand ambassador to a number of international fashion brands. This was largely driven by her experience having represented the United States as a Top 10 Finalist at The Adecco Group’s CEO for One Month competition in 2021 where she focused on providing workplace solutions for equity and inclusion, job skills advancement and creating network externalities between multiple Fortune 500 organizations. 

A Huge Thank You to Our 2025 Sponors

Sakura (Cherry Blossom) Sponors

Matsu (Pine) Sponsors

Take (Bamboo) Sponsors

Buddhist Church of Oakland