We are so excited for everyone to experience this special issue. Our entire staff worked hard on these pieces. Still, we would like to thank Andres Maldonado and Sherdellah Anunciado, our Design Editors, for their outstanding leadership and creative abilities. In this special issue, we highlight and celebrate the accomplishments of tremendous individuals, the heroic history, and the extraordinary achievements of Black people within local and global communities. Whether through spotlighting their exceptional work in many categories, including founder stories and struggles of innovative emerging brands, art, travel, tech, home design, culinary, fashion, and more, or highlighting celebrities and politicians' notable efforts to advance black education, health, and wealth. It is an absolute dream to publish an entire issue showcasing black excellence. In Home Design, we showcase the exquisite work of three beloved Interior Designers, Courtney McLeod, Leah Alexander, and Corey Damen Jenkins. In Culinary, we share Bertony Faustin's story of how he came to create Abbey Creek Vineyards and spotlight some of the best chefs changing the narrative and our taste buds with their innovative cuisines and ingredients. Our cover feature focuses on the story of contemporary artist Mohau Modisakeng making waves in the international art world. This feature brought us some sleepless nights at TrooRa Magazine and has been one of the most difficult decisions we've had to make as a team. Choosing this cover was a robust undertaking. The images are all so stunning, breathtaking, meaningful, and poignant that we decided to give you the option of Three Covers, a first for TrooRa Magazine. We have new features in Fashion, Beauty, Wellness, Health & Fitness, and Science. In Troo Gifts, our new gifting guide, Black Owned Brands, we love, will aid you in discovering some rare gems. As you know, our goal is to continue to bring our digital issues to life with print, but we've had to make some concessions. The thought of having to reduce the number of pages to help with printing costs is always challenging, but I find myself at a crossroads, especially with this special issue… So many delightful stories to share that we could not diminish or scale down on this astounding issue. You will be engulfed with the images, stories, and our first two videos in this issue. Yes, I said videos… We hope you are as excited as we are to be introduced to new brands and support them during Black history month and every day. With each issue, our goal is to continue to inspire, innovate, and bring you the latest and greatest in the world of publishing today. We believe we have done it here. A delightful surprise can be found on pages 150 and 220. We know you will revel in it!
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H appy New Year, World! We are thrilled and delighted to share TrooRa’s first Black History Issue with you. We are so excited for everyone to experience this special issue. Our entire staff worked hard on these pieces, but we would like to give special thanks to Andres Maldonado and Sherdellah Anunciado, our Design Editors, for their outstanding leadership and creative abilities. In this special issue, we highlight and celebrate the accomplishments of tremendous individuals, the heroic history and extraordinary achievements of Black people in general within local and global communities. Whether through spotlighting their exceptional work in many categories, including founder stories and struggles of innovative emerging brands, art, travel, tech, home design, culinary, fashion, and more, or highlighting celebrities and politicians' notable efforts to advance black education, health, and wealth. It is an absolute dream to publish a full issue showcasing black excellence. In Home Design, we showcase the exquisite work of three beloved Interior Designers, Courtney McLeod, Leah Alexander, and Corey Damen Jenkins. In Culinary, we share Bertony Faustin’s story of how he came to create Abbey Creek Vineyards and spotlight some of the best chefs changing the narrative and our taste buds with their innovative cuisines and ingredients. Our cover feature focuses on the story of contemporary artist Mohau Modisakeng making waves in the international art world. This feature brought us some sleepless nights at TrooRa Magazine and has been one of the most difficult decisions we’ve had to make as a team. Choosing this cover was a robust undertaking. The images are all so stunning, breathtaking, meaningful, and poignant that we decided to give you the option of Three Covers, a first for TrooRa Magazine. We have new features in Fashion, Beauty, and Wellness, as well as Health & Fitness and Science. In Troo Gifts, our new gifting guide, Black Owned Brands we love will aid you in discovering some rare gems. As you know, our goal is to continue to bring our digital issues to life with print, but we’ve had to make some concessions. The thought of having to reduce the number of pages to help with printing costs is always challenging, but I find myself at a crossroads, especially with this special issue… So many delightful stories to share that we could not diminish or scale down on this astounding issue. You will be engulfed with the images, stories, and our first two videos in this issue. Yes, I said videos… We hope you are as excited as we are to be introduced to new brands and support them not just during Black history month but every day. With each issue, our goal is to continue to inspire, innovate, and bring you the latest and greatest in the world of publishing today. We believe we have done it here. A delightful surprise can be found on pages 150 and 220. We know you will revel in it!
