Celebrating the Hands Behind Hospitality
The Mission
Hands Please is an invitation-based gathering celebrating the people, stories, and spirit behind hospitality. Our hope is that guests arrive as strangers and leave as collaborators, forming relationships that outlast the night and work that begins because of it.
Our Next Celebration
Nashville, TN October 20th, 2026
Hands Please brings our mission to Nashville for our third event, gathering the culinary, hospitality, agricultural, and food-system communities. Fostering connection, mentorship, education, and mutual support on the eve of the MICHELIN Guide South awards.
We partnered with Chef Arnold Myint, Anna Myint, and International Market because their story embodies that mission in Nashville. Carrying forward a family culinary legacy first established in 1975 while bridging food, culture, heritage, hospitality, and self-expression.
This invitation-based gathering is designed as a safe, generous, pressure-free space for chefs, industry professionals, makers, media, and community partners. Designed to build relationships, collaborations, and experience a deeper view of Nashville’s culinary community roots beyond the tourist narrative.
Hands Please is more than a gathering. It's a moment to raise a glass, share stories, and celebrate the people shaping the future of American hospitality.
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