A colloquium celebrating African American foodways

Supervisory Museum Curator of the African Diaspora at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC)

Professor and Chair of the Department of American Studies at the University of Maryland College Park

Food blogger and Carry-out Food Critic for The Washington City Paper

Food Editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer

Founder/Owner, Ben's Chili Bowl

Founder/Owner, The Carolina Kitchen

Faculty Director and Associate Professor of the Practice at Georgetown University; Director of the Global Hospitality Leadership master's program at Georgetown University; Co-Founder and Organizer, DMV Black Restaurant Week 

Owner of Inspire Hospitality Group; Co-Founder and Organizer, DMV Black Restaurant Week