Restaurant Diaries London “We’ve Done It Once, We’ll Do It Again.” Ombra’s Mitshel Ibrahim Reflects on a Wild October and Lockdown 2.0 For restaurants, October was one of the most challenging months in a year that has affected every part of the… By David Paw November 6, 2020
Restaurant Diaries New York For Restaurants (and Parents), a Year of Purgatory In May, Sakura Yagi, the chief operating officer of T.I.C. Japanese Restaurant Group, wrote about the heartbreaking sacrifice she made… By Sakura Yagi October 30, 2020
The Road Back San Francisco Napa On Reclosing and Reopening a Restaurant Again Tamer Hamawi is the owner of Gran Electrica in Napa, Calif., as well as Colonie, Gran Electrica, and Pips in… By Tamer Hamawi August 10, 2020
Restaurant Diaries San Francisco On Comfort Food and Black Excellence Geoff Davis is the executive chef of True Laurel in San Francisco. He’s planning on opening a creative wine bar,… By Geoff Davis August 3, 2020
The Road Back Houston I Thought The Pandemic Would Kill My Restaurant, But It’s Only Made It Stronger As part of an ongoing series hoping to explore the experiences of restaurant owners and workers during the COVID-19 pandemic… By Chris Williams July 22, 2020
Behind the Line Houston Around a Table: My Hopes For These Historic Times Chef-owner Chris Williams opened Lucille’s restaurant in Houston in 2012 with his brother, Ben. The restaurant is named for his… By Chris Williams June 17, 2020
Restaurant Diaries San Francisco On San Francisco’s Black-Owned Restaurants, COVID-19, and the First American Pandemic Nikki Cooper is the second-generation owner of San Francisco’s first legacy business, Two Jack’s Nik’s Place, a family-owned staple of… By Nikki Cooper June 17, 2020
Behind the Line Atlanta If Systemic Racism Is The Immovable Object, Then Now Is The Time To Be The Unstoppable Force Deborah VanTrece is the chef and owner of Twisted Soul Cookhouse & Pours in Atlanta. ***** This time, it’s going… By Deborah VanTrece June 12, 2020
Behind the Line London In The Food Industry, The Odds Have Always Been Stacked Against Black People Growing up with a stoutly Jamaican and Caribbean family who were sure to ingratiate us with island food and culture… By Riaz Phillips June 12, 2020
Behind the Line The Possibility of Change Is Here Chef Gregory Collier and his wife and restaurant partner, Subrina Collier, were days away from opening their second Charlotte restaurant,… By Gregory Collier June 9, 2020
