You may have heard the phrase “too many cooks in the kitchen.” In Baltimore, there aren’t enough.
Thousands of restaurants closed during the pandemic and many of them never reopened.
The women who are part of the Culinary Queens Collective say many of chefs in the area still want to cook, they just need a kitchen.
B-More Made with Pride is the only black-owned, female-owned processing plant and commercial kitchen with a café in Maryland.
Natasha Brown-Wainwright along with Nailah Queen are opening the doors to chefs looking for a second chance.
They are holding a series of pop up restaurants inside the café called the Displaced Chefs Project.
Chefs will be able to come in, set up shop and cook. It’s a way for them to jump start a restaurant they may want to open in the future or just show people that they are still here and they want to cook.
Diners will be able to try the dishes and get to know the chefs.
Natasha says this initiative is not only about helping chefs who have faced hardships but it’s also about building a stronger, more connected community.
Chefs will be able to apply to be featured in the pop up shops. Applications open Friday.