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Soul Food Cooking with a Twist

Sat, February 4, 2023 12:00 P.M.
Culinary Literacy Center at Parkway Central Library

We invite you to discover new twists, turns, and tastes for your favorite soul food dishes in this free program led by Chef Yuhnis Sydnor from Sugga Mamas Diabetes Prevention and Management. Come celebrate Black History Month with traditional and tantalizing healthy recipe and learn something new about the history of soul food.

Participants will gather at a communal table for a healthy cooking demonstration, tasting, and discussion in this partnership between the Frazier Family Coalition at Jefferson Health and Sugga Mamas. REGISTER HERE VIA EVENTBRITE. 

Culinary Literacy Center

Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine Street (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway)
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1189
1-833-TALK FLP (825-5357)

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