TOLD YOU IT’S TIME FOR OUR NEXT LIVE GUEST. YEAH, IT’S TIME FOR OUR BY BLACK TRIAD SEGMENT. AND WE DO THIS BI WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTING BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES AND EVENTS IN OUR AREA. AND JOINING US NOW IS TAMERA JEFFRIES, OWNER OF THE BUY BLACK GUIDE. HELLO THERE. SHE WAS HAS RATHER THREE LOCAL CATERERS TO SHARE AHEAD OF THE HOLIDAYS THAT WE WANT TO HEAR ABOUT. SO LET’S START WITH AVA’S CUISINE. YES. SO AVA’S CUISINE, WHICH IS NAMED AFTER THE OWNER, ALEXIS HEFNER’S DAUGHTER, AVA, OFFERS SOUTHERN CUISINE WITH A TWIST, SPECIALIZING IN FULL SERVICE, CATERING AND TO GO SERVICES AT THEIR NEW GREENSBORO LOCATION. THEIR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FRESH, INNOVATIVE AND PERSONAL FOOD OPTIONS FOR ANY OCCASION. SO THIS THANKSGIVING, THEY ARE OFFERING PICK UP ORDERS FOR THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING AND THEIR LISTED MENU ITEMS RANGE FROM MAIN DISHES LIKE FRIED TURKEY AND HONEY BAKED HAM TO SIDE DISHES LIKE CANDIED YAMS, MAC AND CHEESE AND COLLARD GREENS AND NO THANKSGIVING DINNER IS COMPLETE WITHOUT TASTY DESSERTS LIKE STRAWBERRY POUND CAKE AND SWEET POTATO PIE. SO THEY ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING ORDERS UNTIL SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH, AND THE ORDER FORM CAN BE FOUND ON THEIR WEBSITE. AVA’S CUISINE AND CATERING DOT COM AND THAT IS THIS SUNDAY, BY THE WAY, FOR FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE TRYING TO DO THAT. YOU HAD ME AT HONEY BAKED HAM AND MAC AND CHEESE. THERE, TAMARA. THAT’S GOOD STUFF. ALL RIGHT. TELL US NOW ABOUT GOURMET 21 ON. ABSOLUTELY. SO CELEBRITY CHEF SCOTTY B STARTED GOURMET 21 ORIGINALLY AS SCOTTY’S CUPCAKERY AND SOLD CUPCAKES OUT OF HIS DAD’S SALON BACK IN 2010. NOT WANTING TO BE BOXED IN TO SIMPLY BEING KNOWN FOR DESSERTS, HE TRANSITIONED INTO GOURMET 21 AS A WAY TO SHOWCASE HIS MANY TALENTS IN THE KITCHEN. HIS SERVICES INCLUDE IN-HOME PRIVATE BRUNCH AND DINNERS, CATERING SETUPS AND DROP OFFS. SO HIS MOST REQUESTED HOLIDAY ITEMS ARE HIS FAMOUS SWEET POTATO PIE CHEESECAKE. OKAY, CHEESECAKE WITH OTHER CUSTOMER FAVORITES BEING HIS SIGNATURE SWEET ASIAN LAMB BARBECUE CHICKEN, DEVILED EGGS, LOBSTER ROLLS AND HONEY STRAWBERRY CORNBREAD. JUST TO NAME A FEW. SO THANKSGIVING SPECIALS ARE CURRENTLY FULL DUE TO HIGH DEMAND, BUT NO WORRIES. HE PROMISES. A VERY SIMILAR CHRISTMAS SPECIAL WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN DECEMBER FOR PREORDER SO YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT CHEF SCOTTY BY VISITING GOURMET 21 CATERING.COM. THAT’S QUITE A JUMP TO GO FROM CUPCAKES TO TO A WHOLE THANKSGIVING MEAL. THAT’S EXCELLENT. IMPRESSIVE. TELL US ABOUT TRITON EVENTS AS WELL. ABSOLUTELY. SO TRITON EVENTS FOUNDED BY ANGELA SHELF, ALSO KNOWN AS CHEF D, IS A DYNAMIC CATERING COMPANY THAT HAS BEEN REDEFINING CULINARY EXPERIENCES SINCE 2010 WITH SPECIALTIES IN AMERICAN SOUTHERN COMFORT CUISINE AND ITALIAN. THEY ARE KNOWN FOR ITS INNOVATIVE FOODS AND APPROACH TO BEAUTIFUL DISPLAYS FOR THE 20 2023 HOLIDAY SEASON. TRITON EVENTS WILL BE OFFERING ITEMS IN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, FROM SMALL GATHERING APPETIZERS, DELECTABLE DESSERTS AND HOMEMADE BUTTER AND DRESSINGS TO ADD AN EXTRA ZEST TO YOUR HOLIDAY MEALS. THEY ALSO OFER A FULL SERVICE CATERING FOR THOSE WHO LIKE ASSISTANCE THE ENTIRE DAY. THEIR NEWEST ITEM IS A HOMEMADE PEACH PIE, WHICH SOUNDS AMAZING TO ME. AND THIS WILL BE THEIR 13TH YEAR CELEBRATING THANKSGIVING WITH FAMILIES. AND THEY LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING FOR YEARS TO COME SO YOU CAN PLACE YOUR HOLIDAY ORDERS BY VISITING THEM AT TRITON CATERING.COM. ALL RIGHT, TAMARA, TIME TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. WE’VE JUST BEEN TALKING ABOUT THANKSGIVING FOODS AND IT’S NEXT WEEK. SO TELL US WHAT YOUR FAVORITE THANKSGIVING DISH IS AND WHY. OH, OKAY. I HAVE SO MANY RIGHT. BUT IF I HAD TO PICK ONE, I WOULD SAY MY GRANDMOTHER’S SWEET POTATO PIE. I’VE NEVER TASTED A PIE LIKE HERS. AND IN IT’S A FAMILY RECIPE THAT’S BEEN PASSED DOWN. SO I WOULD SAY THAT’S MY FAVORITE. YOU GOT TO GO WITH THE FAMILY RECIPE OF COURSE, I LOVE SWEET POTATOES. YEAH, THAT’S GOOD. THEY ARE. OR ANY OTHER FORM. YES, I LIKE THE ONES WITH THE MARSHMALLOWS, ESPECIALLY. ALL RIGHT, TAMARA, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED THAT, HERE ARE THOSE CATERERS ONE MORE TIME. SO WE HAVE AVIS CUISINE GOURMET 21 AND TRITON EVENTS AND JUST REMEMBER, YOU CAN FIND MORE BLACK OWNE