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Home Design & Decor 76 HISTORICAL INSPIRATION FOR AN INNOVATIVE HOME 88 RIGHT MEETS LEFT INTERIOR DESIGN 100 BEAUTY IS ABUNDANT Culinary 1 16 CHANGING THE WINEMAKING GAME 124 FOOD FROM THE SOUL 134 LIFE IS A CIRCLE 144 REAL LIVE WILLY WONKA!
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TIME-TRAVELING THROUGH HISTORY
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Right Meets Left 88 COURTNEY MCLEOD SAYS “GET BEYOND THE BEIGE!”
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Challenging the Status Quo 210 AN INSIDER’S LOOK INTO MOHAU MODISAKENG’S WORLD AND ALL ITS INTRICACIES
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From CJ Walker to Rihanna BLACK WOMEN WHO TRANSFORMED THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY
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The Black History Issue Special 23 PHOTOGRAPHED BY: MOHAU MODISAKENG WRITTEN BY: FILIPA ARAÚJO STORY BEHIND THE COVER:
INZILO “Inzilo is an isiZulu word meaning ‘mourning’ or ‘fasting.’ As in many of his films and images, Modisakeng’s body occupies center stage in this work. He enacts a mourning ritual by sitting, standing, and rotating slightly, all the while throwing a burnt, ashy substance into the air. Extreme close-ups of his body begin to suggest the shedding of a skin, as though the ash is falling from his limbs as the ritual proceeds. He performs an elaborate rite of passage in which the initiate seems to draw the material for his transition from within his own body. In the absolute purity and focus of the moment, Modisakeng is turned inwards but gesturing outward, undergoing a mysterious transformation that is at once a private ceremony and a public declaration.” - Mohau Modisakeng Studio This issue caused quite a dilemma for our team in choosing a cover. These were the images and their stories from which we had to choose. Which would you choose? Tag us on IG with the hashtag #BHICover23Mohau and tell us your favorite.
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PASSAGE “Passage is a three-channel projection that meditates on slavery’s dismemberment of African identity and its enduring erasure of personal histories. In each of the artwork’s three projections, we are confronted with a character – a woman with a hawk perched on her arm, a young man in a Trilby hat and a woman wrapped in a Basotho blanket. As the passengers lie motionless on their backs looking up at the sky they begin to perform a series of actions that move between gestures of struggle and resignation. A pool of water slowly forms beneath their bodies. The rising water gradually floods the well of the boat eventually leaving the passengers submerged while the boat is slowly sinking and eventually disappearing. In Passage, the ebb and flow of water, as both life-giving and deadly, symbolizes the many who have arrived or departed from South Africa in trade, as cargo or as transient bodies belonging to no particular state. In Setswana the experience of life is referred to as a ‘passage.’ The Setswana word for life, botshelo, means ‘to cross over.’ As such, all human beings are referred to as bafeti (‘voyagers’), a word that points to the fact that the experience of life is transient; it has a beginning and an end, as with any voyage.” - Mohau Modisakeng Studio LAND OF ZANJ “The hope with a work like Land of Zanj is to continue to restore the lost place of black histories as a means to reclaim the power of each and every individual who were forced to flee their homes, or taken to be sold into slavery, or confined and controlled, as in South African history. A work engaging such themes attempts to draw on the many similarities in the experience of black bodies under the oppressive regimes everywhere throughout history. In all these historic migrations there are traces of our humanity with stories that have the potential to restore that which for centuries has been misplaced.” - Mohau Modisakeng
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Historical Inspiration for an Innovative Home Corey Damen Jenkins: Classic Interiors With No Expiration Date
