Bigger than Food Foundation hosts 5th Annual Juneteenth Food Truck Friday
Bigger than Food Foundation hosts its 5th Annual Juneteenth Food Truck from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday.
CAMERON MICHAEL LOOKS GOOD THERE. THANKS SO MUCH. YEAH, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT SOME FOOD. I DON’T KNOW IF YOU’VE EATEN LUNCH YET, BUT THIS ONE MIGHT MAKE YOU HUNGRY. OUR NEXT SEGMENT HERE I HAVE NOT EATEN LUNCH SO THIS IS MAKING ME HUNGRY. THE BIGGER THAN FOOD FOUNDATION. THEY’RE HOSTING THEIR FIFTH ANNUAL JUNETEENTH FOOD TRUCK FRIDAY. IT’S TOMORROW. BEING FRIDAY. GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN. WE GOT A COUPLE OF THE ORGANIZERS HERE, APOLLO AND RODRIGUEZ, ONE OF THE CHEFS. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. APOLLO, YOU’RE HELPING PUT THIS THING TOGETHER. DONE IT ANNUALLY NOW, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE AN AWESOME OPPORTUNITY NOT ONLY TO CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH, BUT ALSO SUPPORT SOME BUSINESSES. TELL US ABOUT THIS AND WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT TOMORROW. YOU KNOW WHAT? WE’RE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS FOR THE FIFTH YEAR. YOU KNOW, WITH OUR PARTNERS CROWE AND DUNLEVY DOWNTOWN, AND IT’S GOING TO BE RIGHT ACROSS FROM KERR PARK AT THE PAVILION. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE’RE CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT JUNETEENTH, IT BECAME THE CATAPULT FOR ECONOMIC FREEDOM FOR ENSLAVED AFRICANS. AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BUT IT ALSO WHAT WE’RE DOING WITH THIS OPPORTUNITY, SUPPORTING LOCAL BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES IS USING A WAY TO ELEVATE THE PLATFORM OF THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY DO. AND THIS INTERVIEW IS GOING TO BE HARD TO GET THROUGH, BECAUSE WE’VE GOT THIS SMELL OF BARBECUE RIGHT HERE. AND AND RODRIGUEZ IS ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE THERE. HE HAS A GREAT STORY, GREAT FOOD, AND WE’RE EXCITED TO CONTINUE DOING THIS WITH CROWE AND DUNLEVY IT. YOU’RE RIGHT. I CAN’T FOCUS VERY WELL BECAUSE I CAN SMELL THE FOOD. I CAN LOOK AT IT RIGHT HERE. TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. RODRIGUEZ, BECAUSE YOU’VE GOT YOUR GRANDMA ON YOUR SHIRT THERE. TELL US ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS AND THEN GET TO THE FOOD. LET’S START WITH START WITH THE BUSINESS IS ALL ABOUT. SO I STARTED WORTH THE WAIT LLC ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, AND I WANTED TO DO IT IN HONOR OF MY GRANDMOTHER. SHE WAS A CANCER SURVIVOR AND SHE PASSED AWAY FROM CANCER, SO I WANTED TO HONOR HER, AND WE NAMED THE BUSINESS LADY. DARLENE’S WORTH THE WAIT. NOW, DARLENE WAS HER NAME, AND MY GRANDFATHER CALLED HER DOLL, AND SHE WAS A DOLL COLLECTOR. SO THAT’S HOW THE NAME CAME ABOUT. I’M THINKING I’M TAKING A BITE HERE. I DON’T THINK I CAN HOLD IT ANY LONGER. I’M GOING TO GO FOR WHAT’S WHAT’S BACK HERE. TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FOOD WHILE I. SO WE HAVE SOME OF OUR BEST SELLERS HERE. WE HAVE OUR LOADED BRISKET. WELL OUR LOADED PULLED PORK FRIES. IT HAS MAC AND CHEESE OR BAKED BEANS ON IT. IS THAT ALL RIGHT? YEAH. GO. GO RIGHT AHEAD. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR RIBS RIGHT THERE. WE ALSO HAVE OUR WELL RENOWNED. GREENS. MEAN GREENS. WE HAVE OUR BARBECUE BAKED BEANS. WE HAVE OUR FRESH GROUND SMASHBURGER I BLEND THE MEAT IN-HOUSE MYSELF. SO I GRIND IT AT HOME. IT’S A BLEND OF BRISKET AND SIRLOIN THAT I GRIND TOGETHER. