Treasuring Guyanese Cuisine in Los Angeles

Issue No. 6: Food, Nutrition, and Access in Our Communities
Photography + Words - Cara Elise Taylor

A Black woman with an afro stands in front of a white wall. Smiling with her hands on her hips in a chef coat.
A Black woman with short black hair smiles off into the sun. She stands in front of bushes and trees wearing a chefs coat.
Hands of a Black woman are adding garnish to a guyanese dish.
“Oxtail, rice & peas, and sweet plantains. These hands making culinary treasures of the Caribbean belong to Yonette Alleyne, Guyanese chef and owner of Caribbean Gourmet in Los Angeles, California ”
Food photography - A Black Guyanese chef adds food to an already full plate.
Hands of a Black woman are adding garnish to a guyanese dish.
Food photography - A Guyanese chef adds food to a plate.

read more
Regular

Passing It Down: Food and Influence Through Generations

by Womanly Magazine
Regular

Movement

by Womanly Magazine