Seattle's Black Chefs and Restaurateurs Have Endless Stories
Seattle is a better place for having chefs who reinforce the Central District's roots as a historically Black neighborhood. And restaurants that offer familiar flavors to homesick Southern tech workers or Liberian-born locals. The stories of our Black chefs and restaurant owners take us to rum distilleries in Latin America and sandwich shops in Italy. And they're best told by the people who lived them.
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La Spiga's Sabrina Tinsley on Making Pasta and Holding Space
In her own words: an Alaska-born powerhouse of Italian cooking.
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Island Soul and Arleana's Owner Theo Martin on Crossing the Bridge
In his own words: a restaurateur with deep roots in Seattle and Kirkland.
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Simply Soulful's Owners on Deferred Dreams and Sweet Potato Pie
In their own words: mother-daughter duo Barbara Collins and Lillian Rambus.
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Mojito's Luam Werson on Rum Drinks and Cooking for Ball Players
In his own words: a dishwasher turned restaurant owner (and Ethiopian refugee turned steward of Latin American flavors).
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Gold Coast Ghal’s Tina Fahnbulleh on Popups and Potato Greens
In her own words: the woman behind Seattle's new (and lamentably rare) West African restaurant.
Black History, Black Chefs
La Spiga's Sabrina Tinsley on Making Pasta and Holding Space
Black History, Black Chefs
Island Soul and Arleana's Owner Theo Martin on Crossing the Bridge
Black History, Black Chefs
Simply Soulful's Owners on Deferred Dreams and Sweet Potato Pie
Black History, Black Chefs