Taste of Soul in SoCal
Are you looking for “Soul”? You’ll find it this week in Los Angeles on Crenshaw Boulevard at the 11th annual Taste of Soul. The biggest such event West of the Mississippi has grown to more than 400,000 people coming together to taste soul food, listen to soulful music, watch up and coming talent in Starquest competition, and shop at vendor booths where many artisans put their heart & soul into products for sale.
The free family festival on October 15, 2016 includes an all-star lineup of L.A.’s best soul food vendors selling candied yams, sweet potato pie, fried chicken, jerk chicken, crab cakes, red beans and rice, and crawfish & corn chowder, among the favorites.
“Taste of Soul” cookbook features recipes of chefs appearing at the event. See: tasteofsoul.org
- How we eat and what we eat is a reflection of our family history and who we are as people. – Bernard Parks, Los Angeles City Council Member, 8th District
- The success of Taste of Soul has always been rooted in families. Our cuisine is an expression of our culture and our history. It’s that certain way grandma cooked, and the recipes that continue to be handed down from one generation to the next. It is her memory and her recipes that will hold a family together long after grandma has passed on. Taste of Soul is more than a collection of recipes; it’s a collection of those memories. – Jan Perry, former Los Angeles City Council Member, 9th District
