soul food
noun
: food (such as chitterlings, ham hocks, and collard greens) traditionally eaten by southern Black Americans
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In addition to Kountry Kitchen, there are dozens of other southern and soul food restaurants in the Indianapolis area.
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Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Feb. 2024
Sacramento Bee reader Larry Lee asked me to put South Area Market on my list of food spots to try after reading about my experience at Tori’s Place in January, a soul food shack in Del Paso Heights.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024
Since reopening the King Drive location, its menu has become more vegan-focused, especially its soul food brunch menu.
—Journal Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2024
At a recent stop in Los Angeles, Biden picked up a breakfast burrito to go from a Mexican and soul food diner, CJ's Cafe.
—Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 2 Mar. 2024
At the Four Way Grill in Memphis, owner Patrice Bates Thompson said the water problems have closed their soul food kitchen for days.
—Adrian Sainz, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2024
Used for generations in soul food, the black-eyed pea is thought to have come to the U.S. colonies with enslaved Africans.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2023
The idea to craft alcoholic beverages featuring her family’s traditional soul food flavors came to her in 2020 during COVID lockdown while cooking her late grandma’s handwritten peach cobbler recipe.
—Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Taco Pete, along with newer restaurants that offer modern takes and twists on Black tacos (oxtail or plantain tacos, anyone?) are a huge part of L.A.’s soul food canon.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Feb. 2024
Sacramento Bee reader Larry Lee asked me to put South Area Market on my list of food spots to try after reading about my experience at Tori’s Place in January, a soul food shack in Del Paso Heights.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024
Since reopening the King Drive location, its menu has become more vegan-focused, especially its soul food brunch menu.
—Journal Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2024
At a recent stop in Los Angeles, Biden picked up a breakfast burrito to go from a Mexican and soul food diner, CJ's Cafe.
—Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 2 Mar. 2024
At the Four Way Grill in Memphis, owner Patrice Bates Thompson said the water problems have closed their soul food kitchen for days.
—Adrian Sainz, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2024
Used for generations in soul food, the black-eyed pea is thought to have come to the U.S. colonies with enslaved Africans.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2023
The idea to craft alcoholic beverages featuring her family’s traditional soul food flavors came to her in 2020 during COVID lockdown while cooking her late grandma’s handwritten peach cobbler recipe.
—Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Taco Pete, along with newer restaurants that offer modern takes and twists on Black tacos (oxtail or plantain tacos, anyone?) are a huge part of L.A.’s soul food canon.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
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“Soul food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soul%20food. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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