Overhead rafters have an old barns red-and-white color scheme. We wish Ed Howard and Leonard Gardner the best. Tanya Holland recipes on Page H6 Holland, Inc. Brown Sugar Kitchen: 2534 Mandela Parkway (near 26th Street), Oakland; (510) 839-7685. www.brownsugarkitchen.com. Sweet Potato Scones with Brown Sugar Icing Recipe In 2020 she joined the James Beard Foundation Board of Trustees, is the Chair of James Beard Foundation Awards Committee (2021present) and is a frequent writer and chef at the James Beard Foundation. With her husband Phil Surkis, Holland repurposed the old Yardie Jerk space on San Pablo Avenue late last . She ownes the Oaklands modern soul food joint called Brown Sugar Kitchen. The fabulous Tanya Holland - Brown - Books Inc. in Alameda | Facebook Tanya Holland ready for big stage 2014-03-09 - Meredith May is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Later, Tanya went on to work as a catering office manager and also as an assistant sommelier for a wine importer. The City of Oakland declared June 5th, 2012 as Tanya Holland Day for her "Significant Role in Creating Community and Establishing Oakland as a Culinary Center". Tanya is a 56-year-old American professional chef, cookbook author, podcast host, and restaurateur, who was born on July 14, 1965, in Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America. Holland was elected co-president of the San Francisco chapter of Les Dames dEscoffier in 2013. It was a food region she'd never seen, with a wine industry, and she decided to move in 2003 to Oakland and write a French-African fusion cookbook with modernized soul food. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The Curate feature allows you to create custom lists for your school, organization, business or personal use. San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images. She is a member of the Board of Trustees, a frequent contributing writer and chef at the James Beard Foundation, and Brown Sugar Kitchen (Oakland, CA) has received multiple Michelin Bib Gourmand awards. Glazing a Thanksgiving turkey with bourbon for Food & Wine. Chef Tanya Holland plates breakfast orders at Brown Sugar Kitchen in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, February 2, 2014. The podcasts guests include Gina Torres, Danny Meyer, Alice Waters, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Samin Nosrat, Questlove, just to mention but a few. Visit brownsugarkitchen.com! Brown Sugar Kitchen: 2534 Mandela Parkway (near 26th Street), Oakland; (510) 839-7685. www.brownsugarkitchen.com. Collard-Wrapped Salmon with Creole Mustard Sauce Holland has put in the time. Time magazine's November cover story, "The 13 Gods of Food," featured not one female chef, sparking a national discussion about why women aren't promoted in professional kitchens as quickly as their male counterparts. . With her husband Phil Surkis, Holland repurposed the old Yardie Jerk space on San Pablo Avenue late last year, giving it a cowboy-themed patina well-suited for her mission as a West Oakland trailblazer. What happened? A second book, Brown Sugar Kitchen: New Style Down-Home Recipes from Sweet West Oakland with a foreword by Michael Chabon, was released in 2014 by Chronicle Books. Age 55 (415) 200-6850. Husband Phil Surkis and chef Tanya Holland show Brown Sugar Kitchen in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, February 29, 2014. The well-curated soundtrack ranges from Nina Simone to Coltrane to Digable Planets. They gathered to share experiences and meals that ranged from French, Mexican, Jewish, Indian, Pennsylvanian Dutch, Italian and Southern Cuisine. I rented a duplex next to an abandoned lot and rode my bicycle around in search of something to eat. Holland has authored 2 cookbooks, "New Soul Cooking" and "Brown Sugar Kitchen". Please enter a valid email and try again. Ads by BeenVerified. show more of Tanya Holland photos or correct name Phil Surkis show more of Phil Surkis photos or correct name. Old black cowboy movies play silently on a couple of corner screens. B-Side BBQ: 3303 San Pablo. B-Side BBQ is the newest venture from Tanya Holland, West Oakland chef/owner of Brown Sugar Kitchen. At Mesa Grill, she was a server prior to committing herself to a career in the kitchen. We re beyond thrilled to have Celeste create her irresistible sweet and savory magicin that space.. Recopila, organiza y comenta tus archivos. Elena T Chan. newsletter, A Mission District Destination for Yucateco Specialities Has Landed in the Marina, This Upcoming Oakland Bakery Wants to Fill Your Belly With Slices of Cake and Glasses of Champagne, James Beard Award-Winning Baker Angela Pinkerton Is Closing Down Her Popular East Bay Pie Shop, It Only Took Seven Months For Third Culture Bakery to Close Its Valencia Street Location, After 30 Years, an East Bay Outpost of This Legendary Old-School Hot Dog Shop Is Closing. Apart from being a chef, Tanya is also a lecturer who leads the conversation on inclusion and equity in the hospitality industry. Holland has been slowly increasing the hours, bumping closing time from 4 to 6, and she hopes to be open at night by summer. [1], Her barbecue restaurant, B-Side