Soul Food Sunday buffet-style feast prepared by Madison chef Yusuf Bin-Rella, a community roller-skating event and film screenings.
Bin-Rella is a celebrated chef, farmer and advocate for cultural foodways. He has worked alongside Michael Twitty, the renowned culinary historian and author of The Cooking Gene. Bin-Rella is a chef at the University of Wisconsin, Madison’s Dejope Residence Hall, and at TradeRoots Culinary Collective, a group of Afro-culinary genealogists exploring lineage through food, which he co-founded. He will prepare a soul food feast that will be offered from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, in the Northern Center Ballroom. He will also share insights on the origins of soul food, and how traditional dishes tell stories of survival, resilience and creativity. Tickets are $55 and available at nmu.universitytickets.com. All proceeds will support Juneteenth 2025.