Egyptian Cuisine 101

The basics of traditional Egyptian cuisine.
5 Types of West African Rice for Africa Day

A West African party without rice screams sacrilege. West Africans’ love for Rice dates back over 1,500 years, when wild African rice grew in what is now the Western Sahara. […]
Africa Day Takeover

Black Restaurant Week is celebrating the flavors, culture, and heritage of Africa in celebration of Africa Day on May 25.
How the Diaspora is Reconnecting To Africa Through Food

Despite the slave ships, cultural erasure, forced forgetting of ancestral knowledge, political subterfuge, poor media depictions and the so-called “Diaspora Wars,” the connection between Africa and the Diaspora has never […]
The Best Black-Owned Hot Chicken Restaurants Outside of Nashville

Our list of Black-owned restaurants proudly serving up their versions of the Nashville staple.
Seared Snapper with Eggplant Caponata

Created by Chef Kenneth Hamilton of Acadian Coast, this traditional Sicilian dish takes on a Gulf Coast flavor with the addition of fresh snapper.
Kenneth Hamilton’s Journey From Line Cook to Executive Chef at Acadian Coast

Chef Kenneth Hamilton wears three hats – Executive Chef, Director of Operations and co-owner at Acadian Coast in Houston’s Second Ward.
Feed the Soul Foundation Awards $250K to Black-Owned Culinary Businesses

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Chefs Celebrate Their Culinary Foremothers on Mother’s Day

By Ciara Rouege A mother’s cooking feeds both the body and the soul. It’s more than the skillful flick of her whisk or the dash of thyme she adds at […]
Chef D’Ambria on Winning Food Network’s “Great Food Truck Race – Alaska”

Chef D’Ambria Jacobs on winning Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race – Alaska.