Suzanne Barr

Suzanne Barr is a Plantation, Florida based chef and author. She is also a restaurateur having owned two restaurants in Toronto,[1] where she was born.[2] Barr is CEO and founder of Suzanne Barr Food, Inc.[3]

Barr was featured in the movie The Heat: A Kitchen (R)evolution and was a judge on Wall of Chefs.[3]

In April 2022,[4] her memoir My Ackee Tree: A Chef’s Memoir of Finding Home in the Kitchen was released.[1]

True True Diner, one of her Toronto restaurants, closed in 2020.[5][6] Her other restaurant was Saturday Dinette.[3] Located in the Riverdale neighborhood, the diner closed in 2017 after 3 1/2 years following a dispute with their landlord.[7]

  1. ^ a b Solomon, Lois K. (April 19, 2022). "Chef returns to South Florida and honors Jamaican roots with new memoir, 'My Ackee Tree'". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  2. ^ Dosanj, Aman (May 9, 2022). "Suzanne Barr's New Memoir Proves She's More Than Just a Chef". Elle Canada. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "CEO and Founder, Suzanne Barr Food; Plantation, FL". Worlds of Flavor. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. ^ "One Day in Toronto: Wall of Chefs judge Suzanne Barr". Eat North. February 14, 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  5. ^ Devenyi, Brittany (6 October 2020). "Chef Suzanne Barr Will Make You Think About Your Dinner Plate Differently". Food Network Canada. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  6. ^ Chattoo, Saliha (12 July 2020). "Chef Suzanne Barr announces True True Diner's closure and calls for support for Black-owned businesses". Streets of Toronto. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Saturday Dinette closes its doors for good". Good Hood. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2022.