Food Archives

Liz Lampkin, Contributing Writer - November 24, 2020

Phlavz Bar and Grill is located in Liberty Village Market. It may look like your average neighborhood restaurant, but it is anything but that....

2020 is Sweeter for Brown Sugar Bakery Owner, Stephanie Hart.

Theresa Horton, Contributing Writer - November 20, 2020

Brown Sugar Bakery has become a Chicago favorite of residents and tourists alike. In February of 2019, Stephanie Hart, the owner and founder of...

Parks Pastries Sweet Success During a Pandemic

Tammy Gibson (SankofaTravelHer) - November 19, 2020

Entrepreneur, Brittney Parks, owner of Parks Pastries, Catering and Café located in Homewood, IL, specializes in delicious pastries and sweets made from scratch. Parks is...

Not Cooking for Thanksgiving? These Restaurants and Caterers Are Serving Up Special Meals and Deals This Holiday Season.

Kimberly Durden, Contributing Writer - November 17, 2020

In this eighth month of the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing that a lot of us can agree on is that we have probably cooked...

Black People Eats Boosts Support of Black-Owned Restaurants with First Blaktober Food Festival

Kimberly Durden, Contributing Writer - October 8, 2020

Jeremy Joyce, 28, founder of Black People Eats, is taking the Black Chicago food scene by storm with their first Blaktober Food Festival. Black...

Munchiez, Black-Owned Candy Bar and Cereal Store opens in Beverly.

Okema Gunn, Contributing Writer - September 9, 2020

Munchiez, a Black-Owned candy bar, and cereal store is owned by Qiana Norshea and is a sweet and salty wonder-dreamland, where both children and...

Couple Launches AYO Foods a West African Meal Line in Whole Foods

Racquel Coral, Contributing Writer - August 29, 2020

Last month, husband and wife team, Fred and Perteet Spencer launched AYO Foods, a West African line of frozen meals, in 50 Whole Foods...

Gobble Doggs Gives out $5,000 in Scholarships for Entrepreneurial Teens

Kimberly Durden, Contributing Writer - August 26, 2020

Gobble Doggs, a food truck, kiosk, and catering service, gave $5000 in scholarship awards to Black high school and college students who currently own...

Meet Laricia Chandler Baker Better Known as “Chef Fab”.

Kimberly Durden, Contributing Writer - August 13, 2020

Laricia Chandler Baker, aka "Chef Fab," is the owner of the new Can’t Believe It’s Not Meat (CBINM). Drive or stroll down 53rd street...

Three Community Members Who Are Feeding Impoverished Neighborhoods Through Pop-up Food Drives

Racquel Coral, Contributing Writer - July 27, 2020

In the months following the recent looting incidents across the city’s South Side, many communities are still without access to grocery stores and pharmacies....