This week on FYI Philly, we are celebrating Black History Month by shining a spotlight on Black-owned businesses, sharing meals with a greater meaning, practicing self care by and for women of color and so much more.
This week on FYI Philly, we are celebrating Black History Month by shining a spotlight on Black-owned businesses, sharing meals with a greater meaning, practicing self care by and for women of color and so much more.
is the passion project of owner Jeannette Jean- born in Cameroon and raised in France. The ndolé is, perhaps, the number one traditional Cameroon dish. It's a stew of beef, shrimp and bitter leaves. The Yassa is a Senegalese dish -chicken, onion, mustard, olives, and lemon sauce cooked Sub-Saharan style. And it is their top seller, thanks to an instagram post from a Philadelphia Inquirer restaurant critic and a shout out from Jill Scott, who said she'd tried the dish in Paris, Dakar and New York, but the version at Chateau Rouge in Philadelphia was the best. The restaurant is BYOB and, if you bring your own bottle, they can make a cocktail with their house-made juices. For Black History Month, they're offering their Discovery menu-3 courses, plus 2 sides for $10 off the regular price of $55.is serving a special dish to honor Reuben "Big Rube" Harley. The Sunrise Surf 'n Turf will be on the menu through February with portions of the proceeds going to help Rube through a serious health crisis. Big Rube was diagnosed with heart failure, kidney failure and prostate cancer after a 6-week stay in the hospital. He is currently going through dialysis for his kidneys and radiation to treat the cancer. He spends 5 days a week at the hospital. Big Rube was an influencer long before influencers became a career. He was the marketing mastermind that made Mitchell & Ness a hip hop essential. He's been a columnist for the Daily News, a fashion designer and a photographer. His latest act has been as Chef Big Rube where he's become a staple of Philadelphia's culinary scene as a business owner, caterer and creator. That's how he met Aaron Anderson, founder of Sunrise Social. They were business partners running ghost kitchens after the pandemic. Now they are partnering on a new venture, helping Rube regain his health and getting him back in the kitchen.is a new dining destination in Lansdowne. The menu features breakfast and deli favorites by day and transforms into a soul food eatery in the evenings. Owner Jacob Blue credits the inspiration for the eatery to two very important parts of his life. His family motivated the southern roots for his soul food recipes. And he spent 17 years working at Wawa where he fell in love with the deli business. You can get breakfast and lunch service Monday through Friday. Jacob runs the space with his fiancé Louis Feliciano. The two opened the space and did much of the renovation work themselves. In the evenings, family recipes come to life with fish and grits, oxtail and shrimp deviled eggs on the menu. Dinner service is Wednesday through Sunday evenings starting at 5p.m. Philadelphia natives Jocelyn Johnson and Nadira Tarboro are lifelong friends who grew up in the town they now honor in the business they built together -Each product is hand-poured, non-toxic, 100% vegan, and features a Philadelphia neighborhood on the label. The duo combines craftsmanship with luxury, in both style and scent. You can meet Jocelyn and Nadira at The Philly Home + Garden Show from February 20-22, 2026.has been in the beauty industry for over 25 years, gaining veteran-level experience in roles from hairstylist to corporate brand manager. Today she is focused on her line of skincare products, as well as her Bryn Mawr salon where she specializes in custom lashes and brows --This will allow Deneen to share things she has learned about using artificial intelligence to enhance business operations in the beauty biz. She knows firsthand how AI can be a powerful tool in supporting businesses, but is a firm believer that the human element that defines the industry can never be replaced. The new initiative launches on February 15., known as the MAAAC, has work from seven collectors on view now at the Germantown Historical Society. "This exhibition is titled 'Tactile: Storytelling Through Feel and Texture,'" says William S. Jiggetts, art collector, curator of the exhibition and founder of the MAAAC.After collecting for more than 30 years, Jiggetts decided to take his private collection public by creating the MAAAC - and convinced other artists to do the same. There are about 30 pieces in the show. The public display of private works is a rare chance to see this art from both local and emerging artists.you can tour the bucolic 43-acre estate and learn the history of Pennsylvania's founding and the life and legacy of William Penn.exhibit covers William Penn's relationship with the Native Americans and the Swedish colonists who arrived in Philadelphia before Penn was granted the charter of governing the colony of Pennsylvania.of those enslaved people to life, giving groups of school children who visit the property a window into the world of Susanna Warder's life working in William and Hannah Penn's Kitchen House.She's also involved with America 250 celebrations at both the county and state level and says it is her calling to tell the untold stories and give voice to women who didn't have a voice.
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