PHOTOGRAPHED BY: COREY DAMEN JENKINS WRITTEN BY: CRISTINA DEPTULA
N YC-based designer Corey Damen Jenkins, winner of HGTV’s Showhouse Showdown, loves to mix vivid colors with layered patterns for an inventive and unique look. His inspirations come from both old and new: classic design elements such as dark brown wooden furniture and the haute couture runway. “My goal is to ensure that my clients’ projects are always classic, livable, and without an expiration date,” Corey states. showcases what he calls his “colorful, youthful traditionalism.” In the book, he illustrates how to reimagine vintage interior decor for modern tastes. This includes techniques such as pairing light and dark colors, accessorizing with couture-inspired decor, His new book, Design Remix: A New Spin on Traditional Rooms , highlighting a traditional interior with minimalist accessories, and creating a salon-style wall to showcase artwork.
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“My goal is to ensure that my clients’ projects are always classic, livable, and without an expiration date,” Corey states.
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION Corey is an inducted member of Elle Decor’s A-List and Architectural Design’s AD100 List. He’s served as a guest expert on the Rachael Ray show and Open House TV and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, House and Garden , the New York Times , and the Detroit News . Traditional Home magazine also awarded him the New Trad Rising Star of Design. Invited to teach a MasterClass, he produced a program teaching viewers how to craft their visions with lighting, color, patterns, and furniture. “Corey’s magic is in making any space feel polished, inventive, and timeless while still making design accessible to everyone,” said David Rogier, founder and CEO of MasterClass. Corey was invited to design the formal “Lady's Library” in 2019 and Dining Room in 2021 for the renowned Kips Bay Decorator Show House. His goal in 2021 was to showcase the “point where antiquity and modernity meet in a post-pandemic world.” Starting with the tented room style made famous by Napoleon, Corey surrounded two modern tables with Louis XVI chairs, brass lamps, and a Versailles parquet floor. He considered that the tables could be used for modern purposes that took off during the pandemic, including supervising children as they study or running a home office. Also, in keeping with his repurposed vintage sensibility, he was chosen to design the speakeasy
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It celebrates the merging of Art Deco, Neoclassicism, and modernity, with a palette of blush, creme, black, robin’s egg, merlot, sage green, and gold. This was unveiled in Atlanta in September, and according to Corey, was a statement that one can design underground rooms that are fresh and light, not stereotypically dark and moody like a “man cave.” In his regular work, Corey loves to incorporate and repurpose historical elements, including Regency mirrors, wood-carved flourishes from centuries ago, and entire homes built in the 18th century. He incorporates bright colors, including yellows, and modern furniture comfortable for lounging, making the places livable and elegant.
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EXPRESSIONS Corey also creates lead and ink portraits, and his most recent series, “Mouths Wide Open,” showcases people of various race and gender vocalizing. These include an Asian opera singer, a Jewish rabbi, and a breast cancer survivor expressing her determination. In addition, in a partnership with Aria Stone Gallery, Corey carves pieces that highlight and accentuate the natural beauty of the marble and quartzite raw materials he uses, formed over thousands of years. Also, he designs art nouveau fabric through Kravet Couture and furniture through Hancock and Moore. He is a major supporter of the Boys & Girls Club of America and founded a mentorship and scholarship program with the New York School of Interior Design. Through giving back to up-and-coming designers, he hopes to carry the long tradition of beautiful living spaces into the future.
