Juneteenth NYC Restaurant Crawl Highlights Black-Owned Businesses in Brooklyn

Juneteenth Restaurant Crawl Kickoff

• 🗓️ The Juneteenth restaurant crawl has begun, marking the start of a weekend filled with festivities.
• 📍 CBS News New York is partnering with Juneteenth NYC to highlight local culinary events.

Brooklyn Besso's Culinary Delights

• 🍲 The video features Brooklyn Besso's, a restaurant in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, known for its famous oxtail mac and cheese.
• 🧀 The dish is described as a perfect blend of cheeses, pasta, and tender oxtail, seasoned to perfection.
• 🌟 Donna Drakes, the owner and a native of St. Lucia, has been running the restaurant for 15 years, offering Latin Caribbean fusion.

Celebrating Black-Owned Businesses and Culture

• ✊ The restaurant crawl aims to highlight Black-owned businesses and their unique flavors.
• 💡 It serves as an inspiration for aspiring entrepreneurs, particularly young girls, viewing it as a form of liberation.
• 🗣️ Celebrating Juneteenth is crucial as it honors the fight for freedom by ancestors.
• 💔 The crawl is especially important after a difficult winter for many restaurants, helping to keep Black-owned businesses and their culture alive.

Community and Connection Through Food

• 🍝 Orders for dishes like shrimp pasta and margaritas on tap are coming in quickly.
• 🌟 The event provides much-deserved recognition for local Black-owned businesses that have been serving the community for years.
• ❤️ Food is emphasized as a way to nourish the soul, bring people together, and foster happiness.
• 🤝 Staff anticipate a busy week with neighbors eager to experience the culinary offerings in Bed-Stuy.
• 📢 CBS News New York is partnering for the second year to highlight culture and community, inviting attendees to a popup newsroom event.