Suzanne Barr Explained

Suzanne Barr is a Plantation, Florida based chef and author. She is also a restaurateur having owned two restaurants in Toronto,[1] where she was born.[2] Barr is CEO and founder of Suzanne Barr Food, Inc.[3]

Barr was featured in the movie and was a judge on Wall of Chefs.

In April 2022,[4] her memoir My Ackee Tree: A Chef’s Memoir of Finding Home in the Kitchen was released.

True True Diner, one of her Toronto restaurants, closed in 2020.[5] [6] Her other restaurant was Saturday Dinette. Located in the Riverdale neighborhood, the diner closed in 2017 after 3 1/2 years following a dispute with their landlord.[7]

Personal life

Her family moved to Plantation Acres when she was four years old. Barr attended Nova Eisenhower Elementary and Nova Middle School in Davie and Nova High School, class of 1995. She continued her education in New York at the School of Visual Arts.

She is married to Johnnie Karagiannis.[8]

References

  1. News: Solomon . Lois K. . Chef returns to South Florida and honors Jamaican roots with new memoir, 'My Ackee Tree' . 13 November 2022 . South Florida Sun-Sentinel . April 19, 2022.
  2. News: Dosanj . Aman . Suzanne Barr's New Memoir Proves She's More Than Just a Chef . 13 November 2022 . Elle Canada . May 9, 2022.
  3. Web site: CEO and Founder, Suzanne Barr Food; Plantation, FL . Worlds of Flavor . 13 November 2022.
  4. News: One Day in Toronto: Wall of Chefs judge Suzanne Barr . 13 November 2022 . Eat North . February 14, 2022.
  5. Web site: Devenyi . Brittany . Chef Suzanne Barr Will Make You Think About Your Dinner Plate Differently . Food Network Canada . 6 October 2020 . 13 November 2022.
  6. Web site: Chattoo . Saliha . Chef Suzanne Barr announces True True Diner's closure and calls for support for Black-owned businesses . Streets of Toronto . 12 July 2020 . 13 November 2022.
  7. Web site: Saturday Dinette closes its doors for good . Good Hood . 7 July 2017 . 13 November 2022.
  8. Web site: HER TURN: MEET SUZANNE BARR FROM TRUE TRUE DINER . Auburn Lane . 26 February 2020 . 13 November 2022.