Culinary Art Circle

 CHEF ZAKIYA COURTNEY

“Vegan Soul is the brainchild of Zakiya Courtney, a mother of a blended/extended family of 15, grandmother of 50, great-grandmother to 16. She is has been married over 40 years to her life partner-Tony Courtney and an educator by profession, cultural community activist by heart. Preparing comfort foods is her passion.”

“After winning several “Greens Cook-off” Challenges and doing live food demos for Fondy Market, the requests for tasty vegan food reminiscence of familiar comfort foods grew exponentially. Zakiya Courtney was so well-received at the Body and Soul Center and Alice’s Garden that her passion grew into the personal chef/catering business-Vegan Soul. She is also the featured chef on Vegan Soul Fridays at Tricklebee Café, a pay-what-you-can restaurant in Milwaukee.”