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Episode 15: “Conscious Consumption”

Trailblazing the Pan-African soulfood diaspora in the Bay Area, you’ll find Chef Solomon Johnson bridging Jamaican, Puerto Rican, and West African foods and flavors to delight every foodie lover’s cultural palate. Not only is he creating delicious and aesthetically pleasing soulfood dishes, he’s pushing the cultural palate and narrative further by educating his consumers along the way, integrating and highlighting food products that are indigenous to West Africa, while healing a community that is often left out of the food literacy conversation. Originating from Maryland, Chef Solomon Johnson finds comfort in the sacrifices his ancestors made, knowing history has provided

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