Golden Family Recipes

Join your host Hermene Hartman as we talk about those classic family recipes that are passed down through the generations and enjoyed by the whole family. Today we are joined by four people who took family recipes dating as far back as to slavery and who turned those recipes into businesses. We are joined by Eudell Watts IV (Old Arthurs Barbecue Sauce), Patrick Oden (Cheezcake Boutique), Stephanie Hart (Brown Sugar Bakery) & Michele Hoskins (Michele's Foods Inc.); each of whom tell us the story of how they took signature family recipes & turned them into gold!

Michele kicks off with the story of how her great great great grandmother devised a unique syrup that has been passed down through the generations of her family. Michele describes how she turned this classic family recipe into a national brand found in over 10,000 stores.

Next up Mr Watts tells us the story of his great great great grandfather who was a slave until the age of 28. After being released from slavery Mr Watts’ great great great grandfather used the recipes he devised as a slave to create a successful business after he was free’d and passed that legacy on down the generations in his family.

Stephanie Hart tells us the story of how she fell in love with baking as a child after sampling various home cooked delicacies made by her relatives. Patrick Oden recounts how his Cheezecake Boutique came together and how he built it into a thriving business.

After recounting their origin stories our guests break down how to take a unique and classic family recipe and turn it into a business for mass production. They explain how to ensure that a custom food product can be standardized for mass production to ensure maximal quality and authenticity even when being produced on a mass scale. Our guests outline how they took their initial business concepts and grew them and diversified them into successful food businesses that retain their classic home cooked style & appeal!

Join us for a delicious episode of the N’DIGO Studio Podcast!

Guests

Eudell Watts IV

Old Arthurs Barbecue Sauce

https://oldarthurs.com/

Patrick Oden

Cheezcake Boutique

https://cheezcakeboutique.com/

Stephanie Hart

Brown Sugar Bakery

https://www.brownsugarbakerychicago.com/

Michele Hoskins

Michele's Foods Inc.

https://michelefoods.com/

N'DIGO Studio Supported by

The Chicago Community Trust

MacArthur Foundation

The Field Foundation Of Illinois

Special Thanks

Hyatt

Tyronne Stoudemire

Credits

Host/Executive Producer

Hermene Hartman

Technical Producer/Editor

Erik Hammond

Film Company

Clear Vision Multimedia

Associate Producer

Joi Mitchell

Administration

Sylvester Cosby

Make-Up By

Landis Cosmetics

Hair Stylist

Dr.LaQuaShon

Sound Editor

Scott Stronach

Intro/Outro Music

Christian Standring - Is There A Doctor In The House

the song is published by Mr.Christian Music (BMI)