Crystal Wahpepah | Guest: Eating at a Meeting

Chef, Restaurant Owner

Crystal Wahpepah is a registered member of the Kickapoo Nation of Oklahoma. She is the creative tour de force behind the inventive, healthy, and delicious dishes served at her restaurant, Wahpepah's Kitchen, in Oakland, CA. She is an inductee into the Native American Almanac, was a finalist for the James Beard Emerging Chef Award, and has appeared on National Geographic's Queens, CBS's The Dish, Food Network's Chopped and Beating Bobby Flay. She serves as a U.S. State Department culinary ambassador and has catered for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and for the American Indian Film Festival. New cookbook: A Feather and a Fork: 125 Intertribal Recipes From an Indigenous Food Warrior (published March 2026).

Indigenous Foodways at Events: How to Balance Respect, Sourcing, and Guest Experience

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Nov. 9, 2026

Indigenous Foodways at Events: How to Balance Respect, Sourcing, and Guest Experience

Two years ago, I heard Chef Crystal Wahpepah speak — and I knew I wanted her on the show. It's finally happening on this week's Eating at a Meeting LIVE, just in time for Indigenous Peoples' Day. Crystal is a registered member of the Kickapoo Nation of Oklahoma and the chef behind Wahpepah's Kitchen in Oakland. She's a James Beard Emerging Chef finalist, a U.S. State Department culinary ambassador, and she's cooked everywhere from Food Network's Chopped to catering for the Academy of Motion Pic...

Guest: Crystal Wahpepah

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