KJ Kearney is the charismatic, community-oriented influencer driven by the love of his people. He may be behind the James Beard nominated @BlackFoodFridays TikTok and Instagram accounts, but what drives him goes much deeper than what you can find on the internet. Jade (@JadeofallJades) spends the day with him in Charleston and Savannah, and chats with him to find out how (and why) he’s making sense of social in this day and age.

Introducing Season 2 of the Black Kitchen Series Podcast: Innovators! Tune in weekly as we travel across America to find a few of the brilliant Black chefs, artists, activists, distillers, matriarchs, farmers, writers and historians changing the face of food as we understand it. Hosted by @JadeofallJades.

The Soul Food Scholar, Adrian Miller, interviews Ms. Virginia Hardesty and Ashley Hardesty-Armstrong of Forsyth Seafood Market & Café, the family-run and owned fish joint in Winston-Salem, NC.

With the help of our friends at the Lee Initiative and the Southern Restaurants for Racial Justice Coalition, we announced the 71 Fellows of the Black Kitchen Initiative Black-owned restaurant grants. With this podcast, we dive a little deeper into 6 of their stories. Learn more about the Black Kitchen Initiative at BlackKitchenInitiative.com

Cover art by Shanee Benjamin.

The Soul Food Scholar, Adrian Miller, interviews Ms. Hatcher and Uncle Floyd, matriarch and pit-master of the legendary Lannie’s Bar-B-Q Spot in Selma, AL.

With the help of our friends at the Lee Initiative and the Southern Restaurants for Racial Justice Coalition, we announced the 71 Fellows of the Black Kitchen Initiative Black-owned restaurant grants. With this podcast, we dive a little deeper into 6 of their stories. Learn more about the Black Kitchen Initiative at BlackKitchenInitiative.com

Cover art by Shanee Benjamin.

The Soul Food Scholar, Adrian Miller, interviews April Anderson, owner and head baker at Good Cakes and Bakes of Detroit, MI.

With the help of our friends at the Lee Initiative and the Southern Restaurants for Racial Justice Coalition, we announced the 71 Fellows of the Black Kitchen Initiative Black-owned restaurant grants. With this podcast, we dive a little deeper into 6 of their stories. Learn more about the Black Kitchen Initiative at BlackKitchenInitiative.com

Cover art by Lo Harris.

The Soul Food Scholar, Adrian Miller, interviews Chef Christian Gill, owner-chef of Cincinnati's Boomtown Biscuits & Whiskey.

With the help of our friends at the Lee Initiative and the Southern Restaurants for Racial Justice Coalition, we announced the 71 Fellows of the Black Kitchen Initiative Black-owned restaurant grants. With this podcast, we dive a little deeper into 6 of their stories. Learn more about the Black Kitchen Initiative at BlackKitchenInitiative.com

Cover art by Lo Harris.

The Soul Food Scholar, Adrian Miller, interviews Karl Williams, owner and head mixologist at Harlem’s 67 Orange.

With the help of our friends at the Lee Initiative and the Southern Restaurants for Racial Justice Coalition, we announced the 71 Fellows of the Black Kitchen Initiative Black-owned restaurant grants. With this podcast, we dive a little deeper into 6 of their stories. Learn more about the Black Kitchen Initiative at BlackKitchenInitiative.com

Cover art by Shanee Benjamin.

The Soul Food Scholar, Adrian Miller, interviews Ms. B.J. Chester-Tamayo, cookbook author and owner of Alcenia’s Desserts & Preserves Shop in Memphis, TN.

With the help of our friends at the Lee Initiative and the Southern Restaurants for Racial Justice Coalition, we announced the 71 Fellows of the Black Kitchen Initiative Black-owned restaurant grants. With this podcast, we dive a little deeper into 6 of their stories. Learn more about the Black Kitchen Initiative at BlackKitchenInitiative.com

Cover art by Lo Harris.