March 27 - 29
CHEF CAMARI MICK
Described as a dessert doyenne by Michelin, and a rising pastry star by Eater, Camari Mick is an award-winning pastry chef and culinary personality based in New York City. She was recently named one of Food & Wine’s 2024 Best New Chefs, and is a four-time James Beard Award semi-finalist for Outstanding Pastry Chef. She was a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree for 2024 and made Eater’s 2023 roster of “New York’s New Guard of Pastry Chefs,” punctuating an incredible string of accolades and successes including an honor as one of Dine Diaspora’s distinguished Black Women in Food ‘Culinarians.’ Camari is the former executive pastry chef and partner of Raf’s and the Musket Room. She's currently in the process of launching her first solo venture, L'Atelier Ébène, a bakery and brasserie exploring the deep connections between the African Diaspora and traditional French technique.
Camari honed her pastry experience in some of NYC’s top restaurants including Michelin-starred restaurant, the Musket Room, Thomas Keller’s TAK Room, Le Bernardin and Daniel Boulud’s db Bistro Moderne. Today, she continues to innovate and inspire through her projects, including serving on the Industry Council for Food Education Fund, working with Teens for Food Justice and sitting on the advisory board for the SNACC Program. Her story has been highlighted in various media outlets including CNN’s Breaking Bread with Tony Shaloub, CBS Saturday, CBS Sunday, TODAY Show, and NBC’s New York Live, among others.
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CHEF BRITTNEY ‘STIKXZ’ WILLIAMS
Chef Brittney "Stikxz" Williams is the culinary director of Miss Lily’s 7A in New York’s East Village neighborhood, where she blends innovation and tradition to redefine contemporary Caribbean cuisine. Born and raised in Queens, NY, of Jamaican descent, she honed her skills in both front and back of house at New York-based Michelin-starred restaurants, including Jungsik and Eleven Madison Park, before forging her own path. In 2025, she announced a new venture alongside chef Camari Mick: L’Atelier Ébène, an Afro-Caribbean Brasserie set to open in Manhattan in fall 2026. A self-taught chef who studied at Kingsborough Community College in the Culinary Arts Program, Chef Stikxz launched her catering company, BWC Catering, in 2015, curating immersive dining experiences that celebrate the vibrancy of Jamaican flavors.
She has since become a sought-after private chef for professional athletes and has hosted pop-up dinners in some of New York’s most renowned kitchens, including Momofuku Ko, Nudibranch, Hav & Mar, the Musket Room, Lula Mae, and Cadence, among others. At Miss Lily’s 7A, chef Stikxz pushes the boundaries of Caribbean cuisine, infusing classic dishes with modern techniques and unexpected flavors while staying true to the heart of Jamaican cooking. Passionate about sustainability and authenticity, she sources ingredients locally where possible, including from her father’s farm in Queens, NY. Beyond the kitchen, she is dedicated to food styling, recipe development and cultural advocacy, helping to shape the future of Jamaican cuisine, embodying the ethos of “out of many, one people” in every dish she creates. Chef Stikxz has been featured in various media outlets, including Essence, Forbes and TODAY.com, and has frequently appeared on the Food Network, most recently competing in the culinary competition show, Ciao House.