504 Soul Food Groove Easter Issue by 504 Soul Food Groove

Happy Easter & Spring Issue

Berry Easter Yams And Ham

BigBlack Brunch Festivals r

Fleur De Kim LLC Food Entrepreneur Angel

Grace Landry's Taste of Grace Nola

Serita Jakes Home & Kitchen Collection

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504 Good Greens

Great Salad Green in Easter Dinner

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BIG BLACK Brunch Interview

Design with Canisters and Towel Holders

BiG Black Brunch Interview

504 Success 504 Home Cook Recipes -Commerical Kitchens Commerical and Easter Currant Cake Commissary Kitchen for Design

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Free page for Food Events and Social Festivals

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504 Kitchen Art 504 Easter Dinner Spring Flower Art for Delicious Berry Wall and Backsplashs Hams And Yams

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Happy Easter and Joyful Spring

Hello and Happy Easter and Welcome to Spring. It is our hope that you and yours has a very Happy Easter, with great food and drink. It is also, our hope that we use the new spring to create new spaces for joy and personal growth. Spring cleaning is not just our homes or personal spaces, but a time to clean up old bad habits, clean up our negative thoughts and behaviors. So let us use this new season to work on bettering ourselves, the people we love and any other space in our lives, we want to see goodness and growth. We at 504 Soul Food Groove have some wonderful people and items to show you this issue so enjoy and tell others about these great businesses and people. We pray the all the best for you and yours in this new Spring season.

Carla Rush, Editor 504 Soul Food Groove

504 Events Schedule What 's Happening Happy Easter ..and Welcome to Our Events Page If your business is having an event or occasion please let us know. Food & Culture Events Coming -Check them Out

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Welcome Spring into your kitchen with fun and beautiful Towel Holders and Kitchen Food Canisters. Towel Holders Why have boring paper towel holders, when you can add some fun and chic paper towels holders , that add some personality . From chicken to flowers to cute cats, paper towel holders have come a long way from the basic metal bars. Many paper towel holders are fun and reflect the homeowner’s personality. Choose paper towel holders that make you smile and since you need paper towels to clean, why not have paper towel holders that are so cute, they make you enjoy or at least do not mind cleaning up. Smile.

Kitchen Canisters Canisters are not only art lovely art form but are a necessary kitchen item for storing all kinds of food items. But why be boring? Kitchen Canisters come in a variety of styles, colors, and material. Some canisters are metals, ceramic pottery, plastic, and glass. Choose colors and style that fit your kitchen color scheme or just choose canisters that bring you joy and light up your kitchen décor. The selection of kitchen canister is endless, and you are guaranteed to find something. you like by just looking up some retailers, such as Pottery Barn, eBay, Etsy William-Sonoma and Amazon.

Circle Food Store A New Orleans Food History Part 2 February 12, 2020, the Circle Food Store reopened as the Circle Food Market. The Market has incorporated new stores inside to appeal to various food taste and create business opportunities. Some of the exciting new food businesses are Froot Orleans, a natural fruit restaurant , and others in new meat , produce , seafood and food specialties. We will be learning more about this new phase in the Circle Food Market . We will be introducing you to the vendors and their food products and getting more information for you on the various food products and services of the new Circle Food Market

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Entrprenuer Angel Food Entrepreneur Angels Fleur de Kim LLC Finally, 504 Soul Food Groove is always looking for businesses that support food developers in New Orleans. We found and are finding some NOLA businesses that help food entrepreneurs to showcase their product. We found a great business Fleur de Kim LLC , at 504.210. 6743 , www.fleurdekim.com that will let you showcase your food products on specialty days. Are you a Food Entrepreneur Angel and helping food creators and producers, Let us know so we can give the information to new food developers. Please Dm us on Instagram at SoulCGroove .

504 Cooking Up Success Commerical and Commissary Kitchens

504 Cooking Up Success -Our Continued Education to Start a Food Business Commercial Kitchens for Food Startup Success Got a food idea? Want to package a new food idea? Don’t have a lot of money for an expensive food production kitchen. Well, a Commercial Kitchen is just what you need. What is a Commercial Kitchen you might ask? Well Glad you asked future food entrepreneur. Commercial kitchens are licensed and insured kitchens that are ready and able for a food producer to use and create food items for customer and commercial purchasing. They charge very reasonable rates for monthly and hours use of the kitchen. Because the commercial kitchen is insured and properly inspected you can be assured your food product will be certified by state, federal and local food production requirements. Also, getting your own business food insurance is easier when you work out of a commercial kitchen, since the kitchen has passed various inspection procedures and laws. So how do you get started? Well, it’s as easy as calling a certified commercial kitchen. Each commercial kitchen has various rates and hours of usage and products that can be creating in them. So simply go visit their address and talk with them or go to their website to see hours and prices.