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I nterior designer Courtney McLeod says it’s time to “get beyond the beige.” Based in NYC, she showcases a variety of home and business interiors full of vibrant pinks, oranges, greens, blues, grays, browns, and yellows. Her work suggests that people are moving away from simple and subdued looks toward bolder interiors. In a November 2022 interview with Architectural Digest , McLeod says she’s “seeing an embrace of maximalism over minimalistic styles. Sofas drenched in color, pattern, trim, fringe, and pillows. Velvets continue to be a popular fabric choice, as well as bold prints.”
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designer, earning a business degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and becoming a leading portfolio manager in real estate private equity.
Some of the interiors she showcases on social media include balloons, huge floral arrangements, intricate paintings on living room walls, and touches of whimsy, such as bananas painted over an entire hallway near a child’s bedroom.
She brings the rigor and logic she learned from that into her current line of work. Also, having managed finances for real estate developers gave her a sense of how to speak their language and provide effective assistance with staging commercial properties for sale. McLeod says that she’d have made the career transition into her true passion earlier if she’d known how well her background would prepare her for entrepreneurship. She also suggests that other aspiring designers learn the basics of business accounting before opening their studios.
To McLeod, there isn’t one singular look that screams “good taste.” The ultimate luxury, as she says, is the ability to personalize your space. HOW FINANCE PREPARED HER FOR FULL-BRAINED DESIGN Courtney McLeod’s business handles a wide range of projects, from an interior decor refresh for a client’s apartment to a full-scale commercial project, working in consultation with architects to design a building from the ground up.
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Born and raised Creole in New Orleans, McLeod says her background has informed her taste, along with her extensive travels throughout Europe and Asia. Although she currently lives in Harlem, she says she’ll always be a Southerner at heart.
The name comes from her concept of combining right-brain aesthetic sense with left-brain analytical concerns for detail, analysis, and return on a client’s investment. McLeod worked in finance for 15 years before becoming a
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McLeod debuted on the Elle Decor A-List as someone who “does not fear a yellow wall or quake at the sight of an orange sofa.” She received the Rising Star Award from Decoration and Design Building in 2022, was named an Emerging Designer To Watch by Luxe Magazine in 2019, and made the 1stdibs Top 50 Interior Designers List in 2022. House Digest considers her one of the most inspiring Black interior designers to watch and encourages people to follow her on Instagram. NBC’s Open House NYC featured some of her interiors as part of a series on “homes that aren’t afraid to take chances.” Also, one honor that makes McLeod extremely grateful is her recent election to the Board of Trustees of the New York School of Interior Design. “I look forward to making the most of this opportunity to open doors in the industry for students and designers of color. A decade ago, an introductory course at this school was my first baby step into the industry and a new life. This is a true full-circle moment. I hope to make all those who have opened doors for me along the way proud.”
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“We utilize a kaleidoscopic toolbox of texture, pattern, and color to create a singular and cohesive expression of each client’s unique personality and lifestyle.”
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BOLD, BESPOKE INTERIORS McLeod’s favorite clients are new homeowners and empty-nesters, people looking to move into a new phase of life. She loves to work with people in transition to create bespoke interiors that fit their lifestyles and reflect their personalities. She explains, “We utilize a kaleidoscopic toolbox of texture, pattern, and color to create a singular and cohesive expression of each client’s unique personality and lifestyle.”
She encourages clients to get out there, take risks, and boldly express their personal styles. McLeod says, “Pattern and color are such powerful tools to create emotional moments in your home— don’t be afraid to use them.”
