black foodies
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What the Root Crew Is Cooking (and Not Cooking) for the Craziest Thanksgiving Ever
Last year I spent Thanksgiving with—wait for it—17 people crammed into a two-bedroom, one-bathroom Jersey City apartment where the festivities spanned over the course of two days with enough food for each person to take home a to-go plate and still leave the host enough to last through the next week. This year, my Thanksgiving…
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She Can Cook, Too: Black Female Chefs Find a Sweet Spot in OWN's First-Ever Food Programming
If you’re anything like The Root crew, month upon month of quarantine has deepened your relationship with your kitchen—or, perhaps gotten you newly acquainted. Whether it’s perfecting your sourdough starter (we’re looking at you, Managing Editor Genetta Adams), starting an entire Insta-feed for your culinary creations (a la our Editor-in-Chief Danielle Belton), or becoming unusually…
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Food for Thought: The Creator of the Iconoclast Dinner Experience Is Encouraging Us to Have an Impolite Conversation
Of the many, many things we have been missing in recent months, the intimate yet communal aspect of the dinner party is high on our list. With good food, a great guest list, and perhaps a few drinks (if you’re so inclined), a well-curated dinner party hits on several levels, satisfying the appetite while stimulating…
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Pieces of Chicken, Ranked
In the midst of the ongoing hullabaloo about Popeyes’ new chicken sandwich, we decided to settle a separate chicken-related argument that has raged for years. What is the best piece of chicken? We know the answer is subjective, so we decided to assemble a team of experts in the field of chickenology to end this…
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The Glow Up Goes to NOLA, Day 2: How to Eat Your Way Through New Orleans
If, by chance, you find yourself in New Orleans during the July 4th weekend, there are certain things you simply must do: check out the Essence Festival, catch the fireworks display over the Mississippi River, stumble upon a second line and/or live jazz in the French Quarter while sipping a “go cup,” and eat. On…
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Harlem EatUp Festival Celebrates Family Culinary Legacies, Uplifts the Community
I sat with Tonja and Tianna Ottley on Monday night at the opening dinner of this week’s Harlem EatUp, an annual event devoted to showcasing some of the neighborhood’s best chefs, as they both recalled how they influenced each other’s cooking. Tonja beamed with joy much of the night because her daughter is one of…
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12 Days of Gifting, Day 3: For the Tastemakers
We are now three days into The Glow Up’s 12 days of gifting, and we’re starting to get hungry. Specifically, we’re craving some food-inspired gifts to satisfy the tastemakers in our lives this season—you know, those folks who love to cook—or love to eat. While not every single item on our list is edible, they…