Award-winning chef, entrepreneur, writer, and advocate are just some of the hats Natalie Keng wears. Keng’s Chinese Southern Belle (chinesesouthernbelle.com) is a multi-faceted business that uses food to build healthy, sustainable communities, support diversity, and strong local economies. Along with her beloved mom, Margaret, the Atlanta native offers cooking classes, ... Continue Reading
Black History, Our History: Remembrance, Inspiration and Stories from the South
One Month Isn't Enough Whenever a "month" rolls around to celebrate a "minority group" like "Black History Month", "Women's History Month", "Latino History Month" or "Asian History Month," I feel ambivalent and torn. A little bit like Valentine's Day and Mother's Day. Special and inspiring, yet woefully inadequate and kind of cheap. One day, one month to recognize and ... Continue Reading
Start of the Year Healthy and Delicious: Cooking Classes on Asian Vegetarian, Plant-Based Foods and Fun, Hands-On Chinese Dumplings!
LET'S COOK UP A BETTER WORLD TOGETHER - OPENING MINDS, ONE MOUTH AT A TIME! *As Featured on CNN* Join the dynamic mother-daughter duo behind Chinese Southern Belle for a fun, interactive cooking class experience in authentic Asian-Chinese cuisine. To register and for more details, visit Cooks Warehouse Cooking School (Peachtree Station location) 404-815-4993 Wednesday, January ... Continue Reading
Taste of Kennesaw 2019
Nibble and nosh your way around Downtown Kennesaw "Taste of Kennesaw", Saturday, November 2, from 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Admission is FREE! This is our first time participating. Come visit the Chinese Southern Belle booth for Asian dumplings, sauce tastings & product specials! Downtown Kennesaw will be filled with the sweet smell of food and sweet sounds of music. ... Continue Reading
Breaking Egg Rolls, Breaking Stereotypes: Chinese Southern Belle Celebrates 10 Years of Diversity, Inclusion through Food and Culture
In this CNN "Start Small, Think Big" feature, an Atlanta-based entrepreneur, Natalie Keng and her mother, public schools Teacher of the Year, Margaret Keng, are infusing flavors of the Far East with the Deep South and in their custom interactive events and award-winning, family-recipe cooking sauces "opening minds, one mouth at a time" and shattering stereotypes. Breaking ... Continue Reading