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Beauty Is Abundant Expansive Design: Leah Alexander Seeks to Elevate Your Space
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T o Leah Alexander, interior design should make you feel as if you’re showing up as your best self. “My mission with Beauty Is Abundant is to make our clients feel like they’ve made it. When you hire us to serve you, you have made it.” Her firm serves commercial and residential clients, so her online portfolio regales us with a mixture of elegant home offices she describes as “feminine,” fun children’s bedrooms with hanging chairs and giraffes, and luxury hotel suites. They have also worked with a salon, whose interior is showcased to reveal classy black seating, touches of pink on the walls and in signage, and eclectic lighting. Always practical, she recommends storage solutions in her blog so clients can effectively display the items they have collected over the years. She suggests kitchen upgrades for homeowners on a budget, which reflect class with a touch of minimalism. Also, she offers a $15 e-book titled “Starter Kit” on her website, designed to share her insights with those who have fallen in love with her sensibility. Leah Alexander
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CELEBRATING DIVERSITY IN STYLE Based in Los Angeles and Atlanta, Beauty Is Abundant brings an international, cross- cultural design sensibility to the table. “We support diversity in the design community by collaborating with under- represented artists and vendors who contribute talent, culture, and worldviews along with us,” Alexander says. These include many vendors who explicitly seek to amplify and celebrate Black talent. “We are agents of change,” she says. “And if you work with us, so are you.” She showcases some of these vendors in blog posts on her site, particularly those who can “trick out” a kid’s playroom with fun paintings and stuffed animals.
In an interview with HGTV, Alexander points out three elements she works into just about any interior she designs. These are multiple sources of lighting, plants, and any interesting objects the home or business owner already has in the space. She appreciates color and inspiration from nature, bringing in nature-themed artwork alongside houseplants in several of her kitchen and living room designs. And she encourages decorators to create cohesive color palettes between the indoors and outdoors for spaces such as sunrooms and lanais.
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She loves to visit museums whenever she can and attends furniture conventions, including the giant High Point Market, which regales visitors with miles of furniture, fabric, upholstery, lighting, and art. As a Black designer, she gets asked how to make the industry more welcoming to Black designers and clients. As she explains in her interview with HGTV, “There’s never been a lack of talent. I think featuring and celebrating Black designers on TV, in magazines, in showhouses and creating that exposure is simply going to make people aware that some Black designers have been creating excellent spaces for decades.”
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PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION Beauty Is Abundant designed the laundry room for the first-ever virtual show house from Architectural Digest and the Black Interior Designers Network, known as The Iconic Home. “I really wanted anyone in this space to feel expansive and abundant, to be able to open their mind and relax in this little space that I designed,” said Alexander. She also created a unique bathroom concept for House Beautiful’s Kips Bay Decorator Show House, displayed in Dallas in 2022. Here, the words “your beauty is abundant, forever and ever, amen…” in neon cursive take the place of a mirror in her star-speckled, red, white, and marble Intergalactic Superstar room. Those words have become a mantra for Alexander, joyfully repeated throughout her social media.
Alexander has been featured in Atlanta Magazine’s HOME section, Curbed Atlanta , and Designers Today . She just finished a six-home development in West Midtown, Atlanta, and is currently renovating a 1930s home. Critics describe Leah Alexander’s work as “clean and contemporary.” She refers to her basic principles as “shifting paradigms” and “unifying in diversity.” After just over five years in business, she’s come a long way toward her mission to help her clients “thrive and live the beautiful lives they want to live!”
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Changing the Winemaking Game The Rules Don’t Apply to Bertony Faustin of Abbey Creek Vineyards
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W hat began as unused wine grapes in 2007 has now become Abbey Creek Vineyards. Founded, owned, and operated by Oregon’s first Black winemaker, the operation is now a full-fledged winery that’s taking in visitors from the Portland area and wine connoisseurs from throughout the world. This entire project began from an unlikely place. Ready to begin anew after the passing of his father, Bertony Faustin, who’s of Haitian descent, completely changed the course of his life after deciding to make wine from the grapes his father-in-law was growing. He was done playing it safe as an anesthesia technician and wanted to do something unique—something his way.
