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>>> WELCOME BACK TO "GREAT DAY HOUSTON."
HOUSTON."
HOUSTON." ONE OF DOWNTOWN'S HOTTEST
RESTAURANTS IS SERVING URBAN
COMFORT FOOD.
COMFORT FOOD. THEY'RE COMBINING CARIBBEAN
FARE WITH SOUTHERN FARE.
>> IF YOU LIVED IN HOUSTON TEN
YEARS OR LIVED HERE ONE MINUTE
OR HAVEN'T AT ALL, YOU'VE HEARD
OF THE BREAKFAST CLUB.
SINCE 17 YEARS AGO, THERE'S
THREE NEW CONCEPTS OF CULTURE.
I'M WITH THE BRAINS BEHIND THIS
AND THE CHEF.
GUYS, I CAME STARVING.
GET IN MY BELLY.
I'M BELLYING UP TO THE BAR.
I'M SO EXCITED.
THERE'S A REASON CULTURE GETS
ACCOLADES AFTER ACCOLADES.
TO YOU, WHAT IS CULTURE REALLY
ABOUT?
ABOUT?
ABOUT? >>
ABOUT? >> I THINK TO YOUR POINT,
CULTURE IS FILLING THE VOID.
THAT'S MY MOTIVATION BEHIND
THINGS THAT WE DO.
WHAT IS THE MARKETPLACE CALLING
FOR, AND WHAT ANSWERS CAN WE
PROVIDE?
PROVIDE?
PROVIDE? THIS IS A CONCEPT I BELIEVE IS
CALLED FOR.
CALLED FOR. >> TELL EVERYBODY WHAT THE
CONCEPT IS.
CONCEPT IS. >> THE CONCEPT IS CONTRIBUTIONS
THROUGH FOOD, MUSIC, ART.
YOU JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT
THINGS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY
TAKEN PLACE AND HOW WE
TRANSLATE INTO THE DAY.
THE SO FOR EACH SEGMENT OF
THAT, THERE'S A PERSON THAT
CURE -- CUR CURE CURIATES.
>> THIS IS ABOUT TO GO DOWN.
YOU'RE GOING TO DO A DEMO FOR
US TODAY.
US TODAY.
US TODAY. WHAT ARE YOU MAKING FOR US?
>> SO, AS PART OF WHAT I DO FOR
CULTURE, I TRIED TO PULL FROM
ALL CULTURES.
ALL CULTURES. I STARTED TO DEMO A BLACKED EYE
PEA HUMMUS.
PEA HUMMUS. >> MARCUS IS NOT WAITING.
>> SO I'M PAYING HOMAGE TO A
WEST AFRICAN DISH.
IT HAS THE SAME FLAVORS.
I MADE A HUMMUS OUT OF IT.
I'M GOING TO START BY JUST
SAUTEEING IN OLIVE OIL.
>> MMM.
>> MMM.
>> MMM. >> AND PEPPERS.
>> THE NAME OF THIS DISH IS
CALLED?
CALLED?
CALLED? >> WE CALL IT ON THE MENU BLACK
EYED PEA HUMMUS.
I ADD SPICE BECAUSE THE MAIN
DISH I'M HONORING IS REALLY
SPICY.
SPICY.
SPICY. IT
SPICY. IT HAS A LOT OF FLAVORS.
SPICE IS RICH.
IT HAS PEPPER.
>> HERE WE GO.
>> HERE WE GO.
>> PERFECT.
>> PERFECT. THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE NEXT.
FROM THERE, I WILL PUREE IT.
THEN WE'LL HAVE THE FINAL
PRODUCT.
PRODUCT.
PRODUCT. >> TELL EVERYBODY WHAT YOU'RE
SERVING WITH.
SERVING WITH. >> I'M SERVING WITH A TOPPING
OF OLIVE OIL, PAPRIKA AND
SERVING WITH BLACK EYED PEA
FLAT BREAD.
FLAT BREAD. >> STOP THE MADNESS.
THAT'S AMAZING.
THAT'S AMAZING. WHAT I'VE ALWAYS LEARNEDDED IS
BEHIND EVERY GOOD BITE IS A
GOOD STORY.
GOOD STORY. RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? >>
RIGHT? >> YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
WE BROUGHT THIS DISH AS BLACK
EYED BLACK EYED PEA HUMMUS.
WE WANT TO GET TO BLACK EYED
PEA DISHES.
PEA DISHES. WE STARTED OFF TELLING THE
STORY OF CONTRIBUTIONS BEING
MADE S. IT MADE IT'S WAY
THROUGH THE UNITED STATES IN
SLAVE TRADE WHILE IN WEST
AFRICA AND OTHER PLACES AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. IT
WELL. IT WAS THROUGH THAT TRADE IT
MADE IT TO THE SHORES AND ENDED
UP HERE.
UP HERE.
UP HERE. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE
ORIGINAL AMERICAN ART FORMS
THAT OUR ANCESTORS CREATED, WE
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THIS
EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY
NIGHT, WE HAVE REAL JAZZ.
I'VE GOT TO CLARIFY THAT, REAL
JAZZ.
JAZZ.
JAZZ. THE
JAZZ. THE CURATOR IS A NATIONAL KNOWN
JAZZ MUSICIAN KNOWN HERE
LOCALLY.
LOCALLY.
LOCALLY. EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT WE BOOK
AMAZING TALENT, SOMETIMES
LOCAL, SOMETIMES NOT SO LOCAL.
SOMETIMES WE DO POP UPS. AND
HISTORIANS.
HISTORIANS. WE WANT TO BE A HOME FOR GREAT
TALENT THAT LIVE ACROSS THE
NATION WHEN THEY COME HOME, WE
HAVE PLACE FOR THEM.
>> WHAT IS LOCAL IS THE FOOD.
HOW IMPORTANT IS THAT IN THIS
DAY AND AGE WHERE YOU WANT TO
HELP THE COMMUNITY?
>> I DON'T HAVE A FARMER, BUT I
SCAN SUPPORT LOCAL GROWERS.
I TRY TO DO THAT HERE.
I HAVE GROWERS FOR BLACK EYED
PEAS AND OKRA.
WE USE THOSE THINGS.
THOSE ARE ALSO INDIGENOUS TO
THE AFRICAN CONTINENT SO I TRY
TO MAKE SURE WE UTILIZE THE
FRESHEST PRODUCE POSSIBLE HERE.
>> AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE.
I SWEAR EVERYTHING TASTES
BETTER WHEN YOU DO IT THAT WAY.
>> IT TASTES BETTER.
>> YOU HAVE TO COME TRY IT.
YOU'RE OPEN FOR LUNCH AND
DINNER.
DINNER.
DINNER. YOU'VE GOT HAPPY HOUR.
>> CHEERS.
>> CHEERS. >> YOU HAVE WINE AND ALL KINDS
OF YUMMINESS.
OF YUMMINESS. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> I JUST STUCK MY FORK IN THE
HUM MIS.
HUM MIS.
HUM MIS. >> DOUBLE DIPPER.