West Indies Soul Food Black Business SPOTLIGHT

By Chris Juhn Contributing Writer

“I’m from Trinidad and Tobago, and back home a lot of people cook their own food,” said chef and owner of West Indies Soul Food Sharon Richards-Noel, who came to the U.S. when she was just 18.

“To eat out in Trinidad, it’s like Christmas. When you eat out, you eat good food.”

Although the St. Paul brickand-mortar restaurant reopened in its new location just last September, 62-year-old Chef Sharon, as she is better known, has been cooking for over 35 years.

“We have always been a catering service,” she said, explaining how she got her start