
CHEF PROFILE: CHEF D. ARTHUR, RECIPES: Black Eyed Pea & Crawfish Salad
Name: Desmond Robinson/ Chef D.Arthur City: Memphis, TN Speciality: Personal Chef, Catering, Meal Prep Name of Company: D.Arthur’s Catering Soul Society 101: What projects are you currently working on? DR: I am currently working on several projects: D.Arthur’s Lunchbox, healthy food demos, Etiquette Coaching, and catering as normal. My priority at the moment is being a personal chef. This is truly where my passion lies. For me, food is art. Just like painters paint a variety

CHEF PROFILE: JEHAN POWELL. RECIPES: CURRY SHRIMP & CARIBBEAN SOUP
Name: Jehan Powell City: Atlanta, Ga Specialty: Guyanese and Caribbean Cuisine Name of Company: Jehan Can Cook Soul Society 101: Being from Guyana, what is you favorite dish to cook? JP: I don’t have a favorite dish because I am truly of lover of all food. Soul Society 101: What is your favorite time to cook during the year? JP: I love cooking year round but if I had to pick I would say the Fall. There’s something about the cooler weather that inspires me to get into the ki

Fly Guys: Tyson Gray
Tyson Gray is our latest Fly Guy. Originally from Chicago, IL, this fly guy currently lives in New York, NY but having been to over 40 countries, he can be spotted around the world! Read On. Soul Society 101: What are your earliest travel memories? Tyson: My earliest travel memory was in 93' when my family took a trip to the Bahamas. It was a cruise and I was in the 7th grade at the time. I remember getting off the boat at the dock and there were so many people selling items


TRAVELING BEAUTIES: AFROBELLA
Soul Society 101: Hi Patrice! Can you tell us a little about what you do for a living? Afrobella: I’m the creator of Afrobella.com, a beauty, natural hair, style and lifestyle blog dedicated to women all shades of beautiful. So I’m a professional blogger and freelance writer for a living – in addition to Afrobella, I’m a contributing editor to Glam.com. Soul Society 101: How did you come up with the name Afrobella? What does that mean? Afrobella: The name Afrobella was chosen

CHEF PROFILE: AZALIA LAWRENCE. RECIPES: TERYAKI WINGS
Name: Azalia Lawrence, Private Chef City: Brooklyn, NY to Durham, NC Specialty: Honey Glazed Teriyaki Wings Soul Society 101: What was your first experience with cooking? Azalia: I remember being about 8 years old making deviled eggs. This lady at my church made them every week and I always admired how pretty they looked. The fact that I didn't like eggs, but wanted to make it for my brothers & sisters had the words young chef all over it. I never asked an adult how to make i


BLACK BUSINESS FEATURE: DOMINGA MARTIN - HOUSE OF MING
Dominga Martin is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker originally from Boston, MA. Her company House of Ming Productions is a boutique motion picture company based in Brooklyn, launched in 2001. They specialize in all aspects of production: Narrative Film, Documentary, Music Videos and Commercials. Soul Society 101: What made you start House of Ming? Dominga: I am an Artist and a Director, and my passion is filmmaking. It was a natural process for me to establish my own production com