When serial entrepreneur Mel Powell opened Mel’s Fish Shack in South Los Angeles in 1982, his daughter Georgette was at his ft. Now, she’s carrying on her father’s legacy since his passing in 2001.
Housed in an attention-grabbing aquamarine constructing coated with murals, Mel’s Fish Shack makes a speciality of fried catfish and different Louisiana-inspired dishes. Because the restaurant’s legacy and following proceed to evolve, Powell has additionally made it her mission so as to add more healthy menu choices that her prospects will love.
“As a individuals, we lead in each well being disparity—hypertension, diabetes, ldl cholesterol–and the Lord blessed us with a lovely idea that folks love. … but when they hold getting all this fried meals, they gained’t be right here, so we’ve to create one thing wholesome, too,” Powell explains in a current episode of theGrio’s digital video sequence, “A Style of Chocolate.” “I feel it’s our job because the restauranteurs and house owners to develop more healthy choices that folks get pleasure from, and thankfully, we’ve been ready to try this.”
Within the episode, Georgette Powell talks to host Shernay Williams about her love for the neighborhood, her plans for the following technology of Mel’s Fish Shack house owners, and her course of for making irresistible seafood.
Within the digital sequence “A Style of Chocolate,” host Shernay Williams takes viewers on a digital street journey to go to among the greatest Black-owned meals companies within the U.S. In our first season, we sampled meals within the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., traditionally generally known as “the Chocolate Metropolis.” This season, we’re exploring Los Angeles to introduce you to 4 well-liked eating places you must know. Every episode profiles a enterprise proprietor’s entrepreneurial journey and takes viewers into the kitchen as we style their signature dishes.
Be taught extra about Mel’s Fish Shack and “A Style of Chocolate” within the video above.
Shernay Williams is a 3x entrepreneur with over a decade of expertise as a broadcast, print, and digital journalist. She’s enthusiastic about utilizing video to cowl entrepreneurship and enterprise growth inside Black, feminine, and different historically under-resourced communities.
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