Black Plate Academy Culinary School
The tradition is the curriculum.
Learn to cook — and to run a kitchen — from Black chefs and restaurant owners. Every course traces the technique back to where it came from: West Africa, the Caribbean, the Great Migration, the Sunday table.
Start with these
All courses
Soul Food Foundations
Soul Food Foundations
Chef Marcus Hale · Free
Diaspora & Heritage
West African Roots of American Cooking
Chef Adaeze Brown · $49
Baking & Pastry
Pies, Pound Cakes & Sunday Sweets
Chef Tanya Reid · $39
Professional Kitchen
Running a Black-Owned Kitchen
Chef Devon Price · $99
Diaspora & Heritage
Caribbean Kitchen: Islands on a Plate
Chef Nadine Beaumont · $49
Diaspora & Heritage
Creole & Cajun: New Orleans Foundations
Chef Remy Toussaint · $59
Diaspora & Heritage
South African Braai & Township Classics
Chef Sipho Nkosi · $49
Soul Food Foundations
Gullah Geechee Lowcountry Cooking
Chef Ruthie Simmons · Free
Professional Kitchen
Black Barbecue & Live Fire
Chef Otis Freeman · $39
Diaspora & Heritage
Ethiopian & East African Table
Chef Selam Girma · $49
The five pillars
One ecosystem: find the food, learn the craft, tell the story, get certified.
DirectoryLive
Find and support Black-owned restaurants, food trucks, caterers and pop-ups near you.
Menu StudioTaking requests
Professional menu design with a Black cultural aesthetic, print and digital.
Culinary SchoolOpen now
Video and written courses taught by Black chefs and restaurant owners.
KitchenLive
Share your own recipes and get feedback from featured chefs.
CertificationWith courses
Earn a Black Plate Academy certificate the public can verify and support.