Les Dames d’Escoffier Philadelphia announced two (2) Business Development Grants totaling $10,000, exclusively for women food, drink, and hospitality-based entrepreneurs in the Greater Philadelphia Area. These grants present a valuable opportunity for aspiring business owners to bring their visions to life. Women-owned businesses face unequal challenges when it comes to securing business financing and investments. Despite … Continue reading
Candace McQueen didn’t set out to be in the food business. But cooking was her late husband Jarredd’s passion. One day early in the pandemic, he decided to try his hand at making a cheesecake. It turned out so good; they knew it was something special. Then, he posted a picture of it on social … Continue reading
Black-Owned American Spice Company Launched During the Pandemic While the coronavirus forced many businesses to shutter their doors permanently, Marcus Davis, an enterprising steamfitter living in NYC, traded the big city for greener pastures in Bucks County, PA, and took a leap of faith to launch his life-long dream of entrepreneurship during the height of … Continue reading
I recently stumbled upon Aaji’s Foods at Haddonfield Farmers Market and met Rajus, who introduced himself and his family (wife Poorva, father Arvind, and mother, Vijoo). They told me about their food product, tomato lonsa, a flavorful tomato-based condiment often used as a dip, sauce, or complement to other foods. I’m always open to hearing about … Continue reading
During the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jacob and Alexandra Cohen began baking bagels, as their regular jobs as a realtor and an advertising salesperson — and even their passion careers as a musician and an artist — became suddenly less relevant. It started as simply a craving for great bagels but soon became … Continue reading
Seeing how much I love chili, Manolo’s Best Farmstand Chili reached out to me to see if I’d like to sample some of its uniquely spiced 100% plant-based chili. Of course, I said yes. I’m an equal opportunity chili lover, after all. Founder Mitch Wolinsky delivered it himself. Though, I feel his days of home … Continue reading
Growing up on Long Island, Josh Anker ate 2-3 bagels every week his entire childhood. When he moved to Philadelphia for college, he realized how much he missed his hometown bagels. The same went for pizza. He would always bring back bagels and pizza and freeze them after visiting home. “After a recent trip visiting family, … Continue reading
After many years of working in high-end Philadelphia area restaurants, briefly running his own catering company, and working other odd jobs, Cherry Hill native Daniel Esola chased his dream of creating his own food brand Daniel Rabbit so he could be his own boss. He decided to focus solely on crab cakes as they were … Continue reading
Chefcipes.com is a just-launched online platform and directory that helps chefs and restaurants create video and written cookbooks and sell them to foodies and home cooks. Users get recipes from some of their favorite chefs and restaurants as a means of supporting them, helping to provide revenue during a very challenging time for chefs and … Continue reading
UPDATE: Pinwheel Provisions is temporarily closed until at least 3/28 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They will assess reopening on that date. Pinwheel Provisions held its Grand Opening on Saturday, February 29th. Located at 121 N. Narberth Avenue, the popup shop is a new food retail concept that provides the components you need to put … Continue reading
