Legacy: His father started DC's Henry's Soul Cafe and he's taken it to the next level.

Jermaine Smith Multi-hyphenate Jermaine Smith is a visionary restaurateur and celebrity Chef in Washington D.C. who continues his father’s legacy with his Washington DC based restaurant Henry's Soul Cafe. A DC staple, Henry's has become a vital part of the local food culture.  You will not know you are in D.C. until you visit the Henry’s and get to taste of their mumbo sauce and fried chicken wings or sweet potato pie.  For the uninitiated, mumbo sauce is sweeter than barbecue sauce, albeit similar to it, and totally addicting. This red-orange sauce is a little spicier with a bit of tang, and oh so popular in restaurants around D.C. You can enjoy the sauce with fried chicken wings, fried rice, French fries, jumbo fried shrimp–anything, really!  Henry’s Soul Café, Home of the Sweet Potato Pie is known for it’s fine southern cooking and sweet potato pie. A tradition that was originally founded and established by Henry E. Smith in February 1968 in Washington DC as Henry’s Deli Carryout. In 1997, almost 30 years later the family legacy was brought to a new and exciting plateau when Henry’s son, Jermaine Smith, and his business partner Bernard Brooks, Jr, opened the doors of the Popular Henry’s Soul Café in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Bio: Multi-hyphenate Jermaine Smith is a visionary restaurateur and celebrity Chef in Washington D.C. who continues his father’s legacy with his Washington DC based restaurant Henry's Soul Cafe. A DC staple, Henry's has become a vital part of the local food culture. In an effort to serve the community, Jermaine launched a culinary institute designed to train young people without direction and hope to earn an education in the art of cooking and receive job placement in one of his locations. Besides managing this legacy and bringing job opportunities to the DC community, Jermaine finances and produces films, manages talent in the comedy space, a successful real estate developer and investor and consults for businesses across the globe.  #BEST #STRAW #SHMS See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.