Not even living homeless, or “drowning in debt” raising two children, could squash Natasha Tyes’ determination. In fact, it was in an Erie domestic violence shelter where she rediscovered the passion that would propel her toward this moment.
On April 18, Tyes opens her own free-standing restaurant, Taste of Love, at 901 Parade St., a restaurant that serves soul food and seafood prepared the way her grandmother Mattie Stewart and her parents taught her. The menu, designed for both eat-in and takeout, features Tyes’ version of macaroni and cheese, her grandmother’s original recipe, as well as salmon salad, chicken and seafood gumbos, sweet potatoes, chicken tenders, and her signature Honey Hot Soul Bowl, a favorite at the food hall, which includes macaroni and cheese, sweet potatoes, collard greens, corn bread and cheese.
“People order that so much, it’s insane,” Tyes said, laughing…