Commerical and Commissary Kitchens Some Commercial and Commissary Kitchens available for use in New Orleans are: 2. Nolavore LLC, 1.Carrollton Commissary 2139 Barrone St, New Orleans 8837 Willow St New Orleans www.nolavore.net/commissary.html www.carrolltoncommissary.com 3. B & B Salad Enterprises 1608 S. Salcedo St , New Orleans , La

4. Next to Eat 7935 Forshey St New Orleans , La

5.New Orleans Trap Kitchen 1043 Poland Ave, New Orleans, La

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504 Professional Chef & Business Profile

ry d n a L e ac r G f e h C ce a r G f o of Taste My name is Grace Landry Born and raised all over Uptown I love being an Aquarius Single with no kids Diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer 5.10.2021 Love to laugh, shoot pool, talk trash, like grilling, traveling when able, just overall fun, and Mardi Gras is fave holiday 504 Soul Food Groove was honored and grateful for the Professional Chef and Business interview with Grace Landry of Taste of Grace. Listen to her awesome courageous life and advice to being successful and just overall awesomeness. So please reach out for a great caterer or just reach out to say words of encouragement for this powerful , courageous , amazing chef. "What makes you love what you do?' Grace's Response-My passion for Catering and Personal Chef services is the freedom to work whenever you choose... I am not held to service in a manner that a restaurant is and that alone was most appealing... The most difficult part about starting up for me was the anxiety that comes along with wondering if you're good enough... New Orleans is a foodie capital, with amazing home and restaurant chefs... Also, currently, with cancer I am not as quick and I'm in pain... .I feel my food is different and/or special because my flavors are traveled and love is sprinkled generously .. I think customers need to try my food because my flavor is my own and most of everyone whose had my dishes really enjoy them... The advice I would give to anyone wanting to get into the business of catering and/or personal chef services is to just do it... Try it from your home and then expand from there... Don't be discouraged, business will come via word of mouth and make sure you have a social media presence... My email address; tasteofgracenola@yahoo.com Cell: 904.234.8308 https://www.facebook.com/tasteofgracenola/ Username: taste_of_grace_nola https://www.instagram.com/taste_of_grace_nola

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504 Kitchen Art Spring Art Inspiration

Its Spring, time for a kitchen refresh. Time to bring in some sunshine and more importantly, bring in some art to brighten up your kitchen. Art in the kitchen, not only add style but creates a wonder environment for cooking and family gatherings. Since its spring look at some of the spring wall decors and pictures that can aid in some inspiration. Flowers can be used in backsplashes, painted directly on walls or the simple use of vinyl stickers.

Flower pictures can be contemporized with slick design or old charming farmhouse looking, add which ever style fits your mood. Add pictures of outdoor gardens and scenes can bring to wonderful beauty of spring from the outdoor, inside .

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Easter Cake Nola Style by Shirley Conti “I love Easter Hot Buns, So I made a Easter Cake with the flavors or a Easter Hot Cross Bun. I like easy cakes since there is so much to do, a cake doesn’t have to be difficult to be tasty. So here is my Easter cake from a Easter Hot Cross Bun flavor, but I had to put my NOLA spin on it. So we use pecans and bourbon and brown sugar”.-Ms Shirley Conti Easter Cake Nola Style Easter Cake is like a Easter Hot Cross Bun with currants and spices but in cake form. My Nola take is with added pecan and some rum to add flavor to confectionary sugar coating.”-Ms Conti Easter Currant Cake Nola Style Betty Croker Yellow Cake Mix or yellow cake mix of your choice Currants -1 /2 cup raisins, ½ red currants and ½ black currants ½ cup of rum 2 cups of confectionary sugar 2 cups of pecans ¼ cup brown sugar Directions Follow cake box directions, To cake mix add currants, add ¼ rum and 1 cup pecans, Bake as instructions given. Let cake cool. Make topping by add confectionary sugar, brown sugar pecan and ¼ rum. Drizzle on cake.sprinkle currants on top. Eat warm.

Easter Triple Fruit Ham & Yams

Easter Delights We at 504 Soul Food Groove would like the thank New Orleans Home Chefs presenting and sharing their Easter recipes- Please Enjoy. Why settle this Easter for the same yam and ham try some new flavors. Check out this wonderful recipe by Ms Molly Jacobs of East New Orleans

Easter Triple Fruit Candied Ham and Yams By Molly Jacobs Boneless Ham Precooked 1 cup Fresh/frozen blueberries 1 tbsp of Allspice 1 cup fresh/frozen raspberries ½ cup vegetable oil 1 cup fresh/frozen blackberries 5 medium yam or sweet potato 1 ½ cup brown sugar ¼ cup lemon juice 3 tbsp nutmeg ¼ cup lemon zest (optional) 3 tbsp cinnamon slices of mint or taste / garnish Set stove to 325C and cover and cook, precooked boneless ham for 1 hour and 30 mins. Add slices of cut potatoes On stove top turn on medium heat and place fruit, sugar and spices with oil in pan and let cook to reduce to thick consistence around 30 mins, do not leave stir continuously. Take ham and potatoes out and uncover, place fruit sauce on top and cover potatoes and ham. Cook for another 20 minutes, until brown. Dress with lemon zest and mint. Delish.