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR BRISKET SANDWICH AS WELL, AND THEN OUR FRESH CUT FRIES. I CAN TELL YOU THE RIBS ARE UNBELIEVABLE. FALL OFF THE BONE, AS THEY WOULD SAY. SO MANY DIFFERENT BUSINESSES THAT ARE GOING TO BE THERE TO APOLLO. AND MAYBE YOU CAN SPEAK TO THAT. HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO FOR A BUSINESS TO GET AN OPPORTUNITY LIKE THIS, TO GET OUT IN THE PUBLIC AND GET SOME NEW CUSTOMERS, MEET SOME NEW PEOPLE. YEAH. YOU KNOW, AND OUR BIGGEST FOOD FOUNDATION, WE’RE VERY COMMITTED IN CREATING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAMPAIGNS. SO WE GO FROM A RANGE OF WE HAVE AFRICAN AMERICAN CUISINE WITH THE BARBECUE TO PLUS TWO, FIVE, FOUR, WHICH GIVING US THE TASTE OF AFRICA AND KENYAN FOOD. AND WE CANNOT BE ON THIS HOT DAY ON FRIDAY WITHOUT HAVING COOL CUPS, WHICH IS LIKE A SHAVED SNOW CONE, BUT WITH THE TEXTURE OF A SORBET. SO WE GIVE YOU A LOT OF VARIETY, BUT THAT’S JUST A SMALL SAMPLE OF ALL THE AMAZING BLACK OWNED BUSINESS WE HAVE IN THE METRO. AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE PEOPLE TO GO OUT AND SUPPORT US ON FRIDAY, BUT ALSO BE INTENTIONAL ON SUPPORTING BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES EVERY DAY AND AROUND THE METRO. I’M GOING TO BE PICKING FOOD OUT OF MY TEETH FOR A LITTLE WHILE, AND SO HOW DOES IT GO BACK TO THE MISSION TO FOR BIGGER THAN FOOD FOUNDATION? CONTINUING BEYOND JUST TOMORROW? RIGHT? RIGHT. YOU KNOW, SO WE USE THE NAME BIGGER THAN FOOD BECAUSE IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT GETTING PEOPLE TO COME INTO A RESTAURANT OR GO TO THE WINDOW OF A FOOD TRUCK. IT REALLY IS ABOUT THINKING ABOUT HOW YOU SPEND YOUR MONEY WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE 19,000 PLUS BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES IN THE STATE, BUT OUR MISSION IS TO MAKE SURE WE CATAPULT AND WE DO INTENTIONAL AND CREATIVE CAMPAIGNS LIKE THIS TO GET PEOPLE TO THINK, AM I BEING INTENTIONAL ON HOW I SUPPORT NOT JUST BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES, BUT OTHER MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES? AND THIS HELPS US SUPPORT OUR LOCAL URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. DO YOU WANT TO PLUG THE INSTAGRAM REAL QUICK? DO YOU GUYS HAVE INSTAGRAM OR. YES, IT’S CALLED IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE. OKAY. AND THEN I ALSO HAVE FACEBOOK. WORTH THE WAIT LLC. COOL. YES, SIR. AND WE’LL PUT SOME INFORMATION ABOUT TOMORROW’S EVENT. THE JUNETEENTH FOOD TRUCK CELEBRATION HAPPENING TOMORROW. WE’LL PUT THAT ON OUR WEBSITE. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR COMING IN AND GOT TO GET TO BREAK SO I CAN MAKE SURE YOU SHARE THIS. I’M
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Bigger than Food Foundation hosts 5th Annual Juneteenth Food Truck Friday
Bigger than Food Foundation hosts its 5th Annual Juneteenth Food Truck from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday.
Bigger than Food Foundation hosts its 5th Annual Juneteenth Food Truck from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. The event is taking place at the Sandridge Pavilion, which is located at 324 N. Robinson.Open the video player above for the full interview.
Bigger than Food Foundation hosts its 5th Annual Juneteenth Food Truck from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday.
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The event is taking place at the Sandridge Pavilion, which is located at 324 N. Robinson.
Open the video player above for the full interview.
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