Angela Davis (chef) facts for kids

Angela Davis, also known as The Kitchenista, is an American chef and food blogger. She also develops recipes and writes cookbooks. She started her popular blog, The Kitchenista Diaries, in 2012. Her recipes and stories have been featured in many places. These include the Huffington Post and Washington Post.

Becoming The Kitchenista

Angela Davis taught herself how to cook. She started learning in her twenties. In 2012, she began her food blog, The Kitchenista Diaries. At that time, she was working as an accountant.

Full-Time Chef

In 2013, Angela lost her accounting job. She decided to focus on her blog full-time. She also started working as a private chef. She began catering events and hosting live cooking shows. Her first big catering job was for a concert by the music group The Roots. By 2019, she was also creating recipes for restaurants.

Social Media Star

Angela uses social media, especially Twitter, to connect with her audience. She says these platforms help her find new opportunities. She uses the Twitter hashtag #KitchenistaSundays. This encourages her followers to share pictures of their homemade meals. She also started a special dinner series in Washington, D.C. It is called "Kitchenista Sundays" and features family-style meals. In 2019, a writer for The Kitchn called Angela "one of the funniest food personalities on Twitter".

Working with Big Brands

Angela Davis has worked with many well-known companies. These include Aveeno, Royal Caribbean, and KitchenAid. She has also published several digital cookbooks. In 2019, these cookbooks made up more than half of her income.

Awards and Recognition

Angela has won awards for her work.

• In 2012, she won "Best Food Blog" at the Black Weblog Awards.
• In 2013, she was one of two winners in the Food category at the 5th Shorty Awards.

Cooking Inspirations

Angela's love for cooking came from her family. Her parents and grandmothers taught her a lot. One grandmother cooked delicious soul food. Her other grandmother cooked amazing Cape Verdean dishes.

Preserving Heritage

Angela believes it is important to keep Black heritage alive through cooking. She focuses on traditional dishes. Two of her most famous recipes are her biscuits and her macaroni and cheese. These dishes come from her childhood in the South.

Supporting Others

Angela has noticed that there are not many Black food bloggers. She wants schools to create more ways for people to become chefs. She looks up to other chefs like Carla Hall and G. Garvin.

About Angela's Life

Angela moved around a lot when she was a child. This was because her father was in the military. As an adult, she lived in Florida and Virginia. She is of African American and Cape Verdean descent. Angela has a son and a daughter. In 2019, she was living in Detroit.