2024 Recap of Japan Travel and Food Conferences & Looking Ahead to 2025
Pro Food Maker turned 5 this year. I didn’t celebrate. I didn’t even mention it. Why bother? And I felt the same way about this 2024 recap. Until I sat… Continue Reading
Browsing Tag: travel
Southern Foodways Symposium Puts Spotlight on Hospitality Workers’ Needs
I haven’t thought much about my restaurant experience until food writer Alice Laussade’s opening talk about birthday songs at Southern Foodways Symposium. Maybe I was trying to forget. “Happy Birthday”… Continue Reading
San Francisco? Nah, Try These Oakland Black Owned Restaurants
I hear a lot about the San Francisco food scene, but I’m here to make sure that Black owned restaurants in Oakland get their shine. When most people are reminded… Continue Reading
Only Have 1 Day in DC? Eat at These Black Owned Restaurants
I’m making you a promise that this is the SHORTEST list of DC-area Black owned restaurants you’ve ever seen. And I’m making another promise that I’ll update this list in… Continue Reading
Shop Black in Oakland at Mandela Grocery Cooperative
One of the highlights of my Oakland & San Francisco trip was shopping at Mandela Grocery Cooperative. Mandela Food Cooperative is a Black employee-owned food cooperative based in Oakland, California…. Continue Reading
Tokyo Robot Restaurants: How to Leverage Robotics in Hospitality
A trip to a robot restaurant or cafe is on everyone’s Tokyo itinerary. I managed to go to four of them in Japan to understand how this technology is being… Continue Reading
After Cafe Hopping in Tokyo, Here’s What Makes a Coffee Shop Unique
I was in Japan for several weeks. Yes, legally. And cafe hopping is how I spent most of my time. Me chugging countless matcha lattes and scarfing down baked goods… Continue Reading
The Ultimate Third Ward Houston Guide to Black Owned Restaurants & Shopping
Third Ward Houston, also known as Greater Third Ward, is a historically Black neighborhood founded by Black formerly enslaved community leaders in 1872. When most people think of Third Ward,… Continue Reading
Southern Smoke Festival 2023 Raises $1.8M with Top Chefs & Live Music
The Southern Smoke Festival 2023, presented by the Southern Smoke Foundation, is a two-day food and beverage celebration in Houston, TX that raises money for hospitality workers in crisis. This… Continue Reading
Houston Creole Festival
The Houston Creole Festival is a family-friendly event celebrating Creole heritage with live music, food, a Mardi Gras parade and more. Note: This is not a sponsored post nor am… Continue Reading