Dinner & Discussion Featuring Chef Carl Harris
The May edition of the National Juneteenth Museum Dinner & Discussion series featured local chef Carl Harris. Following a delicious meal prepared by the Chef and a viewing of an episode of the Netflix series “High on the Hog,” the event transitioned into a conversation exploring the historical and cultural impacts of African American culinary traditions. This discussion was led by NJM Board Member Deah Berry Mitchell, a cultural historian and author of "Cornbread & Collard Greens: How West African Cuisine & Slavery Influenced Soul Food."
All Dinner & Discussion events were held for the Historical Southside Neighborhood Association and community members at the Southside Community Center. Additionally, we had the pleasure of featuring Chef Mia Moss of Fort Worth's cafe Black Coffee to provide beverages at all events in the series.
About Chef Harris
Chef Carl Harris grew up with a love for cooking. After graduating college, he worked with Chef Tre Wilcox from Top Chef and started an apprenticeship after Harris' day job where he was then submerged into a real formal kitchen. Chef Harris was tapped to cater for NBC at the Indy 500 race at Texas Motor Speedway which built a relationship that propelled him onto Food Network.
Chef Harris was also invited to cater an event at Facebook’s data center and is the official caterer for Ready to Love, a reality show on the OWN network. Chef Harris has participated in many cooking programs that will inspire the next generation of chefs.