The pandemic has been brutal to small businesses across the nation, especially to the food and beverage industry. Its impact on Black-owned restaurants has been even more dire, with difficulty accessing capital in addition to the typical systemic barriers Blacks encounter when trying to obtain government backed financial resources. Yelp’s Economic Impact Report says nearly…
According to Yelp’s Economic Impact Report, nearly 24,000 restaurants have closed their doors nationwide since March 1, 2020. This pandemic has been brutal to the food and beverage industry, having an even greater impact on Black owned eateries because of the inability to access capital while navigating systemic barriers hampering the receipt of government backed…
According to Yelp’s Economic Impact Report, nearly 24,000 restaurants have closed their doors nationwide since March 1, 2020. This pandemic has been brutal to the food and beverage industry, having an even greater impact on Black owned eateries because of the inability to access capital while navigating systemic barriers, hampering the receipt of government backed…
If you haven’t been to Indianapolis, you should go just to eat. Since it’s shadowed by Chicago and the windy city’s culinary goodness, people sleep on Indianapolis despite it having Black food and drink creators churning out some of the tastiest food I’ve ever had. I think of Indy as Nubia and Chicago as Egypt.…
Fried fish is iconic to the Black American culinary cannon with people enjoying it throughout the midwest, south, and southeastern United States. Fried fish also has a long history as a socioeconomic entrepreneurial tool in paying for college tuitions, church and gym construction projects, as well as countless burials. Unfortunately, it has become increasingly difficult…
The Hungry Black Man Media spent a month traveling back and forth to Atlanta to dine at over 40 Black owned establishments. One of our awesome discoveries was in the Ponce City Market. There, we enjoyed the Black-owned Pizza Jean, one of the city’s best pizzerias. Just a short drive away, we were fortunate enough…
I don’t know how many African Americans visit Indianapolis, but I could increase whatever that number is if I worked for their tourism bureau. I absolutely love the city because it is full of interesting people, stories, a Black food scene that is severely underestimated and the best Bundt cake I’ve ever had. That’s significant…
A flexitarian is a vegetarian that occasionally eats meat or fish. Believe it or not, I’m a flexitarian, very necessary to offset some of the challenges that come with being a restaurant critic, like gaining weight. A flexitarian lifestyle takes tremendous fortitude, in part because it takes a great deal to cook tasty veggie dishes…
I am a Christian man of faith, not so much European Christianity, but a combo of Ethiopian Orthodox with a dash of A.M.E. While listening to a sermon recently, the minister referenced a verse that reminded me of catfish and gumbo. Stay with me. I had to think it through, too. Luke 3:5 says, “Every…
Art Basel is here. The European Art show’s American version has leading galleries from five continents, including significant works by masters of modern and contemporary art and the new generation of emerging stars and they’re all descending on Miami Beach! Well, those lucky enough to make it to Miami Beach this weekend are in for…