At pop-up restaurant Javelina, founder and head chef Numkena-Anderson blends Indigenous comfort foods and non-colonial ingredients creating a uniquely Indigenous fine dining experience.

Alexa Numkena-Anderson, an Indigenous — Hopi, Yakama, Skokomish and Cree Nations — and Mexican chef, sees her first restaurant, Javelina, as her duty to the community. Javelina “felt like a ...

It’s been a whirlwind couple of years for Alexa Numkena-Anderson. Since launching her pop-up Javelina in 2023 after putting in serious kitchen time at places like Bullard, Sammich and King Tide ...