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Madison Black Chamber Awards

Black Chamber FEED WinWEBThe Madison Black Chamber gave out five awards for Black Restaurant Week and four of them went to FEED Kitchens members. The 5th category was for “restaurants” and FEED vendors weren’t eligible. Pictured from left to right are Freddie Carter (Sista’s Chicken and Fish, won for best food cart), Carmel Jackson (Melly-Mel’s tied for best caterer), Chris Brockel (FEED Kitchens manager), Latisha McDuffy (Mo’ Betta Cookies won for best dessert), and Harriet Gomez (Keur Fatou tied for best caterer).

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