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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.
On our last night in Minneapolis, we are sitting down at Chef Christina Nguyen’s acclaimed Hai Hai, which highlights her upbringing as the child of Vietnamese immigrants and the dishes she grew up eating at home, at family celebrations, in Vietnamese Sunday school basements, and during several trips through Southeast Asia. Join us for an intimate family-style dinner in Hai Hai’s private dining room, with a special menu curated just for the evening.
When: Wednesday, September 16, 2026; 6:30-9:30 pm
Where: Hai Hai: 2121 University Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
Tickets: $175 per person; includes a welcome cocktail and multi-course dinner. Cash bar to follow.
Net proceeds benefit: Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC), an all-volunteer, grassroots, multiracial, and multinational immigrant rights mass-movement organization. MIRAC fights for legalization for all, an end to immigration raids and deportations, an end to all anti-immigrant laws, and full equality in all areas of life. If you cannot attend, but would like to support, please donate here.
“Immigrants are the backbone of our country and the U.S. is a better place because of what they bring to the table. As the proud daughter of Vietnamese refugees, my team and I stand with our immigrant community.”
— Christian Nguyen, Hai Hai
Hai Hai is a love letter to the flavors and street food of Southeast Asia. Located in Northeast Minneapolis, Hai Hai means “two two” in Vietnamese, a nod to the building’s past life as the infamous 22nd Avenue Station (aka the Deuce Deuce), a dive bar and strip club. Hai Hai shines the spotlight on regional dishes, along with original dishes and tropical craft cocktails using the Southeast Asian palette of flavors.
Christina Nguyen is the executive chef and co-owner of Hola Arepa and Hai Hai restaurants in Minneapolis, MN. Christina is a self-taught chef who started Hola Arepa as a food truck in 2011 with her husband, Birk Grudem. After being nominated as a finalist for a James Beard Award in 2019 and 2020 and as a a semifinalist in 2018 and 2023, Christina won the James Beard Award for Best Chef Midwest for Hai Hai in 2024. She’s the first Vietnamese woman to win a Beard Award in a Best Chef category.
Nathan Thornburgh co-founded Roads & Kingdoms in 2012 and ran the independent media company with Anthony Bourdain and co-founders Matt Goulding and Doug Hughmanick for years, winning numerous awards, including a Primetime Emmy and a National Magazine Award. 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.
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.