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"Jamaican Foodways Win Top Culinary Award": See what Food Historian Tonya Hopkins (@TheFoodGriot) has to say in this Fab Forbes article by Richard Fowler

Williams, better known as Chef Stikxz, the second part of which is a name conferred unto her during her childhood because of her small stick-like frame, is doubling down on a holiday tradition inherited from her Jamaican-born parents. She does so while preparing two meals, directing kitchen colleagues and answering questions from a witty journalist.

Featured In, Food, Published ArticlesTonya HopkinsFebruary 1, 2024jamaica, jamaican, jamaican foodways, featured in, SeasonalComment

EatOkra App Connects Foodies With Black-Owned Restaurants

Okra, an edible green seed pod of West African origin, is a staple of the American diet and base ingredient for many dishes that make up Black foodways. It is believed to have arrived to the Americas through African women who wove it into their braided hair before they were brought into the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

Food, Featured In, Published ArticlesTonya HopkinsNovember 20, 2023featured in, forbes, okra, black-owned restaurantsComment