Last week was epic—a rediscovery of why I do what I do, the fine chefs who also do it, and the people who like what I do. The bonus is doing what I love to do in Harlem with a team of talented Black chefs and staff. It had me at the highest of high vibrations.
The founder of the Black Chef Series, Chef Lance Knowling, once again invited me to join him for dinner, this time in honor of Harlem Week at the new Victoria on 125th Street. Along with chef Chris Scott of Butterfunk Biscuit (now in Harlem), Executive Chef Melvin “Boots” Johnson of the Victoria restaurant, and legendary Chef Herb Wilson prepared a five-course meal highlighting Black-owned food brands like Ratcliff Premium Meats, McBride Sisters, and Live.Loud.Foods.
When determining my first-course dish, I followed suit from my first Black Chef Series dinner, a Ladies Night of Black female chefs, documented on these pages. I’d just gotten my Ancestry.com results, showing my 25% Italian heritage, so I prepared a dish…
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