Fresh off the State Fair vending trail, Sharon Richards-Noel fills us in on how West Indies Soul Food sustains its 15-year presence at Minnesota’s State Fair International Bizarre stand. You can get a taste of her Carribean creations by catering an event and by purchasing her famous sauces. Bring Carribean Island flavors into your kitchen.
Sharon has come a long way to provide Minnesotans with those Carribean flavors that keep us warm and sassy, long into the winter season. It isn’t an easy climate to adjust to coming from Trinidad and Tobago. Who knew Moon Boots would be feet savers for those coming from warm climates! Learning to walk on ice, and in the snow, takes on its own special art form when you hear Sharon describe her experience acclimating to this winter climate. So funny! DOWNLOAD
How Sharon explains what makes her Jerk Chicken succulent to the bone will create hunger pains. What she has learned and implemented from her Mom and Dad have been some of the keys to Sharon’s business success. Her Dad’s way of teaching her about money is a simple enough formula for all of us to apply and teach others.
How would you like your child’s school to offer Carribean Wednesday lunches? Sharon is looking to acquire a couple more school contracts. Sharon’s heart goes beyond filling children’s tummies. She believes in teaching life skills one conversation at a time. She has other projects in the works that combine hands-on entrepreneurship training and life skill development worth hearing.
We also talk about:
- Growing up in a family of 9 (7 children) and being the middle child,
- How Sharon’s Dad creatively solved a dilemma for her Mom by helping her generate money while staying at home (this was before the days of the internet),
- One of Sharon’s sisters was the 1st African American to attend St. Catherine University (I couldn’t fact check this. It wasn’t available on the www.stkate.edu website.),
- How she starts her day,
- Her emerging nonprofit in the works, Emmanuel House, a vision that came out of loss,
- Her yummy creative creations, getting sauces in stores, and food trucks, and
- Where there are kids and adults celebrating, you will find Sharon catering: weddings, graduation parties, anniversaries, birthdays, etc.
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Dishing About Caribbean Sauces with Chef Sharon Richards-Noel Episode 193 West Indies Soul Food
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Sharon Richards-Noel. Sharon is the founder and head chef of her catering business, West Indies Soul Food. Sharon cooks with love by putting together mouthwatering flavors from her homeland of Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago is a dual Island Caribbean nation, off the northeast tip of Venezuela.
Jamaica and the teeny tiny Island of Grenada is where Sharon learned to respect, devour, and perfect Caribbean cuisine. Her Only Jamaican Jerk Sauce and Better Be Quiet BBQ Sauce have been perfected and used with elegance for dipping, basting, marinating and whatever else you like to season with sauce. The sauces contain ‘dat real Island delight. (The sauces are gluten-free, cholesterol-free, and non-GMO.)
Episode 193: Dishing About Caribbean Sauces with Chef Sharon Richards-Noel
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