Good Greens

Spring is the time for some fresh salad greens. We have a lovely table by Only Foods to help introduce some new spring green to add to you plate. Tasty, healthy, and delicious. Try some with your Easter meal. Ms. Deidra Moss has some wonderful recipes for your new introduction to some new greens. By Ms. Deidra Moss “ Green Gladness Salad by Ms Moss Lettuces1 cup each of Butter ,Crest , Arugula, Romaine , Radicchio, and Bibb lettuces 1 cups sliced fresh radishes Sauce 1 cups of canned artichokes 1 tbsp black pepper 1 cups streamed asparagus 1 tbsp cayenne pepper 1 cup streamed green peas 2 cup cilantro 2 whole avocado sliced Salt to taste 2 cups mayonnaise 1 cup balsamic vinegar 1 lime squeezed

Wash and dry greens. Mix greens with fresh streamed vegetables . Add slice avocados. Mix dressing and spread dressing on salad, Serve immediately.

BIGBLACK BRUNCH Business Profile Black Event , Promotion & Marketing at its Best

Charlie W. Coleman, III | Creator Celeste Enterprise, LLC BigBlackBrunch NOLA 504.388.6869 Join us for BigBlackBrunch NOLA 1. How , Why and Who /Whom started or decided to develop this cool event?' During COVID-19 our team noticed the disparities that Black Owned Businesses faced due to the lack of a customer base or funding. We also identified people who were heavily relying on companies such as Amazon to fill everyday household needs. Our team brainstormed and we initially landed on the concept of a virtual block party. In this iteration, we hosted Black Owned Brands through the United States in a virtual platform. We invited guests to log into our virtual platform and shop our highlighted brands. Our goal was to expose Black Owned Businesses to consumers who are interested in, "buying black." As we continue to navigate through COVID-19, we decided to expand our virtual platform to an in-person event. Thus, the creation of the BigBlackBrunch. 2. Can you tell us if food vendors are allowed ? How can an interested vendor get in contact or qualify? Yes, we want to expose the community to all product and service based Black Owned Businesses. Any brands interested in joining our network can always follow our social media @bigblackbrunchnola or sending us an email info@bigblackbrunchnola.com 3. How do you create fun themes and ideas for your brunches? Our entire team is composed of members who have roots in New Orleans. A few of us grew up in New Orleans and the rest of us went to college in New Orleans. New Orleans has a special place in all of our hearts. When we brainstorm, we first think of the best possible ways to highlight the group of businesses we are partnering with. Next, we try to incorporate fun and exciting elements to enable a diverse and exciting shopping experience. 4. How do readers contact you for more information and tickets? Upcoming events? We encourage readers and businesses alike to follow our social media @bigblackbrunchnola or send us an email regarding any inquiries: info@bigblackbrunchnola.com Our next BigBlackBrunch will be hosted in early April, near Mother's Day. Follow us for more updates and information.

504 Good Snacking Snack Attack 504 OnlineGoodness Supporting Black food producers does not just mean local but supporting black food creators from around the world. These are some good snacks for your Easter party or Spring get together. OH-amazing Granola Oh Amazing Granola is a black owned granola company that is not just tasty to eat alone,, but you can make some flavorful recipes, such as Cheesecake base, fruit bars , pancakes and smoothies. Go to www.ohmazingfood.com Me &the Bees Lemonade Created by the young entrepreneur, Mikaila to support bee conservation, Me & the Bees Lemonade was created after she wanted to bring awareness to bees and started a campaign to “Buy a Bottle Save a Bee “. She found a recipe from her grandmother on making flaxseed lemonade and Mikaila turned her dream into a reality in the humble town of Austin , Tx over 10 years ago. Me & the Bee Lemonade is at Whole Food, Target and other specialty stores , coming in a variety of flavors - there’s a flavor for everyone. Go to Whole Foods , Target or shop online www.meandthebess.com Sanaia Applesauce CEO & founder Keisha Smith-Jeremie was blessed to grow up in the Bahamas , where she was able to taste the exotic flavors and spices. She created her delicious applesauce for adult snacking. She combines apples with flavors and fruit pairing that will take you to a flavor paradise. Go to www.tastesanaia.com to order this elegant applesauce, with new flavors always coming. Pipcorn Pipcorn Snacks is a women and minority owned heirloom popcorn company. Started in Brooklyn , Ny, They use heirloom grown popcorn that helps the environment and adds to the popcorns great taste. They have been selected on Oprah’s Favorites List and have been selling flavored popcorn snacks to millions of happy snackers. Purchase of course online at www.pipsnacks.com

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Serita Jakes Home Collection Serita Jakes, the well-known Christian speaker, organizer and Church leader of the Potter's House of Dallas has created a beautiful line of home decor and accessories. She has taken her love of entertaining to use as inspiration for her own line of kitchen and house wares. The home accessories are not only lovely but reflect the decorative artist's humor, fun and good taste. There is some lovely and fun home gifts in the collection too , just in time for Spring and Summer birthdays and Mother's Day. Go to www.seritajakeshome.com and check your preconceived notions and perceptions at the door of what a "Bishops' Wife" can create and design. By doing so you will be happily surprised and will enjoy the journey of a new and lovely home collection that has many COOL ..yeap I said" COOL" home decor and home goods that can add some fun and style to your space you call HOME.

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