CUISINE NOIR IN PRINT
2021 Special Edition Issue
We're excited to announce our return to print with a special edition issue that we know you are going to love.
Filled with stories from around the globe, this must-have issue is a collector's item that shares the voices of entrepreneurs and small business owners, along with one of our favorite celebrities, during one of the most unprecedented times in our history. You're not going to find these stories here online or published through another media outlet which makes them even more special.
No one could have prepared for the events leading up to the official announcement of the COVID-19 pandemic last March. Given the devastation suffered individually as well as a community, this issue celebrates the tenacity and resilience of each person who shared their story with us.
Sneak Preview - A Look Inside
Grab your coffee, tea or glass of wine as you read the following features:
- Cover Story - Read how actress and culinary maven Tia Mowry juggles it all with a family, successful acting career and growing food empire
- Top Chef contestant Chris Viaud comes into his own in New Hampshire at his restaurants Greenleaf and Culture
- Kimberly Ellis finds her calling with Breaking Bread in Baltimore
- Chris Williams of Lucille's in Houston put community first through his nonprofit Lucille's 1913
- Ugandan cacao farmers are reclaiming the chocolate industry through Latitude Craft Chocolate
- These two European businesses used uncertain times to redirect their passions in food and wine
- Brazil is among the pandemic's hardest-hit countries. With no Carnival for 2021, here's how many are pushing through until tourism returns to pre-pandemic levels
- The Canadian platform ByBlacks.com is making sure Black-owned hospitality businesses shine in their communities
- With the U.S. domestic travel returning, these properties are making sure health and safety come first as well as peace of mind
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California
Eso Won Books
4327 Degnan Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90008
www.esowonbookstore.com
Magnolia Street Wine Bar & Kitchen
3443 San Pablo Street
Oakland, CA 94605
www.chefleilani.com
Marcus Bookstore
3900 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94609
www.marcusbooks.com
Underground Books
2814 35th Street
Sacramento, CA 95817
www.undergroundbooks.net
Sip Wine & Beer
131 S. Orange Street
Escondido, CA 92025
www.sipwineandbeer.com
1010 Wine and Events
1010 LaBrea Avenue
Inglewood, CA 90302
www.1010events.com
Florida
Best Richardson African Diaspora Literature & Culture Museum
30 A George Street
St. Augustine, FL 32084
www.bradlcmusuem.com
Georgia
Medu Bookstore
2841 Greenbriar Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30331
www.medubookstore.com
Illinois
Lucky Jack NC
1721 Sheridan Road
North Chicago, IL 60064
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Smiley White's Kafe 29
29 N. Genessee Street
Waukegan, IL 60085
Maryland
Breaking Bread
101 W. Monument Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
https://breakingbreadnation.com
Wellspring Manor & Spa
11311 Drumsheugh Lane
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
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New York
Happy Cork
151 Buffalo Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11233
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North Carolina
Miss Elsie's Caribbean B&B
334 N. Sharon Amity Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28211
https://www.mselsies.com
Pennsylvania
1501 S. 5th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
https://www.milksugarcakes.com
Texas
Alfreda's Soul Food
4301 Alconbury Lane
Houston, TX 77201
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Lucille's
5512 La Branch Street
Houston, TX 77004
www.lucilleshouston.com
The Dock Bookshop
6637 Meadowbrook Dr
Fort Worth, TX 76112
www.thedockbookshop.com
Virginia
Books and Crannies
50 E. Church Street, Ste. 4
Martinville, VA 24112
www.booksandcranniesva.com
Queen Mother's
918 S. Lincoln Street, Ste. 2
Arlington, VA 22204
www.queenmothercooks.com