{"id":81015,"date":"2024-01-15T14:20:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T22:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=81015"},"modified":"2024-01-15T16:30:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T00:30:23","slug":"4-chefs-to-serve-multi-course-meal-to-the-unhoused-at-the-long-beach-rescue-mission-ahead-of-black-restaurant-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/4-chefs-to-serve-multi-course-meal-to-the-unhoused-at-the-long-beach-rescue-mission-ahead-of-black-restaurant-week","title":{"rendered":"4 chefs to serve multi-course meal at Long Beach Rescue Mission ahead of Black Restaurant Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Black business owners and chefs from around Long Beach are coming together Tuesday, Jan. 16 to serve up a gourmet, multi-course meal at the Long Beach Rescue Mission for the city’s unhoused community.<\/p>\n

Chef Qiana Mafnas, co-owner of popular barbecue pop-up Axiom Kitchen<\/a>;\u00a0Chef Ronnie Woods, owner of the Northtown Bistro<\/a> pop-up; Chef Quianna Bradley, owner of A Pinch of Salt Catering<\/a> and Nika Shoemaker-Machado, owner of Georgia’s Restaurant<\/a>\u00a0are teaming up to serve some 250 unhoused people from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the organization’s headquarters in the Washington neighborhood.<\/p>\n

The Rescue Mission is still repairing its Lydia House shelter after it was damaged due to a Christmas tree fire<\/a>, which was later revealed to be arson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Quianna Bradley from A Pinch of Salt Catering hand over a plate of gourmet food during a chef event at the Long Beach Rescue Mission on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Photo by Crystal Niebla.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The event will kick off the third annual Black Restaurant Week, which starts Sunday, Jan. 21. Since the inaugural event in 2022<\/a>, participants have begun the week-long celebration of local Black businesses by serving meals at the Rescue Mission.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe realize that there are many among us who won\u2019t get the chance to dine out during Long Beach Black Restaurant Week,\u201d Black Restaurant Week organizer Qiana Mafnas said in a statement. \u201cSo serving a gourmet meal to our neighbors struggling with homelessness is our way of bringing Black Restaurant Week to them and including everyone in the event.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is Mafnas’ first year organizing Black Restaurant Week<\/a> which will run from Jan. 21 through 28.<\/p>\n

Here are the Black-owned restaurants, pop-ups, and small business that are participating this year:<\/p>\n