BBQ, was open from 2011 to 2015. Oakland dignitaries, grateful that she put a "there there," have named a day after her, and this month Ebony magazine came out with its first-ever chef awards, and guess who topped the list - Holland, dubbed California Chef of the Year by the California Travel Association. Her second cookbook, "Brown Sugar Kitchen: Recipes and Stories From Everyone's Favorite Soul Food Restaurant," comes out in the fall, a lush history of her award-winning eatery and its regulars, complete with a foreword by local literary giant Michael Chabon. Tanya is an American professional chef, cookbook author, podcast host, and restaurateur, who owns Brown Sugar Kitchen based in Oakland, CA. Out of 16 contestants, she placed 9th. The place was Lakeside Dining and the chef was none other than Tanya Holland, author and executive chef-owner of Brown Sugar Kitchen in Oakland. Tanya Holland on The Better Show with JD Roberto. Rub the Jerk Spice Rub evenly over the ribs. Holland is a member of the prestigious Chefs Council for The Center For Culinary Development in San Francisco. She was born on July 14, 1965, in Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America. She envisions it in a place like the San Francisco Ferry Building. Often called benne seeds in the South, they were one of the many exotic ingredients brought to this country that we now take for granted. [2] Hollands parents influenced her interest in cooking: her father is from rural Virginia and her mother from Louisiana. "Tanya's turkey was the most beautiful I've ever seen, and it tasted amazing," Waldman says. Roast, tossing occasionally, until tender and lightly browned, about 20 minutes. No, but B-Side BBQ is pretty darn good. A few items would have fared better with a shorter cook. At Brown Sugar Kitchen, the restaurant that inspired other chefs to take a chance on the neighborhood, I'm warmly greeted by a hostess who lives nearby. These medium-hot numbers begged for a cool dunk in the accompanying smoked blue-cheese dip. In 2014, she published another cookbook titled Brown Sugar Kitchen: Recipes and Stories from Everyones Favorite Soul Food Restaurant. She joined La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine in Burgundy, France and received a Grand Diploma in 1992. For the Jerk Marinade: Combine all the ingredients; cover and set aside until ready to use. Husband Phil Surkis (left) shares a warm moment with chef Tanya Holland (middle) as they have morning coffee at Brown Sugar Kitchen in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, February 29, 2014. "It is a boys' club out there, yet there are some wonderful female chefs. During the World Wars, the area was a port-and-train hub, a boom town with a jazz scene, plenty of bars and restaurants and a diverse population of upwardly mobile African-American, Irish, Polish, Scandinavian, Chinese and Mexican families. Hollands parents (Hollis and Annette Holland) influenced her interest in cooking: her father is from rural Virginia and her mother from Louisiana. The Dark and Stormy St. Louis ribs had a fantastic flavor profile, a combo of stout beer and fresh ginger, but again were less tender than youd hope for. To cook ribs using a gas grill: Preheat the grill with all the burners on high. Enter Tanya Holland, well-armed with a smoker, a smile, and a surplus of true grit. "There were many immigrant families there, and they informed us on how they ate," Holland says. Search More About This Property. You have entered an incorrect email address! Holland has no barbecue-specific stints on her rsum, and for all her culinary globetrotting, she has never been in smoking distance of Kansas City, Memphis, or the hill country of Texas. Apple Bundt Cake with Brown Sugar Glaze Recipe "Brown Sugar Kitchen": Publication is scheduled for fall. In 2003, Tanya published a her cookbook titled New Soul Cooking: Updating a Cuisine Rich in Flavor and Tradition. View Phil Surkis results including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. Holland is an alumna of Bravo TV's Top Chef, where she competed on the 15th season. Remove ribs from the marinade, letting the excess drip off. He paired it with sparkling ros and left nothing but bones on his plate. "The show lasted 2 1/2 seasons, but I never found a way to leverage it," Holland says. ". Like me, Holland quickly realized that she'd have to get in her car just to find a decent cup of coffee. She hosted the Food Network TV show Melting Pot Soul Kitchen from 2000-2003 (currently airing on The Cooking Channel). "I want to create an empire," she says, taking a break from the waffle irons. [6] Holland attended La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine, a school founded by Anne Willan in Burgundy, France, where she received a Grand Diploma in 1992. In 2000, she felt it start to happen when she got a call from a fledgling channel called the Food Network. The bar is inventive as well, with drinks such as the Bronze Buckeroo made from Bulleit Rye, velvet falernum, angostura bitters, lime and ginger beer. The Holland family moved to Rochester, New York when Holland was two years old, when her father took a job with Eastman Kodak.