Three Black-owned restaurants — Kith/Kin, Etete and The Park At Fourteenth — are serving up plenty of treats for the winter edition of Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week, which ends Jan. 28. Kith and Kin Family Style During restaurant week, participating eateries offer prix fixe (fixed price) menus for at least one meal. Brunch and lunch […]
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Local Chef Adds Special Ingredient to D.C.’s Favorite Sauce
When it comes to local cuisine, many Washingtonians would argue that there’s nothing more D.C. than the sweet, tangy flavor of mumbo sauce. Capice Faulcon, head chef at Black Squirrel in the Adams Morgan neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of the city has made it his mission to elevate the standard carry-out sauce with marijuana, […]
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Step into Who You Are – Embrace and Love Your Natural Hair
Natural hair has never been so popular and so empowering. I’m sure we’re all familiar with the 1960’s slogan “Black is Beautiful” and the electrified and somewhat defiant political jolt it created – those big afros that were so prevalent and worn proudly. Today, the words are accepted and celebrated but for many, the meaning […]
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Baltimore Business Owners Making Plans for Black Restaurant Week
Baltimore Restaurant Week has grown into a major city-wide attraction, but minority-owned restaurants are not often visible participants in the event. A group of several African-American restaurateurs and Radio One hope to change that with the creation of the Urban Life Restaurant Week, scheduled to take place between Jan. 26 and Feb. 4. The group […]
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New Restaurant Plans to Open on Historic Spot in Baltimore
On the 1200 block of Greenmount Avenue, you will find a slew of rowhomes, people walking down the street and buses trailing down the road. Towards the end of the block, at 1234, you will find the now closed Yellow Bowl Restaurant—a former soul food restaurant and one of Baltimore’s first Black-owned restaurant. Private Chef […]
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Black Businesses Participate in Baltimore Vegan Restaurant Week
Baltimore residents will have a chance to eat clean at one of several Black-owned businesses during Baltimore Vegan Restaurant Week. The mission of the week is to increase the awareness, benefits and accessibility of a plant-based diet through a fun, innovative and community based experience across multiple neighborhoods. With the popular Land of Kush restaurant […]
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New Website offers Services to Revolutionize Black Lodging Experience
Black travelers can now make lodging arrangements without fearing racial discrimination thanks to a new website called Noirbnb. (Courtesy Image and Logo) The famous house and rental sharing site, Airbnb, has faced controversy over claims by patrons of color who attempted to rent accommodations but say they faced discrimination. Noirbnb was created in response to […]
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Shaw Eatery Brings Back D.C.’s Flavor
As Washington D.C.’s landscape and demographics change, some residents say that the once “Chocolate City” is losing its flavor to new people and businesses. Yet, one Northwest restaurant is seeking to keep the flavor alive by combining food and fun. “I grew up in D.C. and the Washington area has a lot of underappreciated flavor […]
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New Black-Owned Family Restaurant, The BBQ, Opens on Greenmount Avenue
Smoked chicken, a fiery grill, and a soulful playlist—BBQ’s are one of the many delights of summer. The new Black-owned Harwood restaurant THE BBQ opened on May 27 and is bringing the smoky backyard tradition to 2602 Greenmount Avenue in Baltimore. (Photo by Nakia Brown) The restaurant is bringing the BBQ trend to the area […]
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Fate of Annual HBCU Cuba Programs Unclear
With President Donald Trump enacting a new Cuba policy that aims to, among other things, curb tourism to the communist island, educators running journalism programs at Howard University and Morgan State University need more time to digest how the changes could affect their annual school trips to Cuba. For now, faculty at both schools are […]
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Vegans Flock to D.C. Soul Food Eatery
While soul food is a popular staple in African American dishes, the food group, though tasty, has been associated with health issues prevalent in the Black community such as high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes. Baruch Ben-Yehudah has made it his work as a Black restaurateur to offer “soul food with a twist,” and […]
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New Black-Owned Vegan Restaurant, The Grub Factory, Opens in Baltimore
There aren’t many places in Baltimore where you can order a vegan cheesesteak, but now there’s one more. The Grub Factory, a Black-owned vegan restaurant, officially opened its doors on Sunday, May 14 at 1210 North Charles Street. French toast platter with scrambled tofu, homefries, and coconut bac’n (Courtesy Photo) With affordable hearty selections of pancakes, […]