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Because Faustin had no prior knowledge of the wine business and the exclusive club that it was, he sought to create a business that was like no other—one that abided by no rules and didn’t compare to anything else. “I decided, you know what? I’m not going to try to fit in. I’ll just go ahead and take this and make it my own,” he said in Forbes last year. At “The Crick,” the name Faustin has given Abbey Creek Vineyards, you’ll find all the usual suspects popularly grown west of Portland in the Northern Plains. You got your Chardonnays, your Pinot Gris, and of course, the sought-after Pinot
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through the doors of the winery, it shows. “From the colors of the Abbey Creek logo being red and blue to represent the Haitian flag, to the spices and twists we put on each of the dishes we serve,” he mentions in his description of P.O.P.s. If you’re coming from Portland, known as the world’s greatest beer city, and want something to quench that thirst, look no further than Us Against Ourselves. In collaboration with Great Notion Brewing in Portland, The Crick has married Nelson Sauvin hops with their Gamay Noir to create a beer that’s surprisingly light, dry, and fruity. However, it does sell out fast, so don’t expect it to always be in stock.
Noir. But if you’re looking for those rare finds that make Faustin’s products stand out from the pack, check out the #ReadyToDie red blend. This one is inspired by Faustin’s desire to “Wake up each day and move with intention and passion. Absolutely no regrets.” If those don’t pique your interest and you’re one of those people that wants something to sip while puffing a cigar, you can’t go wrong with the P.O.P.s ruby port. Named after the capital of Haiti, Port-au(of)-Prince, P.O.P.s is a homage to Faustin’s father, who came from the island and worked hard in the U.S. to provide for his family. But it’s not just in The Crick’s ruby port that you can find Faustin’s Haitian roots. From the moment you walk
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When you think about wine culture, the type of music that comes to mind probably doesn’t include hip-hop. Well, throw those preconceived notions aside, because Abbey Creek has fully embraced Faustin’s love of the genre. You’ll find the hip-hop theme sprinkled throughwout the winery and his wines. According to Crickism #108, when he sings, “I’m sorry, Ms. Jackson,” you better respond with “Ooooo, I am for real.” Otherwise, you ain’t friends, according to the winemaker. If none of the above has convinced you that Faustin is shaking up the wine game, how many winemakers do you know who have filmed their award-winning documentary? His film Red, White, and Black showcases minority winemakers in Oregon and shines the spotlight on their accomplishments. Faustin knows all too well the hurdles and challenges it takes to get noticed in the wine industry. And through his film, he could grab the attention of his viewers and give some of his fellow winemakers the praise they deserve. Known as The Change Maker, Faustin says, “It’s great that I’m the first, but what’s most important is that I’m not the last.” Since breaking out on the scene, others have joined the Oregon mix, including Donna Stoney of Stoney Wines, Eunice Chiweshe Goldstein with her winery, and André Hueston Mack of Maison Noir Wines. Not only are their wines getting noticed, but winemakers like Faustin are doing it on their terms. “I wanted to build this space as if I was the only one who would ever see it. I built it for me,” he says. It’s his terroir, and you’re all invited to see what he has in store next!
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Food From The Soul How Chef Debra VanTrece Transcends Multiple Boundaries
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“I was a bit of an introvert—which comes as a complete surprise to those who know me now,” says Chef Debra VanTrece. That fact may be rather unexpected for those who have seen her lively appearances on various TV programs. It was, however, not the only transformation she had gone through in her life.
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Born and raised in Kansas City, she worked as a model and a flight attendant. Eventually, she became a culinary student at Atlanta’s Art Institute, graduated as a valedictorian, and settled in the city. There, she started working as an executive chef for a catering company. During the 1996 Olympics, she cooked for the VIPs and opened her first restaurant, Edible Art. Since then, she has started more ventures, including Twisted Soul, The Catering Company by VanTrece, Oreatha’s, and Serenidad—all as parts of the VanTrece Hospitality Group that she founded. She has also published The Twisted Soul Cookbook and was showcased at the James Beard House, among other honors. From a personal perspective, she also transitioned from being a daughter, a wife, a mother who came out as a lesbian, to co- owning businesses with her wife, Lorraine Lane. Through all the changes, the pleasure of gathering individuals to enjoy great food has never changed. “I learned early on that food was something that brought people together, no matter what the occasion,” she says. “My family was not rich or poor, just somewhere in the middle. But we considered ourselves blessed because there was always good food on the table. Not necessarily expensive food–but good food.”
