For Black History Month, Ederique Goudia and a group of her fellow Black chefs, farmers and restaurateurs said they wanted other Detroiters to have a greater understanding of Africa s contribution to American cuisine beyond just soul food.
So they are serving up a side of history and heart to go along with their culinary initiative called Taste the Diaspora Detroit, which provides a box lunch of two food dishes that originate from the African diaspora. Even the boxes shoeboxes, actually have special meaning. But more on that later. Food tells a story. There are some amazing chefs in and around Detroit that have a story to be told, (and the) best way to hear it is by eating their food, said Goudia, a 39-year-old Detroiter who runs the Gabriel Hall Eatery and Business of Food.