Black Restaurant Week kicks off today in the Valley for its fourth annual campaign in the Southwest Region to help Black-owned restaurants get more visibility.
As part of the Southwest region with Austin, Dallas, Denver and Las Vegas, the Phoenix metro will have more than a dozen participating eateries, featuring an array of dishes ranging from southern-style fare to Caribbean cuisine.
Local restaurateur Nik Fields — who hails from Brooklyn, New York, is known as the Chic Chef and has participated in the annual event since the Southwest region was added in 2021. Fields owns a wine bar in Tempe called Chic Chef 77, which opened in February 2023.
The celebrity chef — who has worked with rapper Snoop Dogg, been the private chef for former Phoenix Suns player Deandre Ayton and catered events for companies such as Beats by Dre and Google — was scouted by Black Restaurant Week to join its food festival.
