High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America

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Smoke'N Ash BBQ - Tex-Ethiopian barbecue located in DFW. 5904 S. Cooper St. Suiet 110 - p. 817-987-7715

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04/10/25

 

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04/12/25

 

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The hosts also head to Ramen by Ra (@53:00)in NoHo for a look at some special cuisine.

 

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My Southern Mom Tries LA Soul Food
04/20/25

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I brought my Southern mom ‪@KitchenGoddess68‬ to try soul food made in Los Angeles—and she’s not holding back. From fried chicken to greens to mac & cheese, she’s judging every bite for authenticity. Will it pass the test… or get roasted?


Dulan’s On Crenshaw
4859 Crenshaw Blvd. Los Angeles, CA

Granny’s Kitchen
5440 S Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA

. Annie’s Soul Delicious
339 N Fairfax Ave Los Angeles, CA

 

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04/24/25

 

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49 Food Vendors Announced For Popular Southeastern PA Music Festival

You can enjoy food and beverage from nearly 50 vendors while rocking to Meek Mill, D'Angelo, Lenny Kravitz, and more at this year's event.

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But what about food and drink?

More than four dozens vendors are on board to serve up their creations during the popular festival.
Vendors include the Best of Philly Award-winning, Southern-style favorite AMINA, local food personality Saudia Shuler’s soul food staple Country Cookin, and 2022 Industry Gala Award winner, 2020 VBPHS Mentor of the Year, and 2025 Verizon Northeast Region SMDR Advocate Boomer’s Kitchen and Catering, among many others. The full list of vendors is below.

"The Roots Picnic has always been a platform for Philadelphians built by Philadelphians. We’ve featured more Philly music artists performing on our stages than any festival in the world," Shawn Gee, President of Live Nation Urban, said. "Similarly, we’ve also provided opportunities for many local food vendors, who normally would not get the opportunity to work at large festivals, to grow with us. Questlove has always said to me that chefs and culinary professionals are the new rock stars. The parallels are endless, fusing cultures together, mixing/blending/mash-ups, improvising. This year we are actively promoting and showcasing many of the rock star Black-owned restaurateurs and entrepreneurs that have been with us for years, as well as welcoming some new entrepreneurs and brands to the Picnic."
Roots Picnic also announced it will start using its social media channels to promote these local food entrepreneurs, enabling them to connect with new customers and showcase the food they will offer at Roots Picnic.

 

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04/23/25

 

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05/02/25

 

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What’s for Dinner at the 2025 Met Gala?

For the 2025 Met Gala, the food needed to be just as fine as the fashion itself—which is why Vogue asked James Beard Award–winning chef Kwame Onwuachi to create this year’s menu.

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05/08/25


For the 2025 Met Gala, the food needed to be just as fine as the fashion itself—which is why Vogue asked James Beard Award–winning chef Kwame Onwuachi to create this year’s menu.

“I was inspired by Black dandyism and the Black experience in fashion—it’s pulled from so many different avenues and routes of the diaspora,” says Onwuachi, whose critically acclaimed restaurant Tatiana was named the best in New York City by The New York Times. “I wanted to encapsulate all of that, from the hors d’oeuvres to plated dinner at the gala.”

Most importantly, though, it needed to be delicious. “We can be poetic as we want, but it has to be good at the end of the day,” Onwuachi says. At cocktail hour, waiters passed around elevated soul food on silver trays: Think hoecakes with crispy chicken, mini chopped cheeses, cornbread topped with caviar, and curry chicken patties. (The latter is a twist on Tatiana’s famous curried goat patties.)

Just after 8 p.m., dinner began in the Temple of Dendur with a first course of papaya piri-piri salad—a celebration of the famous South African spice—alongside cucumbers doused in a Caribbean green-seasoning marinade. For dinner, waiters served Creole roasted chicken with lemon emulsion, rice and peas, and a fresh hot sauce. Meanwhile, BBQ collard greens with bacon and cornbread with honey-curry butter were offered as sides. Then came the sweet final touch: a Bodega Special Cosmic Brownie with a powdered-sugar-donut mousse as well as a golden cake with honey sweet cream and blistered gooseberry. “All throughout the meal, there are different aspects of Blackness throughout the world represented at the highest level,” he says.

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*cued to the judges

Aunties Try Each Other's Collard Greens feat. Erika Alexander & Kim Coles​

05/16/25

 

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Ezra Coffee

Ezra Coffee is a specialty coffee brand that connects community, culture, and history over a warm brew. We pride ourselves on the freshness and craftsmanship of our beans, which are ethically sourced from coffee farms around the world. Our mission is to provide an exceptional coffee experience...

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05/21/25