Experience our events rooted in international cuisine and global music.

Community Gatherings

A huge part of our work centers on community building. Through food, music, conversation, and storytelling, we invite our communities to share their cultures and experiences.

We look forward to hosting you soon! Scroll down for a gallery of our past events and a calendar of our upcoming events. To receive invitations, please sign up for our newsletter.

Upcoming events

  • Online Fundraising

    Ongoing

    Taking place online, you have the opportunity to help us expand our presence into Los Angeles! Renovations are underway and your generous tax-deductible donation will support a pivoted leap forward, enabling Tiyya to extend its reach and better cater to our community, chefs, and participants.

  • Private Quinceanera

    February 2024

    Tiyya means ‘my love’ in Oromo and the idea and meaning behind the Quinceanera is to show our love and appreciation for trans womxn fleeing violence and housing insecurity. Part birthday party and part rite of passage, this coming - of - age celebration will be a communal demonstration of our love for trans womxn who never had the chance to experience this familial cultural party.

  • Flavors from Afar Soft Opening

    April 27 2024

    Join us in a celebration to reopen our Michelin Bib Gourmand social enterprise, Flavors from Afar, catering service in East Hollywood! The Tiyya Foundation will be open to operate programming by day and you can join us to private events and venue rentals during our closing hours.

    Note: Our indoor dining is currently closed at this time.