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The first Black-owned restaurant in Napa, CA, will be opening soon. The Press Democrat reports that Kansas City, MO-born Executive Chef Darryl Bell and his business partner, Jeremy Threat, plan to open a permanent location for their barbecue restaurant, Stateline Road Smokehouse, in the California city. Before entering the restaurant industry, Bell had already made a mark in entrepreneurship by introducing his hometown-inspired barbecue sauce, 816 BBQ Sauce, in 2014. Bell relocated from Kansas to Napa to pursue a new opportunity at Thomas Keller’s Bouchon Bistro. There, he steadily rose through the ranks to become the executive sous chef within seven years. Bell soon had an epiphany to start his venture as a restaurateur following the success of his signature barbecue sauce. He told the outlet in an earlier interview, t his decision came during the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was COVID-19, to be honest. I’d get off work and see In-N-Out would have a line all the way around...
This former Miss USA is on a mission to change the way the world consumes alcohol. According to Forbes, Nana Meriwether is the founder of Cale, a wellness company focused on alcoholic alternatives, making wine out of herbs. Her journey as a winemaker and business owner first started in 2017 after a doctor visit revealed that she was about to be pre-diabetic. This led her to create a blog where she could be transparent about the trip to the doctor that changed her life. There she spoke about practices like yoga and medication and also researched and wrote about the dangers of sugar and the proper way to eat. View this post on Instagram A post shared by C A L E (@drinkcale) In 2018, Meriwether took a trip to Costa Rica where she stayed on a permaculture farm called Punta Mona. It was there that she learned about the field of herbalism — an ancient study of healing plants, botanicals, and herbs. It was this trip that ignited a new fire! She returned to her home in New York and...