The Creole word "cousoumeh" is loosely defined as "to allow ingredients/food to simmer or marinate for an extended period of time." The Cousoumeh Collective, which consists of Trinidadian mental health specialist and/ chef Joshua Cabral, Barbadian visual artist/writer/curator Katherine Kennedy, and Trinadadian visual artist Shanice Smith, applies this mindset of mingling to their events, which provide a safe space for Caribbean people and people of the diaspora with a focus on sharing food together.