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For Utah’s refugee and Black communities, food has become more than a daily necessity. They use it as a way to connect and educate others about their culture.
Here are 21 black-owned restaurants, food trucks and bakeries to support in Utah
(Photo courtesy of Sheer Ambrosia Bakery) Owner Rita Magalde makes baklava at her Sheer Ambrosia Bakery. | Updated: Feb. 5, 2021, 3:11 p.m.
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While thousands are making a statement about injustice at marches, protests and vigils, many Utahns have found an additional way to fight racial inequity.
They are spending their dining dollars at restaurants, food trucks and bakeries owned by people of color.
“For a white person who is not comfortable going to a protest,” said Rita Magalde, owner of Sheer Ambrosia Bakery, “this is another way to support black Americans.”
| Updated: March 11, 2021, 3:03 p.m.
Marcus Jones said his Utah barbecue sauce and catering company launched in 2003, but it really began more than a century ago in Arkansas.
The Southern recipe originated with Jones’ great-grandfather, who passed it on to his grandmother Miss Essie. She passed it to her son, Manuel, who then launched the business with Jones a former University of Utah football player.
Miss Essie’s is one of dozens of Black-owned restaurants, food trucks, markets, caterers and producers in Utah.
A heightened push to back these businesses began last summer, when many consumers decided one way to fight racial inequity was to frequent Black-owned businesses. Since then, though, the focus has waned.
Alex Springer
In the nine or nine hundred months that have passed since we ve been locked in the unforgiving grip of a massive pandemic, our relationship with takeout has changed considerably. What was once something we did out of a desire for convenience became a fight to preserve our favorite restaurants, while limiting our own contact with the outside world.
In order to adapt to this horrific new reality, restaurants found themselves pivoting to the curbside pickup model with varying degrees of success. The establishments that were most impressive were those who could whip up and package family-sized meals for the grab-and-go crowd something I ve come to rely on as a way to both support our local restaurants and enjoy some gourmet food with my family. With yet another round of holidays upon us, I can safely say that we ll be hitting up at least one of the following local joints for some y