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Having been trained in classical French cooking techniques, she could have focused on any cuisine. However, she decided to focus on the dishes at the heart of her upbringing. As she traveled to different places, she also realized that the soul of a country is defined by the soul of its cuisine. With that in mind, she wants to celebrate the food that tells those age- old stories. “I understand my version of soul food was often going against tradition,” she says. “But I believe traditions were meant to be used as a foundation to build on. And as we evolve, so should our traditions.” In the beginning, she received strong push-back and faced lots of obstacles, from the assumption that soul food was all that she could make to the idea that soul food or comfort food was simply unimpressive, not to mention the false narrative that soul food was deadly to one’s health. The negative sentiments surrounding comfort cuisine were irrational. In her opinion, it is more challenging technically to make less-heralded ingredients—like hog intestines—taste as good as
Since she was young, her family created magic on the dinner table from paltry ingredients. The biggest feast was on Thanksgiving when all her family gathered and shared their best dishes. That tradition continued even when she grew up and moved away from home, as she would spend hours on the phone with her mother to discuss their menus and recipes. Fast forward to current times, Chef VanTrece is still working on menus and recipes—only now they are in the context of a restaurant group. For her, it is an exercise to balance her sensibility and creativity. She follows some basic rules, such as seasonality, ingredient combination, pricing, and considers the needs of those with special diets such as vegans, vegetarians, pescatarians, the gluten-free, and others for an inclusive menu. After that, “comes the time for fun. This is when I really get to utilize all my knowledge from living, traveling, and reading to create something a little different but still familiar,” she says. “This is how I put a little of myself and my story in each dish.”
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expensive ones. She takes pride in being innovative and creative with products that some consider castoffs. Nowadays, with the sustainability movement, more people are jumping onto the bandwagon. At the same time, more chefs are experimenting with soul foods of different cultures and accepting the diversity of good food in general. Being a Black female chef and a member of the LGBTQ+ community, her experience in the kitchen was a unique one. “Quite frankly, when I started this journey, I was simply a Black woman, not a lesbian Black woman,” she says. “I found out that my male counterparts were more concerned with what was between my legs instead of my culinary acumen.”
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It was a daily reality for her to deal with rampant sexual innuendos, inappropriate comments, and name-calling. As a Black woman, she was passed up for promotions, talked-down to, and ridiculed for wanting to do “that kind of food.” Once she came out as a lesbian, in addition to losing customers, she was subject to harassment that came in the form of gossip. She was constantly told that she did not look like a lesbian. “I’m still trying to figure out what a lesbian is supposed to look like and how that plays into my ability to cook,” she says. “I can’t say that these experiences changed my view of the kitchen because I’ve never seen it from any other space... I can only share the perspective from my eyes.” In addition to dealing with the toxic environment in the kitchen, it is also difficult for minorities to access capital. It has always been and continues to be a problem. She does not believe that there is any easy fix. Though it could start with not just listening but truly hearing the cries for equitable opportunities within the system, and
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asking what we can do to make things better. To Chef VanTrece, marginalized communities are called that for a reason, and it is our responsibility to help find solutions to these real-life issues. There need to be better resources and platforms for true engagement with financiers. Minorities themselves must take the initiative to learn how to establish relationships with banks and know when to cut ties if the relationships are no longer mutually-beneficial. She does think improvements are being made by many organizations to remove barriers, to educate, and to mentor. And even though things are moving in the right direction, there is still a long way to go. Despite all the obstacles— with neither a roadmap showing her the way nor counselors steering her accomplished a lot. For that reason, she is committed to providing mentorship and helping the next generation. As far as her business in the right direction— she does feel she has empire goes, the next step is to expand outside of the Atlanta area. The exact locations are yet to be decided, but the process has already begun. In addition, another cookbook is in the making. When asked about her favorite cuisine, she says she simply loves good food and does not have a strong preference. However, when she feels down, her go-to is always the traditional African American soul food. “Like my mother would make,” she says.
