“This is Madison Black Restaurant Week. We actually were one of the first to start Black Restaurant Week 10 years ago,” said Camille Carter, President and CEO of the Madison Black Chamber of Commerce. “When we started the campaign, we only had about 12 restaurants.”
That number has grown steadily. “Last year we had expanded the businesses to about 42,” Carter said. “We expanded the campaign to include food trucks and caterers, and now we include all of the food service entrepreneurial community. So we’ve got farmers, we have purveyors… dessert specialists and chefs, personal chefs as well.”
Carter said the event is not just about food—it’s about visibility and sustainability. “This is a promotional campaign intended to shine a spotlight on restaurants within the Madison and Dane County region,” she said. “Oftentimes they’re solopreneurs or small family businesses that don’t have a large marketing budget.”…