{"id":31106,"date":"2025-11-01T19:39:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T19:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/31106\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T19:39:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T19:39:27","slug":"a-toast-to-connection-local-profile-celebrates-new-issue-at-tande-thai-local-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/31106\/","title":{"rendered":"A Toast To Connection: Local Profile Celebrates New Issue At Tande Thai &#8211; Local Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An evening of food, conversation and community capped off the Women in Business Summit<\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Following the success of the 24th Annual Local Profile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qgdigitalpublishing.com\/publication\/?i=854627&amp;p=69&amp;view=issueViewer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Women in Business Summit<\/a> on Sept. 12, Local Profile hosted an exclusive evening celebration on Oct. 29, 2025, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.localprofile.com\/food-drink\/first-look-tande-thai-8653492\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tande Thai<\/a> in The Colony\u2019s vibrant Grandscape district, bringing leaders back together to toast the summit\u2019s achievements and unveil the magazine\u2019s newest issue.<\/p>\n<p>The event served as both a finale and a celebration of connection, bringing together attendees from across North Texas for an evening of lively conversation, exceptional food and drink and a first look at Local Profile\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qgdigitalpublishing.com\/publication\/?i=854627&amp;utm_source=local%20profile&amp;utm_campaign=local%20profile%3A%20outbound&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">newest issue<\/a>. The space buzzed with energy as local leaders, entrepreneurs and tastemakers mingled and flipped through the magazine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"screen-shot-2025-10-31-at-90752-am\" id=\"file-4210240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/screen-shot-2025-10-31-at-90752-am.png;w=960.png\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\nApril Martin, Rachel Love and Marielle Cameron Photo: Chris Alvarado&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Guests were treated to a menu that showcased Tande Thai\u2019s signature creativity, flavorful small plates like mini shrimp cakes and golden fried tofu glazed with a sweet and spicy sauce, and other colorful bites that reflected the restaurant\u2019s modern take on traditional Thai flavors.<\/p>\n<p>The evening\u2019s offerings extended beyond the plate with a tasting of Murmur Rum, the striking pink spirit created by Shammah Joy, founder of Luxury Distilled Beverages. Infused with coconut water for its distinctive color and silky texture, Murmur was featured in a refreshing tropical punch that perfectly complemented the night\u2019s atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"screen-shot-2025-10-31-at-90712-am\" id=\"file-4210238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/screen-shot-2025-10-31-at-90712-am.png;w=960.png\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\nShammah Joy Photo: Chris Alvarado&#13;<\/p>\n<p>As conversations flowed, guests flipped through the pages of Local Profile\u2019s latest issue, pointing out familiar faces, celebrating local standouts and sharing stories of collaboration and success.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With its blend of exceptional cuisine, meaningful connection and North Texas\u2019 finest, the event was the perfect finale to a summit dedicated to empowering women and celebrating the region\u2019s most inspiring voices.<\/p>\n<p>To explore Local Profile\u2019s latest issue, visit the link <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qgdigitalpublishing.com\/publication\/?i=854627&amp;utm_source=local%20profile&amp;utm_campaign=local%20profile%3A%20outbound&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss anything Local. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.localprofile.com\/newsletter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up<\/a> for our free newsletter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An evening of food, conversation and community capped off the Women in Business Summit Following the success of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31107,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[20618,160,162,161],"class_list":{"0":"post-31106","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-plano","8":"tag-lifestylewomen-in-businessnorth-texascollin-countylocal-profile-eventsnewsletter_alltande-thailocal-profile-magazine","9":"tag-plano","10":"tag-plano-headlines","11":"tag-plano-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31106\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}