Starex Smith is an accomplished and experienced public administrator, fundraiser, foodie, and culinary business developer who has committed himself to maximizing the Black experience in the United States! He currently serves as Vice President of Strategy and Development for Black Tech Week with over twelve (12) years of experience in managing public/private partnerships, large scale events, and nonprofits. He has successfully raised over 20 million dollars in funding for various governmental entities, food companies, and individuals. Starex has assisted countless food industry businesses successfully obtain funding, taking mom and pop storefronts to scalable businesses. His success in working with restaurants sparked a passion for food and entrepreneurship which led to the launching of Sothern Bytes, a teaching platform food business dedicated to an ever evolving food industry with a focus on technology, culture and innovation. Having constantly run into stereotyping negatively affecting his dining and vacationing experiences, Starex decided to curate great destinations, restaurants, and discuss issues surrounding being a hungry Black man. Starex completed both his Bachelor’s and Master’s coursework in Public Administration at Florida International University where he served as president of the Black Student Union and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated, Lambda Tau Chapter

Black Owned Eatery in Midtown is Detroit’s Original Chicken & Waffle!

Detroit, Restaurant Review5 Comments

Nobody was interested in chicken and waffles until the West Coast Hip Hop scene started talking about Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles in movies and television shows. Thanks to hip-hop’s influence, just about every restaurant has Chicken and Waffles these days. Now, you expect restaurants across the nation to create “out of the box” versions introducing…

Master Chef Claude, His Wife, & MIAMI’S BEST FRENCH BISTRO!

Restaurant Review, South Florida3 Comments

THIS LOCATION IS CLOSED! TRY HIS NEW SPOT AT 750 NE 125th St, North Miami, FL 33161 – Phone: (786) 409-3961  If cameraman Korey (@KoreyDavisPhotography) doesn’t shoot it, I won’t eat it. Our foodie journey has led our team to some really interesting locations throughout the United States, most notably amazing Black and minority owned restaurants.  The…

Visiting MLK Memorial in Atlanta? Walk to this Black Owned Upscale Restaurant

Metro-Atlanta, Restaurant Review5 Comments

If you’re black, how often have you complained about a black owned business? More specifically, a black owned restaurant? Some of my friends apply the same double standard seen throughout the nation in virtually every facet of Black America’s experience by being harsher on black owned restaurants than on non-black owned restaurants that commit the…