Tamoura Jones, chair of the Culinary Arts and Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Management (HRT) department, has been named the 2012 Instructor of the Year for Atlanta Technical College. As Instructor of the Year, Jones receives the Atlanta Technical College Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Education and will proceed to regional preliminary judging for the state Rick Perkins Award, presented by the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG).

Thérèse Nelson is a chef writer and the founder of BlackCulinaryHistory.com, a website and digital archive she established in 2008 as a way to honor Black culinary heritage throughout the African Atlantic diaspora. With over 20 years of experience, Therese graduated from Johnson and Wales University where she holds degrees in Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management.   @blackculinaryhistory.com

Aamira is carving her own lane in the wine industry with a line of blends born out of the pursuit of purpose. In 2016 she made the decision to pursue entrepreneurship while working full time to launch LoveLee Wine, a brand that allows her to follow her passion for wine culture while creating a lane for more black women to enter the Wine & Spirits Industry. With names like Pursuit, Passion & Journey, Aamira infuses passion into her business while being a mompreneur & aspiring sommelier.  Thank you, Aamira Garba Winemaker | Owner - LoveLee Wine

Chef Matthew Raiford

Master baker Zana Billue takes a deep dive into how she developed her premium brand Zana Cakes

Zana Billue @zanacakes

zana.billue@yahoo,com

Show Objectives: Highlight Black Food Service Professionals & The Black Experience  Our goals are to ...  o Engage in an open & honest discussion on how to navigate controversial external elements-- politically, professionally, and socially o Understand our role and how to manage the delicate balance of influence and power o Discuss how we transform our influence and power, utilizing a sense of controlled emotional intelligence and understanding what that looks like for each of our individual narratives. In control of our own dollar...   Audience Takeaway: How to recognize and transform our influence and power, utilizing a sense of controlled emotional intelligence; and understanding what that looks like for each of us and what it sounds like as both an individual and collective narrative.

Chef Dukes take a deep dive into how he developed his signature brand of Dukes Delicious Dogs & Dukes Food Concepts.

Order Chef Kevin Mitchell's book at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89360000713?pwd=MlBkeFlidjFic0RBL0s3c2h1UU54dz09

Chef Tia takes a deep dive into her culinary journey as a black female in a white male dominated industry

On today's episode we dive deep into the beginnings of Anthony and Janique's app company EATOKRA about they got started.