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Life Is A Circle Chef Jerome Grant and His Familial Culinary Journey WRITTEN BY: CARY WONG
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F or some people, it takes a long time to figure out where their talents lie and become stars in their chosen field. For Chef Jerome Grant, however, it seems as if he were destined to walk this path as a culinary master. Born in the Philippines, he came from a mixed background. His paternal Jamaican grandparents worked in the hospitality industry when they arrived in the United States. His Filipino mother got her start working—and learning English—in fast food restaurants. To add to the mix, his stepfather was stationed at various U.S. Air Force bases. As a result, he had the luxury of living in different places within the United States, like upstate New York, Oklahoma, and Idaho.
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the things they enjoy is entertaining. As a result, he has lots of fond memories surrounding big feasts. It could have been a child’s birthday, an engagement, or a graduation. Even for something as small as his mother’s mahjong games, food was paramount. “The ladies would play all night,” he recalls. “And that’s how I learned how to cook. I learned how to make rice and shave coconuts,” so he could earn a few dollars to buy GI Joe action figures. In any case, the family table was massive, and it was always full of great food. After attending the Pennsylvania Culinary Institute in Pittsburgh and working in the Virgin Islands, he returned to the US mainland and began working at a string of rather unusual locales, museums. Specifically the prestigious Smithsonian
As a child, he hung around the restaurants with his mother and sometimes went to the back to help out, as he enjoyed doing it. He also spent summers with his paternal grandparents in Philadelphia, where he got early exposure to the Caribbean flavors. Last but not least, traveling opened his eyes to different cuisines. He had a taste of everything: from apple pie to Native fried bread, from maple syrup to ethnic foods, and more. It was something that the family emphasized. “My parents and grandparents never really skimped on (food)… we will pay the premium for great food and experience,” he says. It was not only restaurant food, however, that Chef Grant remembers. Coming from a family of mixed heritage, one of
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certain things. Why you hold a knife (a certain way) versus me holding a knife (another way),” he says. “Believe it or not, that speaks (volumes) to a chef.” After that, he worked at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, also part of the Smithsonian Institute. And even though the goals of serving great food to the guests and ensuring they have a great time are the same, cooking at a large institution versus a smaller location requires completely different ways of thinking. A small restaurant may have thirty people on staff—including front and back of the house. In contrast, an institution as big as the Smithsonian could have more than one hundred people on staff. It had multiple venues and satellite locations running simultaneously. Not to mention catering responsibilities and a cafeteria that welcomes 2000-3500 guests daily. It is exponentially more complex. To Chef Grant, it ultimately comes down to identifying a team who will help drive success. As lucky and blessed as he was to be the “driver” of the entire operation, he needed a great team to achieve the goals. To that end, he always respects those he works with and aims to be a trusted leader who can help others get to where they want to be.
Institution. One of his first jobs was at the National Museum of the American Indian. It is an important place that presents an underserved cultures, the true native culture of the Americans. He had to showcase different types of products used in different ways. However, there were no recipes or cookbooks available. Everything was passed down verbally. So, the only way to understand that process was to learn firsthand with the tribes. Working with the people, hunting down the items, figuring things out—these were all done through conversations. The journey opened Chef Grant’s eyes to how tight the Natives’ bond was with food. “I want to learn so much more about the people, their culture, their heritage, where they’re from, why they do
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