Black History month Issue 2025
A celebration of food, an expression of ancestral tradition, stories that travel from pot to page
a collaboration with South Beach Wine & Food Festival
Welcome
Publisher's Note
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Cover Stories
Black chefs are elevating South Florida’s thriving food scene
From Jacksonville to Miami, Honduras, Haiti, and Jamaica, this dynamic group of culinary artists add spice to South Florida’s vibrant and rich food scene. Their skills and passion will set the table for this year’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Chef Alain Lemaire, an award-winning chef and Food Network contestant, brought his culinary gifts from his native Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Miami and hasn’t looked back. He says the city’s large and tight-knit Haitian community made the transition easy. Aside from working diligently to elevate Haitian cuisine, his approach to cooking is simple: “Never serve what you wouldn’t enjoy. Period. ...
Meet Hannah Dunbar, Passionate Fruit Preservation Artisan
In a world of snacks laden with sugar, Hannah Dunbar offers a refreshingly simple alternative: dried fruit. As founder of A Fruitful Place, Dunbar has built a business rooted in purity, turning nature’s bounty into colorful sweets with no added sugars or chemicals. “I call them nature’s candy,” Dunbar said. “They are so sweet that you don’t need anything, just how God gave it.” But Dunbar’s journey to fruit preservation wasn’t born here in South Florida, it was cultivated across continents. Born and raised in Liberia, Dunbar grew up baking and crafting fruit preserves with her grandmother. Here is where she ...
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The Most Prominent and Influential Black Women in Business for 2024
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Legacy Miami Articles
ABOUT TOWN
Legacy South Florida Articles
Mindful consumption: A pathway to collective well-being
Dining and culture are important to the Black traveler
Preserving culture, one soul bowl at a time
Black Owned Hotels & Restaurants
Here are some featured Black Owned Restaurants in South Florida
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The Dutch Pot Jamaican Restaurant
4095 Haverhill Rd. West Palm Beach, FL 33417 (561) 557-9952
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