If I ask you to name a food appropriate for most occasions and your answer is likely to be chicken wings. Their universal popularity makes them a welcome menu item as well as the feature of many fierce competitions. I have judged several throughout my career, and each contest delivers new, exciting flavors, creative cooking…
Atlanta is quite possibly the Black Brunch capital of the nation thanks to locals and explants who dress up and spend time and money at popular spots all over the city. I visited a popular spot a year ago based on a recommendation from a local and had an underwhelming experience. The Covid pandemic has…
My team and I have avoided Atlanta’s food scene for six years because the space was invaded by celebrity hype that pushed out true culinarians. The result was substandard food with tons of publicity and popularity that even invaded the yelp reviews, throwing off balance and truth. Well, it occurred to me that avoiding a…
If you’re a foodie like I am, you’ve experienced food’s mood-altering effect on virtually every aspect of life. It happened recently when my team and I were in Baltimore on our Black Foodie trip. I’d just received bad news that put a damper on the trip, until I walked through the doors of Ekiben located…
My first interaction with Trini food was during my childhood when my next-door neighbor gave me a roti. I remember biting into this giant stuffed burrito looking thing, and then seconds later, my neighbors laughing because my mouth was on fire. Now that I’m older, they knew good and well my adolescent Yankee palate was…
Have you visited Jacksonville lately? There seems to be a culinary renaissance underway, but it’s sluggish and can’t get all the gears in place to truly get rolling. Thankfully some chefs have planted themselves in the city, busily trying to put the city’s culinary ecosystem on the map. One of whom is former Top Chef…
In a city where Black Americans are only 15 percent of the population, you wouldn’t expect it to have one of the oldest and best soul food restaurants in the country. My awful time in Oklahoma City was made far better by visiting Florence’s Restaurant, which has been serving up amazing farm to table style…
If you have never been to Chicago, my heart goes out to you. This city is one of the culinary meccas of the United States, if not the world, with a collection of old-world flavors interpreted by young and innovative chefs, cooks, and culinarians. Chi-town’s take on one of America’s staple junk food classics, the…
Our Hungry Black Man Media team took a quick detour from our Chicago Foodie tour to check out Indianapolis after literally stumbling on The Missing Brick, a cool pizzeria with a unique concept – the pizzas are all co-created using ingredients from surrounding restaurants. What a great decision that turned out to be. The Missing…