Big L’s Soul Food Minneapolis opens in George Floyd Square as Larry Robinson grows a four-year food truck into a full-service community restaurant on 38th Street.
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The Kitchen by Baked Brand
South Minneapolis entrepreneur Destinee Shelby built Baked Brand from scratch — growing a bakery into a soul food restaurant and launching the Black Entrepreneur State Fair.
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Big Mama’s Cook-Off Challenge: A Celebration of Soul Food and Resilience
The Big Mama’s Cook-Off Challenge will take place on January 18 at the Sabathani Banquet Room, featuring a cook-off of soul food dishes, with prizes for the top dishes in each category and a $50 gift card for competitors to cover supply costs.
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Black Business Spotlight: Wholesoul a Lavender & Sage Eatery
Wholesoul a Lavender & Sage Eatery began offering their food from a food truck, but now customers can find them at Driftwood Char Bar.
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Black Business Spotlight: South Mpls Black history inspires Funky Grits
The Black-owned restaurant boasts a menu like none other in the area, with soul food recipes based off of cheesy grits with a twist towards vegan ingredients.
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Black Business Spotlight: Lutunji’s Palate
Her offerings, including a much-in-demand peach cobbler dubbed ‘Harriet’s Escape,’ along with a ‘Dr. T. Adams Philosophy’ pecan cobbler….
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St. Paul catering entrepreneur comes home
Self-styled entrepreneur Diyon Lee of Tha BagLady’s Kitchen, indomitable, resourceful, prevails as a model of what can be accomplished when, despite disadvantage, you refuse to lose. Odds are a fact of life and can stack up against you. Lack of a college education, the system, and institutionalized racism all exist but nonetheless must be dealt […]