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.
Midwest Registration
Midwest Registration Midwest includes Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Kansas, Ohio, Nebraska, Minnesota. July 23 – August 1, 2021 Black Restaurant Week Registration: Black Restaurant Week registration is open to [...]Feed the Soul Foundation Awards $250K to Black-Owned Culinary Businesses
Black Restaurant Week's non-profit organization supports businesses across the nation through Restaurant Business Development Grant Program HOUSTON, May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Restaurants and bars across the country have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic as indoor [...]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 […]