Members of the group and supporters got here out to assist the opening of this Haitian Black owned cafe. Debbie Esther Louis and Randy Peer maintain the Brooklyn signal.
Photograph by Orlande Fleury
Candy Sundays, a restaurant that includes Haitian delights, which was opened on Saturday, Might 11, at 2916 Beverley Rd., Brooklyn, NY 11226 is now the excitement of the group the place residents go to for his or her particular treats.
“I’m grateful for the assist from the group and all the oldsters who had a component to play. Particularly my spouse Debbie, who believes in me, and she or he has my again on a regular basis. Typically I’m working seven days straight, 14 hours a day, she makes certain that I’m good,” said Felix Cesar through the opening.
“The Haitian Sizzling Chocolate and the signature Cremas Latte are extremely advisable drinks right here at Candy Sundays,” stated Cesar, chief government officer and founding father of Candy Sundays.
Cesar, whose dad and mom immigrated to the US from Haiti within the early 70s, has made it his mission to advocate for black entrepreneurship and black-owned companies. As an illustration, he’s the supervisor of the cafe and has spent his time creating and understanding numbers within the meals trade and others to be as efficient as potential for the success of Candy Sundays.
He isn’t new to entrepreneurship and his first enterprise was Full Vary Power, an vitality options firm which works to make buildings extra vitality environment friendly. He additionally installs electrical automobile chargers as an MWBE licensed firm and he is aware of what it takes to construct one thing from the bottom up.
Buddies, household, family members, and members of the group got here out to indicate their assist for this Haitian American black-owned enterprise through the opening.
Cesar partnered with Fabiola Besson who has a background in culinary to carry Candy Sundays to life. Besson is the manager chef who makes use of her culinary experiences to carry a contemporary method to signature dishes together with the chopped cheese and croque monsiuer, successfully referred to as grilled cheese. Her knack for element with meals and substances is the key sauce to creating this place a hit.
Cesar said that Candy Sundays was impressed by each his spouse’s grandparents and his household who owned household bakeries and cafes in Haiti. On Sundays, the grandparents made it a behavior to offer out additional meals and donations to the folks of the group. Candy Sundays is a beneficial addition to the group, aligning with its mission and goal.
“This was an concept that my spouse and I had on our third date virtually 11 years in the past. Not realizing that our households knew of one another in Haiti and frequented the household owned companies,” stated Felix throughout an interview with Caribbean Life newspaper.
“We expect you will need to construct generational wealth and making certain that our households’ legacy lives on is significant. We get to re-invest right into a dream that was constructed over 60 years in the past on an island of free and resilient folks,” stated Felix.
