Netflix’s “High on the Hog” celebrates Black food
Algenon catches up with Executive Chef Ebony Warfield to get her reaction to Netflix’s docuseries “High on the Hog” – a celebration of Black food, culture, and sacrifices. Warfield shares how traditional Black food has contributed to her culinary development through generations of training and recipes....
Habitat for Humanity launches youth culinary training opportunity
Algenon invites George Redd, Chief Program Officer at Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County, to inform listeners about the new partnership with Triad Food & Beverage Coalition and Providence Kitchen. The youth culinary arts program will offer teens an immersive summer experience that provides life skills training, culinary arts...
Triad foodies are learning about the “Warfield Pressure”
Chef Ebony and Sean Warfield are known to apply the “Warfield pressure” – it’s a term they coined to help each other always improve their craft. It appears to be working as the husband and wife duo have moved from serving thousands of soldiers in the army to managing...
Chef Jeff Bacon has become the driving force in local culinary training
Chef Jeff Bacon has more than 30 years of professional culinary experience. As the CEO of Providence Kitchen & Catering, he is responsible for managing a portfolio of social enterprises that include a restaurant, caterer, hotel, and training programs. Chef Bacon is also a well-respected member of the American...
Meet the “Godfather” of Triad fine dining, Chef Don
In this episode, Chef Don Mc Millan – aka “The Godfather” – visited Eat Drink Triad to remind us just how far the food and beverage scene has grown in the past 40 years. In 1982, he was excited to sell alcohol by the glass, and today our region...
Minority owned restaurants continue to expand, meet Sabrina Wingo
In this episode, Algenon Cash talks about the latest news and headlines as pertains to the TFBC, including work the coalition is doing with Jon Lowder and the Piedmont Triad Apartment Association. We also talk with Sabrina Wingo, owner of Taste of the Triad, a relatively new restaurant with...
New tavern launches in downtown Winston-Salem despite COVID threats
In this episode, Algenon Cash talks about the latest news and headlines as pertains to the TFBC. We also talk with Alex Hollowell, co-owner of Spruce Street Garden – Craft Tavern and his right-hand man, Sami Shabazz, also known as Chef Chop. Alex and Chef talk about dealing with...
Meet Claire Calvin and Algenon Cash, founding directors of Triad Food & Beverage Coalition
Welcome to our first podcast episode! First, Algenon Cash, the de facto director of Triad Food and Beverage Coalition, joins us to talk about the Coalition. He talks about the mission and purpose of the organization, what it means to the food and beverage industries, and what it does...