In my eyes, travel is synonymous with eating. The first thing I do whenever I reach a new destination is search for the area’s most delicious restaurants—ones that are unique, different than those at home, and that have a great environment. But unfortunately, as a queer, Black person, not all restaurants and businesses are as welcoming as I would like, especially when traveling in the South.…
Food—it's what brings us together, a way to show our love, and a tie to our cultural roots. In this episode, Veer Queer interviewer Verniss McFarland III sits down with two special culinary guests, Bunny Woods of Honey B's Cuisine and Gianna Navarro of Somos Semillas Vegan Kitchen, to discuss how food builds community and the vital role it plays in the lives of QTPOC folks.…
In this episode, the Veer Queer crew talks with Houston-based chef Adán Medrano about Texas indigenous cooking, the importance of food in relation to resistance, identity, and community, and his upcoming film, The Roots of Texas Mexican Food.…
Electric Kitchen, a plant-based pop-up and catering company in Dallas, offers a vegan twist on a classic Southern staple—biscuits and gravy. Fluffy, delicious pillows of goodness are loaded up with not just gravy but your choice of an array of toppings including: chickpea scramble, sweet potato hash, coconut bacon, non-dairy cheese, potato and cauliflower chorizo, sautéed mushrooms, avocado, tomato, or pickled onions. The result has been a hit with customers.…
While much of Kentucky tourism centers around the annual Kentucky Derby in Louisville and the popular bourbon distilleries that speckle the state, there are booming smaller towns right off Interstate 75 that are revitalizing their downtowns and embracing the farm-to-table movement. Driving northbound on I-75, travelers might easily miss Corbin, London, Berea, Richmond, and even Lexington.…
“When you do what you love, you’ll never have to work a day in your life.” This well-known saying may have some truth behind it, but it’s often terribly misinterpreted. Just because you love what you do doesn’t mean it isn’t work. At times, your dream job will be exhausting, difficult, and you will want to escape from it, even if just for a little while. When we turn our passion into a career, what we want to do, over…
