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4 unusual facts about Soul Food


Ella's Americana Folk Art Cafe

It is decorated with artwork from regional artists, hosts live music on the weekends, and serves Soul Food on Sundays.

Eric Friedl

The Oblivians formed in 1993, releasing their first LP, Soul Food, in 1995.

Keith Mallett

A variety of movies and television shows have featured Mallett's work, including Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite, Soul Food, Ben Affleck's Gone Baby Gone, and Disney Channel's The Famous Jet Jackson.

Robert N. Fried

As a studio executive, Rob Fried served as President and CEO of Savoy Pictures in the mid-1990s and was responsible for numerous films including Soul Food, A Simple Plan, The Adventures of Pinocchio, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate.


Ernest Lee Thomas

Since the show's cancellation Thomas has guest starred on a number of popular TV dramas and sitcoms including In the Heat of the Night, (which co-starred his TV wife Anne-Marie Johnson, from What's Happening Now!!), The Parent 'Hood, Martin, Soul Food, The Steve Harvey Show, All About the Andersons and more recently Just Jordan.

Fatback

Fatback is a traditional part of southern US cuisine, soul food and traditional Cuisine of Quebec, where it is used for fried pork rinds (known there as cracklings, or Oreilles de crisse in Quebec), and to flavor stewed vegetables such as greens, green beans, and black-eyed peas.

Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

Over the years, the Green Mill has appeared in many films, such as Thief (1981), Next of Kin (1989), V. I. Warshawski (1991), Prelude to a Kiss (1992), Folks! (1992), Soul Food (1997) and High Fidelity (2000).

John M. Watson, Sr.

He is perhaps best known for his roles in films such as Groundhog Day, The Fugitive, Natural Born Killers, and Soul Food.


see also

Soul Food Café

DJ Maxi Jazz founded The Soul Food Cafe System in 1984, having discovered hip hop a year earlier.

Vanessa Williams

Vanessa A. Williams (born 1963), American actress, a star on Melrose Place and the 2000 television series version of Soul Food