Poutine for the people
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Each month we are featuring a poutine created by a local guest chef. The profits from each poutine will go to a different non-profit organization each month. The dish will be available all month long.
We are so excited to try all these delicious, creative poutines (as if we need an excuse to eat more poutine) and to have the opportunity to work with amazing chefs and organizations doing good work.
Check out the schedule below and come in monthly to try each one!
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February
Chef Reniel Billups of Flavors of Jamaica has created a delicious Jerk Chicken Poutine. It features marinated jerk chicken thighs, a jerk infused aioli and bbq sauce, beef gravy and of course, cheese curds. This poutine is raising money for the Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund.
Flavors of Jamaica is located at 406 N. Telegraph rd in Pontiac. You can also find them at pop ups and events around Detroit. Follow them on social media for info on specials and events
The Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund is a coalition of 3 long-standing Detroit urban farming organizations with a collective mission to rebuild inter-generational land ownership for Black Farmers in Detroit: The Detroit Black Food Security Network (DBCFSN), Oakland Avenue Urban Farm, and Keep Growing Detroit.
March
Chef Viana Rickett’s March poutine is a Chili Cheese Fries meets Poutine! It features a hearty chili seasoned beef gravy with ground beef from Marrow, a horseradish mayo and fresh red onion.
Viana Rickett is the owner/operator of Simple Goodness Detroit. She is a native Detroiter educated at the Culinary Institute of America (Greystone) and Howard University. She believes that good food and food experiences have the capacity to heal. The best thing she ever made - her 7 year old daughter, Phoebe. If you’d like to stay in touch/continue to support, follow her on IG at vianamarie1 and simplegoodnessdetroit.
Simple Goodness Detroit has popped up many times at BSL, it is such a treat having Viana here, her menus are always delicious!
Poutine proceeds from March will be going to Helping Women Period, a Michigan based organization that has been providing free menstrual products and education to those experiencing homelessness and/or low income disparity since 2015.
April
April’s poutine will be created by Chef Ederique Goudia, it is a Surf & Turf Po’boy poutine and will be benefiting the Eastside Community Network. We can’t wait!
Stay tuned for more details.