Black Excellence: Chef Sonya Yelder
https://www.soupersweetsandwichshop.com/about
I have loved everything about food since I can remember. I spent the summers with my granny in Georgia. She had a garden (or should I say fields) of food that she grew, a smokehouse for her meats, and pecan, lemon, and plum trees. She made biscuits that would melt in your mouth that I can still taste to this day.
https://www.nepm.org/nepms-media-lab/2025-08-14/chef-sonya-reflects-on-her-experiences
Chef Sonya Yelder has been the owner of the Souper Sweet Sandwich Shop in Springfield and chef for nearly 10 years. She likes to have her food and goods mostly made from scratch. She was inspired by spending her summers with her grandmother. She uses the skills she’s learned to cook for others. She says “We do some work with churches, like if we have extra food and things, we do that.”