As February marks the start to Black History Month, two black business owners cooked up their own success as they hope to grow within the Bryan-College Station area.
Brazos Excellence: Highlighting two black business owners that cooked up their own success
You may have heard the phrase "the key to success just takes all the right ingredients." For Bryan native Cathy Johnson, she is taking ingredients and skills that she's learned from her late mother and grandmother to start her own catering business.
In 2016, she created Catering Angels to cater to a diverse range of palates in the Brazos Valley.
"The Catering Angels came from motivation from my grandmother and my mother,” said Johnson.
As a little girl, she was always in the kitchen as her mother cooked, being a part of what was cooking on the stovetop.
“So ever since I was five years old my grandmother used to stand me on a little stool and teach me how to cook," said Johnson.
Growing up in what she describes as the country, cooking became a passion for her, "It's just the love of cooking, it’s just the love in it that's all,” Johnson said.
Even her grandmother saw her success at a young age. "You know exactly what to put in there so yeah, it's just the love of cooking and she said you didn't want to be outside and play, but you wanted to cook.”
Her cooking partner, Ms. Sheila Lair, is her the southern upbringing. She stated, "I can look at a dish and know how to do it."
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