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Juneteenth has always been special for Oakland chef Amina Robinson-Briscoe, also known as Chef Mimi. As a child, Chef Mimi and her family would attend Juneteenth festivals in the neighboring city of Berkeley every June 19.
“O…
By: Ken Maccarone
Posted: Jun 1, 2023 / 02:45 PM PDT
Updated: Jun 1, 2023 / 02:45 PM PDT
Chef Mimi with The Black Food & Wine Experience shared how the mission-driven event is creating a bridge to food, beverage, education, health, and Black culture. Wa…
September 08, 2023
James Beard Award–winning chef and writer Kwame Onwuachi recently took to Instagram to reflect on the name of his popular food festival, The Family Reunion. “Family reunions were originally used to find lost family…
By Tamara Sherman Jan. 30, 2020, 9:30 a.m.
After not seeing herself represented in the culinary world, Aminah Robinson started her own event for black food professionals to network, collaborate and inspire.
In the ‘90s, Aminah Robinson had attained her …
DeAnna Taylor • Dec 11, 2019
Picture beautiful Black and brown people eating and sipping on amazing dishes and spirits created by some of the best Black chefs, winemakers, and mixologists. That is the scene for the annual Oakland Black Food and Wine Exp…
BY VICTORIA HERNANDEZ JUSTICE, JUSTICE IN ACTION, PEOPLE OF NOTE, PONDER JUNE 14, 2022
Chef Mimi was five years old when she saw her mom concoct gravy from flour, water and oil.
The fascination of that — combined with her love of watching Julia Childs …
The entrepreneur and founder of The Black Food & Wine Experience shares her vision for uplifting other women in the food industry.
For Aminah “Chef Mimi” Robinson-Briscoe, cooking is more than just a career. The Oakland-bas…
By Steph Rodriguez June 10, 2022
It wasn’t so long ago that Oakland-born chef Aminah Robinson-Briscoe, better known as Chef Mimi, had a vision for an event that would not only celebrate Black culture, food and entertainment, but would also include netwo…
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