Omar Tate

Omar Tate is the chef and artist behind Honeysuckle Projects, a food and culture brand that represents prospective business structures that place Black and Afrocentric ideology at the center of its operation. He was named 2020 Chef of the Year by Esquire.

“Thankfulness Is a Responsibility”: How Parents Are Celebrating a Very Different Thanksgiving

I was raised as a Muslim. There are no celebrations in the Islamic faith that do not center reverence for Allah—but for my family, Thanksgiving was an exception. On the hour-and-a-half bus ride to my aunt’s home in South Philly, my mother would remind us to make sure that what we put on our plates did not contain any “swine,” her favorite word to use describing anything pig.

Omar Tate

Nov 18, 2020