We *KNEAD* to talk, directed by Nandal Seo, is the first film in a short film series exploring food, culture, and identity. The film follows a group of friends making Pelmeni, a Russian dumpling, highlighting shared culinary traditions and challenging the rigid boundaries between cultures. The screening will be followed by an artist talk moderated by curator Heejo Kang and a workshop, Stinky, led by SPILLL collective on food and queerness. Addressing food-based discrimination, the workshop will delve into reclaiming stigmatised sensory experiences tied to ESEA identities and explore how our identities are queered. By “mixing sauces,” we can blur cultural and social divisions, fostering solidarity, self-expression, and connection beyond communities.