Black Women in Seafood: The Restaurant Owners
Originally published on Black Southern Belle, authored by Robin Caldwell
A new generation of Black women in seafood is finding entrepreneurship opportunities as restaurant owners, including as caterers and food truck owners. Some operate mom and pop restaurants while others own casual and fine-dining establishments. Owning and operating a successful restaurant is hard enough but owning one that is as specialized and seasonal as a seafood restaurant involves having trustworthy connections to consistently offer quality food to customers. Here are a few women who’ve done quite well as seafood business owners, including food truck owners, and women who co-own their establishments with husbands, partners and children. This list is by no means exhaustive.
Alabama
Cloray’s Café, Renea Porter, Bessemer AL
SOCU Southern Kitchen and Oyster Bar, Chef Erica Barrett, Mobile AL
Chef Erica Barrett, SOCU
California
Two Jack’s/Nik’s Place, Nik Cooper, San Francisco CA
Florida
Gilliam Sisters’ Soulfood (& Seafood), Yashica Gilliam and Sheree Gilliam,Tallahassee FL
Sister Sara’s Crab House/Food Truck, Laquonda and Terry Griffin, Fort Lauderdale FL
Coastal Crab Company & Market, Nene and Bruce Tucker, Melbourne FL
The Crab Stop, Brandi and Ellis Buckner, Vero Beach FL
Georgia
Mr. Shuck’s Seafood Market and Food Truck, Natalie and Donte Habersham, Brunswick GA
Idaho
Brown Shuga Soul (& Seafood) Food Truck, Yvonne Anderson-Thomas, Boise ID
Illinois
Two Fish Crab Shack, Yasmin Curtis, Chicago IL
Yasmin Curtis, Two Fish Crab Shack
Indiana
Chef Oya’s, Oya Woodruff, Indianapolis IN
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