06/04/2012 - 02:38
CHICAGO -- Before KFC or McDonalds spread across the land, Harold's Chicken Shack was developing a reputation across the Midwest -- now in more than 50 restaurants as far away as Las Vegas.
Quentin Love has even bigger aspirations, with multiple restaurant concepts from his I Love Food Group. Both chains are part of the 50 Top Names in Black Food, being marked on Aug. 1, the first day of National Black Business Month, in Harlem.
04/20/2012 - 15:46
NEW YORK -- B. Smith's New York City offers a reservation-only discount package for patrons of the new Broadway drama Tennessee Williams' Streetcar Named Desire.
04/16/2012 - 21:02
MONTGOMERY -- The $1.25 billion settlement for African-American farmers in the Pigford II case has a filing deadline of May 11 for potential claimants to file applications.
04/10/2012 - 21:36
NEWTON, GA -- Local farmer Cornelius Key and other members of the burgeoning Flint River Cooperative are helping put Newton on the map as the birthplace of Glory Foods’ collard greens.
04/10/2012 - 18:31
WASHINGTON -- As early as 1977, Mr. P realized there was an unmet need for black cuisine in northeast Washington.
04/02/2012 - 05:25
Healthy Soul Choice. Soul food is not static. During Black Food Month, we've learned that some of the most revered dishes are actually the result of the agricultural extension work of historically black colleges and universities like Tuskegee Institute at the beginning of the 20th century. Today's chefs are continuing the pattern of innovation.
04/02/2012 - 04:45
Healthy Soul Choices. Spices are becoming more important to cooking as nutritionists advise reducing sodium. An especially rich source of spices is Ethiopian cuisine, which has become ubiquitous throughout the United States. Netsanset Alimayehu, owner of Sheba Piano Lounge, 1419 Fillmore St. in San Francisco, regularly travels to Ethiopia to pick up spices directly from her home area.
04/02/2012 - 04:31
Healthy Soul Choice. Even if not blessed with great marketing budgets, black restaurants always are a good story. Many benefit from the kind of attention money can't buy.
