Black Foodie Picnic Day

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A Black Sommelier’s Guide to Wine for Our Food

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Cha McCoy, Black sommelier and Beverage Director at Cherry Bombe drinks suggests 5 wines perfect for Afro-Caribbean and Southern picnic foods.

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An Easy Afro-Trinbagonian Picnic Menu

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I grew up in Trinidad and Tobago, a twin-island state in the Caribbean with an ethnically diverse, multicultural population. My parents loved taking my sisters […]

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5 East & West African Recipes to Spice Up Your Picnic

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In the summertime, picnics and BBQs are my favourite food-filled events to share with family and friends. As someone who loves tropical fruits and eating […]

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17 Amazing Brands that’ll Make Your Picnic Pop

Picnics are the new brunch — make yours one to remember with products and services from these incredible Black-owned businesses.

Pictured: The lower half of a Black girl in a short white dress holding a picnic basket in a grassy area.

BLACK FOODIE Picnic Day Creating an Appreciation for Black Food Culture

Endorsed by Toronto Mayor John Tory and several Black chefs, food bloggers, and business owners, the first instalment reached tens of thousands of food enthusiasts.

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5 Caribbean Picnic Essentials

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Growing up, something my family often did was take advantage of the outdoors for almost any occasion when the weather allowed it. It was easy […]

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Present, Alive, and Thriving

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Growing up in Toronto, I remember our picnics being communal events. We had church picnics and the Toronto Ghanaian community picnics at Rowntree Park, close […]

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Caribbean People Picnic, Too!

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I recall spending summers with my cousins in Trelawny, a town in the Jamaican countryside.  The drive to my cousins’ house was long and winding […]

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Idil’s Picnic Essentials

 It’s summer! That means taking advantage of the weather and eating al fresco on a blanket whenever we get a chance. We may be wearing masks […]

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Why We Love Eating Al Fresco

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 I was 11 years-old during the Northeast Blackout of 2003 when the electricity in most of Ontario suddenly went down for several hours in August. […]

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