For the Culture: Black chef opens vegan cafe in west Charlotte

A Charlotte chef is breaking barriers by bringing healthy food to communities of color, an issue that dates back centuries.

Take soul food for example. The origin of soul food in the Black community can be traced back as far as slavery. The savory meals we know today came from recipes made from scraps and leftover foods.

Chef Dee Hairston grew up in St. Louis and now lives in Charlotte. Hairston saw how those recipes were passed down from generation to generation.

“We weren’t eating like that when we came over here, Africans. So African Americans learned how to cook and eat based off what the slave master gave us,” said Chef Dee. “So we took that and we made something out of it.” #WakeUPCLT #ForTheCulture

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