COMEAL

An Immersive Food + Art Experience at VIVA PHX 2026

COMEAL is an immersive storytelling food experience within Viva PHX that celebrates culinary culture, community, and memory. Four Arizona-based chefs and cultural storytellers will guide this experience, inviting guests into a neighborhood-inspired journey shaped by the places where food and stories are shared. Hear from three Valley chefs that are creating place and memory through their food served followed by Chef Antonio Padilla presenting a 3-course meal with a very special purpose. Through art, storytelling, and full bellies, we aim to honor these efforts by celebrating lived experiences, ancestral knowledge, and the kinship formed through food.

What’s Included:

• An immersive neighborhood experience
• Walk-through art activations and mini market
• Multi-course art + food–paired meal
• Craft cocktails inspired by each chef’s community
• Live chef talks, music, and storytelling moments woven throughout

Experience Pillars:

• Commemorating Cuisines of Culture
• Conversation & Memory
• Neighborhoods Are Community

Important Information:

• Tickets are required for entry and often sell out.
• Limit 2 RSVP per person.

WHY THIS MATTERS

COMEAL is rooted in how many of us first learned community: chasing the ice cream truck on bikes, at corner food stands, or gathered around a matriarch, tía or abuelita’s table where love was measured in portions and stories simmered with the food.

• Take a step into what our Valley neighborhoods are all about: an immersive experience inspired by mercados, family kitchens, backyard pop-ups, and local bars.
• Food as memory. Each dish and cocktail carries stories of migration, resilience, creativity, and care passed down through generations.
• More than a meal. Art, music, and live chef storytelling bring the experience to life, honoring those who nourished us and the moments that shaped us.
• A pause within VIVA PHX. Step away from the stimulation of this dazzling festival to gather in an intimate space designed for connection and reflection.
• Deeply Arizona. Four local chefs and cultural storytellers guide you through the communities that shape this land.

This storytelling experience is curated by

• Dusk Market by Abigail Spong
• Matriarch Mixer by Indigenous Community Collaborative

Uplifted by

• Chahachi Collaborations
• Alita by Chef Antonio Padilla

Please note that photographs and footage will be taken throughout this event. Indigenous Community Collaborative LLC for marketing and publicity in our publications, on our website and in social media.