Foodies – get your taste buds ready for the 3rd Annual Carolinas Black Restaurant Week. Explore black-owned restaurants, food trucks, desserts, and more across North and South Carolina areas from April 28 – May 7, 2023.
In case you’re unfamiliar with what the week is all about, it’s a celebration of the flavors of African-American, African, and Caribbean cuisine nationwide, according to the event website. It was established in 2016 by three entrepreneurs – Warren Luckett, Falayn Ferrell, and Derek Robinson. The website says the mission of the movement is to introduce Black Restaurant Week’s culinary programs to culinary businesses and professionals in the community.
Black Restaurant Week is more than serving up great food. The founders say by highlighting other areas of culinary businesses like catering services, food trucks, and products. they help stimulate the local economy. And just as important, it also allows access to the Black culinary industry.
Carolinas Black Restaurant Week includes a wide range of black-owned culinary businesses from areas in both North and South Carolinas. Here are a few.