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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

As we join the nation in celebrating Black History Month, M•I•A Media Group is proud to make history of our own. We are excited to announce the permanent transition of our print publications, Legacy Miami and Legacy South Florida Magazines, to fully digital editions. In an ever-changing media landscape, we recognize the importance of staying ahead of the curve. This strategic move allows us to remain vigilant, innovative, and in tune with the times, making us one of the first publications in South Florida to embrace this evolution. As we welcome a new president and a renewed hope for unity in a divided nation, we reaffirm our commitment to what we do best: highlighting the success and achievements of South Florida’s Black community. In this issue, we honor the brilliance and contributions of Black chefs and leaders in the food industry, celebrating their innovation, resilience, and impact. We hope you enjoy this special edition, and as always, thank you for your continued support.

Dexter Bridgeman

CEO & Founder

Cover Stories

Cover Story

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. ...

Black Enterprise

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 ...

Reception & Fashion Show

honoring

The Most Prominent and Influential Black Women in Business for 2024

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Legacy Miami Articles

Justice For All

The Legacy of soul food in Miami’s Colored Town, Overtown: A local archivist remembers church meetings, ice cream parlors, and stewed conch

Technology

ABOUT TOWN

Legacy featured events throughout Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach

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Legacy South Florida Articles

The Baughtom Line

Here are some featured Black Owned Restaurants in South Florida

13105 W Dixie Hwy. North Miami, FL 33161

(305) 893-4246

6192 W Sample Rd. Coral Springs, FL 33067

(954) 415-4810

313 Datura St #100 West Palm Beach, FL 33401

(561) 386-2303

4095 Haverhill Rd. West Palm Beach, FL 33417 (561) 557-9952

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