Fired Up

Dapo Kolawole / Citispoon

From Citispoon, It's Fired Up. A show that highlights the best chefs, restauranteurs, eateries, and everything in between that Chicago has to offer. Discover the stories behind their businesses in the restaurant industry and different foodie neighborhoods in Chicago and Chicagoland.

Categories: Arts

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Chicago may not have a “Little Haiti” neighborhood like the one in Miami but Chicago has a unique connection to Haiti. Chicago's first non-Indian settler was Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, a black man who was born in Haiti. ... He settled along the northern bank of the Chicago River near Lake Michigan, where he built a successful trading post and farm.As Haitians migrated to Chicago, they brought with them cooking traditions and practices from Haiti. The Haitian cuisine, is a Creole cuisine, t...