Phantom Gourmet at Soleil
Soleil in Nubian Square is a bright and cheery cafe serving breakfast, lunch, and deliciously affordable Po’ Boy sandwiches. Chef / Owner Cheryl Straughter shares her passion for cooking and hospitality.
Curated Cuisine At Home With Soleil
Our Curated Cuisine at Home series aims to highlight local restaurants, cafes and chefs. Every week, we share a unique recipe using ingredients easily found in grocery stores while supporting and uplifting local businesses that have been impacted by COVID-19. Join us as we get to know and connect with our community! Soleil is a casual […]
Cheryl Straughter On Julia Child’s Pioneering Legacy
The latest episode of ‘You & Julia: At Home’ features Cheryl Straughter, Chef and Co-Owner of Soleil Restaurant in Roxbury’s Nubian Square, which serves Southern food with a twist. She made Julia Child’s famous Coq Au Vin from her home kitchen. We talked to Straughter about Julia’s legacy and how the pandemic has affected the […]
BAR OWNERS LAUNCH A “SURVIVAL” COALITION TO SUPPORT BOSTON’S BLACK-OWNED RESTAURANTS THROUGH COVID
The Boston Black Hospitality Coalition is raising funds and making connections in hopes of saving an already vulnerable group of businesses.
BLACK OWNED RESTAURANTS 7 30 (soleil / french press)
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City struggles to find right fit for storied Dudley Square
On a recent Friday evening, workers who fill the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building in Dudley Square were quick to embark on their rush-hour travels home. Few, if any, stopped at the local Tasty Burger.
Southern with a twist
Cheryl Straughter had a 10-year run with Keith’s Place, a popular Grove Hall eatery that she opened in 1996 to bring sit-down meals to the neighborhood.
Soleil Will Bring a Touch of the South to Roxbury Later This Month
Roxbury’s Dudley Square is on the verge of a restaurant revival, as the Bay State Banner reported last December, describing four new restaurants in the works. Now, that revival is coming to fruition with one of the restaurants already open and another just weeks away from its debut.
Nubian Square Needs City-Led Strategy, Report Says
A new report released Wednesday laid out a multi-pronged strategy for revitalizing Roxbury’s Nubian Square and recommends Boston’s Office of Economic Development take the lead role.
If You Build It, Will They Come?
In 2014, City Councilor Ayanna Pressley succeeded in making her pitch for restricted, less expensive liquor licenses as a tool for economic development in Boston’s outlying neighborhoods.
