Black Excellence: Jerrelle Guy
https://www.chocolateforbasil.com/aboutus
Jerrelle is an award-winning author and celebrated food photographer with a passion for cooking, baking and storytelling. She received her Bachelors from the Rhode Island School of Design and her Master’s in Gastronomy from Boston University. She merges her backgrounds to create work that explores the intersection of food, culture, and self-expression. Her debut cookbook, Black Girl Baking, a James Beard Award nominee, weaves heritage-inspired, alternative recipes with reflections on the therapeutic power of baking. Through her newsletter, The Dinner Ritual, and her upcoming second cookbook, she continues to challenge the notion that food is merely sustenance, inviting readers to view cooking as a deeply personal and restorative practice. Based in Dallas, Jerrelle collaborates on creative food projects while developing streamlined recipes for The New York Times. Her work emphasizes intuitive eating and cooking, creativity in the kitchen, and the role of cooking in self-care, healing, and confidence-building.