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Robin Caldwell

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As seen in: Medium, HuffPost, Substack, Parents, PRLog, Insight News, The Food Section, BSB Media, The National Culinary Review, Cuisine Noir
Covers:  Primarily the American foodways from a heritage and historical perspective.
Doesn't Cover: Products with few exceptions.
Also @freshnfriedhard Black culinary researcher/writer for institutions/media. Opinions mine & some of yours. ΣΓΡ
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How Black Families Can Handle Unwanted Food and Body Comments

How Black Families Can Handle Unwanted Food and Body Comments

Food and weight-shaming can be unwanted guests at holiday gatherings. Here's how to navigate unsolicited opin…

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"Deep hospitality" baked into grief cakes

"Deep hospitality" baked into grief cakes

Pastry chef Monica O'Connell probes Black mourning practices

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Grocers helped build Tulsa's Black Wall Street. A century ago, a white mob razed it, food busines...

Grocers helped build Tulsa's Black Wall Street. A century ago, a white mob razed it, food busines...

The 1921 violence destroyed Black residents' homes and a thriving food system built on community and entrepre…

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Juneteenth: The Gravitas and Joy of Tea Cakes and Red Drink

Juneteenth: The Gravitas and Joy of Tea Cakes and Red Drink

To understand anything at all about Juneteenth, the Texas-based holiday and observance, one needs to understa…

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A hunger not found on Instagram | Ark Republic

A hunger not found on Instagram | Ark Republic

I was hungry and playing on Instagram. It was too late to forage food outside, so I looked at food photograph…

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Dining App eatOkra: A Mobile Guide for Black Restaurant Hunters - Cuisine Noir Magazine

Dining App eatOkra: A Mobile Guide for Black Restaurant Hunters - Cuisine Noir Magazine

Jennifer and Jerome Johnson were preparing for their first trip to San Francisco to attend a conference. Noti…

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Eat Black, Stay Safe: eatOkra App | Ark Republic

Eat Black, Stay Safe: eatOkra App | Ark Republic

The re-emergence of racist and sometimes violent encounters between Black customers and restaurant workers mo…

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Private-Public partnership creates movement seeks to change kitchen culture for culinary workers

Private-Public partnership creates movement seeks to change kitchen culture for culinary workers

Fair Kitchens' initiative works to remove the pressure-cooker atmosphere in a stressful food industry.

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'Suck it Up': Black women culinary professionals and the culture of silence | Ark Republic

'Suck it Up': Black women culinary professionals and the culture of silence | Ark Republic

Taught to be stalwart in dealing with stress and wellness, Black women are the least likely to speak up about…

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Woolworth's to Waffle House: Black women, food service, and a history of refusal

Woolworth's to Waffle House: Black women, food service, and a history of refusal

The humiliating treatment in the arrest of Chikesia Clemmons is nothing new, but sparks exploration of the hi…

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Black women, food and power: 5 women evangelizing food entrepreneurship | Ark Republic

Black women, food and power: 5 women evangelizing food entrepreneurship | Ark Republic

From scholarship to grassroots movements, African American women are exercising agency to feed communities. I…

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A hunger not found on Instagram | Ark Republic

A hunger not found on Instagram | Ark Republic

I was hungry and playing on Instagram. It was too late to forage food outside, so I looked at food photograph…

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Respect for "The Plate Economy"

Respect for "The Plate Economy"

Black cottage food producers are America's unsung culinarians. Mrs. Hines lived in the house behind ours. She…

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Cross-eyed in Appalachia

Cross-eyed in Appalachia

According to my granddad, there was one road I needed to know: the road that would lead me home alive. That w…

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