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4 Jun

Fe Noel Is All Concerning the Caribbean Even in

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Fe Noel Is All Concerning the Caribbean Even in
On the 10-year mark for her business, Felisha “Fe” Noel is able to unveil her first stand-alone boutique. A grand opening is ready for Fe Noel Little Caribbean on June 10 at 1133 Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn’s “Little Caribbean” neighborhood. That is familiar territory for the designer, who apart from being of Grenadian heritage grew up and began her company within the neighborhood. In tune with the quantity of labor that others have dedicated to preserving the neighborhood, Noel sees the opening as a full-circle moment. As gentrification and industrial development proceed to eat away at a lot of Latest York City’s neighborhoods, including culturally wealthy ones, Noel is intent on helping preserve Little Caribbean. Citing landmarks like Labay Market and...
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21 Apr

Bridal Bliss: With The Caribbean Sea As Their Backdrop,

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Bridal Bliss: With The Caribbean Sea As Their Backdrop,
Try as one might, it’s difficult to disregard a superb thing. The story of how Recent Yorkers Vanessa and Kevin met is a reminder of that. It was November 2019, and she or he first laid eyes on him on Tinder of all “places.” “I noticed his profile a couple of times, thought he was cute but never swiped right,” Vanessa tells ESSENCE. However it was as if the universe wouldn’t let her forget Kevin. His profile kept showing up, beckoning her to swipe his way. “I spotted he kept coming up as my match. I meant to swipe right to ‘like’ but by some means it notified each of us that I had ‘super liked him.'”   Granted, they didn’t first connect in...
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26 Sep

How Chefs From St. Martin Brought ‘The ‘Melting Pot

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How Chefs From St. Martin Brought ‘The ‘Melting Pot
2022 Essence Festival of Culture held in Recent Orleans, Louisiana- July 1-3, 2022 St.Martin natives Chef Kareem Brooks and Chef Kénila Hyman gave a culinary demonstration in the course of the first-ever ESSENCE Eats Food And Wine Festival on the 2022 ESSENCE Festival of Culture. The chefs taught participants the way to make a number of tasty staple dishes from the Caribbean island, including traditional favorites like dumplings with crab, johnny cakes (or journey cakes) and saltfish. Those in attendance also got to taste these dishes that so many enjoy from the island that’s generally known as the culinary capital of the Caribbean.  For Chef Brooks, it was a singular opportunity to spotlight some dishes from his beloved island and connect individuals with the island’s...
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