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Presented by Roads & Kingdoms, the Anti-ICE Supper Club is a series of fundraising dinners in support of local organizations defending communities under attack—our small but vital contribution to the fight for immigrant America.
Night two in Kansas City takes place at the James Beard Award-winning Yoli Tortilleria, founded in 2017 by Marissa and Mark Gencarelli to recreate the authentic tortillas Marissa remembered from her childhood in Sonora, Mexico. There, we’ll be throwing an asada patio party featuring some of the city’s most talented chefs and bartenders, including Diana Condori (Condors Cove, Bar Ojo); Tania and Nick Mader (Alma Mader Brewing); Johnny and Helen Jo Leach (The Town Co, Dear Donna); Jeff Workman (Workman’s); Fernanda Reyes (Taco Naco); Robyn Krause (Billie’s Grocery; Casa Ama), and Marissa Gencarelli (Yoli Tortilleria, Art’s Molino & Market). We’ll have DJ Mari on the decks all night.
When: Tuesday, October 13, 2026 6:30-9:30 pm
Where: Yoli Cocina, 3125 Bell St., Kansas City, Mo.
Tickets: $95, with small bites from each chef + one drink. Cash bar to follow.
Net proceeds benefit: Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Reconciliation (AIRR), a local organization led by immigrants or children of immigrants, and for immigrants. They recognize and are working tirelessly to keep families together and end the humanitarian crisis our immigrant community is facing. AIRR believes that all people, no matter where they were born, deserve a chance at a safe and dignified life, and is committed to empowering and uplifting the voices of our immigrant community and providing them with the tools they need to better protect themselves and their families. AIRR organizes and activates immigrants in Kansas and Missouri to advocate for their rights and well-being. If you cannot attend, but would like to support, please donate here.
“The Roads & Kingdoms Anti-ICE Supper Club challenges the threats facing the people who feed our community,” says Marissa Tapia Gencarelli. “Yoli wants to provide a space where members of our community can come together and take action.”
“As chefs, we are immigrants—and we work with immigrants every day. It’s important for us to educate, organize, empower, and advocate.”
— Marissa Tapia Gencarelli, Yoli Tortilleria
Yoli Tortilleria produces nixtamalized corn tortillas, Sonoran-style flour tortillas, heirloom corn totopos, handcrafted salsas, and prepared foods. The 2023 James Beard Award winner for Outstanding Bakery, Yoli Tortilleria has been featured in BBC, PBS, Univision, Food and Wine, Bon Appetit, MilkStreet, America’s Test Kitchen, the Kansas City Star, Kansas City Business Journal, among others. Yoli Tortilleria operates a retail location in the historic Westside neighborhood of Kansas City and a taqueria in the KC Current’s CPKC Stadium. Yoli products are available in grocery stores, select Whole Foods locations, as well as online at eatyoli.com.
Marissa Tapia Gencarelli, Yoli co-founder, has been recognized locally and nationally for both her commitment to quality and leadership. Her accolades include Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Food by Cherry Bombe, Kansas City Business Journal Women of Influence, Fuerza Femenina from the Mexican National Team, and the Nuestra Latina Award from the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Charly Wilder is the executive editor of the award-winning travel and media company Roads & Kingdoms, the former publishing partner of Anthony Bourdain. In recent years, R&K launched the League of Travelers, offering small-group culinary journeys, and R&K Insiders, a membership program that includes a new print magazine and digital editorial. The Anti-ICE Supper Club is the successor to the Banned Countries Dinners they launched in 2017 with Anthony Bourdain and chefs from the Somali, Persian, and Syrian diasporas. Before joining Roads & Kingdoms, Wilder was a longtime contributor to The New York Times, reporting on travel and culture from Russia, Mexico, Central Asia, and across Europe.
Tickets are non-refundable but can be transferred. If you have any questions about these events or would like to transfer tickets, please contact tatiana@roadsandkingdoms.com.