On Saturday, March 9th, 2024, we hosted a Women’s Day Brunch in honor of celebrating International Women’s Day at The Pineapple Club, NYC.

Our collaboration was with three food based communities. Our community Women Who Brunch, an online food community and event series in the Hudson Valley/NYC area, aimed to connect and support women over a great meal and experiences. Empowered Economy, a community for female food founders, leaders, and innovators. And finally this event was sponsored by Circle, an app to connect with your local peers and business partners in the food industry.

This was a multi-course morning meal for women building food, wellness, & hospitality communities. We got to learn from food founders launching new businesses to women on the organizational side building food communities within their brand’s community space.

The Brunch Menu:

BEC Pancake Sliders
Chicken & Waffles
Raw Kale Salad
Avocado Toast
Challah French Toast
Sides:
Bacon & Hash browns
Dessert:
Banana Spring Rolls, coconut ice cream, Kaffir lime.

Gift Bag Product Sponsors:

Very proud to say these gift bag product sponsors were majority women-owned food and CPG businesses!

King Street Baking Co. - Chocolate Cupcake + Cake Mix
LesserEvil - Organic popcorn
Parch - Non-Alcoholic Agave RTD Cocktails
The Qi - Floral Collection Variety Box
Magic Mix - Mumbai Spice Blend
Frühling - Original Superfood Snack
Anjali’s Cup - Tumeric Elixir
Square Fare - FUEL - Matcha & Goji Berry Post-Workout Snack
The Sweets Lab - Hazelnut Spread
Perfect Blends - Traditional Epis - All Purpose Haitian Spice Seasoning
Driftaway Coffee - Steeped Coffee Brew Bags
Flutter Butter Bakery NYC - Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie
Sibahle Teas - Earl Grey Tea

Community - What’s your story?:

We had asked the group the “icebreaker” question of:

1.) When was the FIRST time you felt in or apart of a community.

2.) When was the MOST RECENT time you felt in or apart of a community.

The responses were so great to hear common themes and connectors that bring people together. Many common themes were: being new to the area, having common interests, and having a sense of adventure to take a leap in trying new things and meeting new people. It was so wonderful to hear everyone’s stories and what these lovely women were working on.