North Texas families should prepare their palates for a full day of fun, food and festivities. The new Thermomix® Experience Center, located at 3232 McKinney Ave. in Dallas, is hosting Mix It Up, Texas, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 7.

Throughout the day, top chefs will be leading free cooking demonstrations and samplings. Participating chefs include:

• Chef Uno Immanivong – Dallas-based Chef Uno was born in a refugee camp in Nong Khai, Thailand, run by the United Nations Organization (UNO), for which she was named. Following a nearly two-decade career in banking, Uno turned to her first love, nourishing people with food. She was discovered and mentored by Anthony Bourdain, who encouraged Uno to follow her dreams. She has opened several innovative restaurants and has become an active advocate for food education and accessibility. Chef Uno currently operates RedStix Asian Street Food, with locations in Dallas and Farmers Branch.
• Chef Meiko Temple - Meiko is a food personality, digital creator and culinary marketing manager at Thermomix USA whose work lives at the intersection of innovation and tradition. She is the creator behind Meiko and the Dish, a food blog and lifestyle brand spotlighting soulful, comforting recipes with a modern twist. Her work has been featured on Food Network, Food52, Tasty, TheKitchn, and TheFeedFeed. She's also the founder of Eat the Culture, a collective that uplifts and empowers Black food creators through collaborative storytelling and community-building campaigns.
• Chef Ashley T. Henderson – Ashley is a classically trained chef and culinary entrepreneur based in Dallas. With more than 15 years of experience across top kitchens in Dallas, Los Angeles, and New York—including Nobu, The Ritz-Carlton, Hilton, and Omni Hotels—Ashley blends fine dining expertise with modern culinary innovation. Once a purist in the kitchen, Thermomix changed her perspective, showing her how technology could expand creativity, efficiency and flavor. She is also the founder of She Shefs Inc., a nonprofit mentoring young BIPOC women in food, hospitality and agriculture.

Kids of all ages are invited to participate in cookie decorating throughout the day. Participants can also win fun prizes as they learn simple recipes from Thermomix® and compete in a speed challenge centered around Thermomix’s Cookidoo® platform, which features nearly 100,000 recipes and will create weekly meal plans, shopping lists and more, making it easier to eat well at home.

Ongoing programming at the Experience Center will be designed to address the biggest challenges facing busy families trying to get healthy meals to the table, including time limitations, challenges around clean up and the difficulty of preparation. Each of these concerns is addressed by the Thermomix TM6®, the world’s smallest and smartest kitchen.

The TM6 performs 28 distinct kitchen tasks with ease, including chopping, blending, steaming, kneading, sautéing, grinding and whisking and will also sous-vide, slow-cook and more. Paired with the powerful digital Cookidoo platform, this integrated ecosystem effortlessly guides home cooks through thousands of meal options with step-by-step instructions designed to save time and guarantee success.

Attendance at Mix It Up, Texas is free, and guests do not need to make a reservation. For more information on Thermomix and its products, visit Thermomix.com.

EVENT INFORMATION

What:   Mix It Up, Texas

This free family foodie fest will feature chef demonstrations and free sampling all day, along with Cookidoo challenges throughout the event. Kids of all ages will have fun decorating cookies.

When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 7

Where: Thermomix Experience Center, 3232 McKinney Ave., Dallas (ground floor)

Cost: Free

Information: thermomix.com