ON the first weekend of Black History Month, the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Culinary Literacy Center invited the public to celebrate soul food with a healthy twist.
In conjunction with Sugga Mamas Diabetes Prevention and Management and the Frazier Family Coalition at Jefferson Health, West Philadelphia chef Yuhnis Sydnor taught a virtual cooking class using traditional soul food ingredients in fun, simple, and nutritious ways.
More than 60 people tuned in Saturday morning to a class that opened with music and dancing. Sydnor spread infectious joy as he twirled through the kitchen, sauteing, baking, and teaching about the healthful values of his ingredients.
“Are your taste buds ready?” Sydnor asked as he looked deeply into the camera. “Have you strapped them in? Have you alerted them? Well, off we go.”Tips from the pros include networking, streamlining pitches, and getting the right insurance — which a new fund will help provide.
Sydnor was recently diagnosed
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