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Corinne's Place

Corinne's Place is a restaurant in Camden, New Jersey. In 2022 the restaurant was selected as an America's Classic by the James Beard Foundation.

History edit

Corinne Bradley-Powers, a Camden native and lifelong resident and at the time a single mother, founded the restaurant on Haddon Avenue in Camden in 1989.[1][2][3][4] Before starting the business, she was a social worker.[5] She bought the property in 1985, but struggled to get a loan, and took on a catering job to fund the business.[6] At first, the restaurant was open only on weekends.[6] By 1995, it was open Wednesday through Saturday, with an all-day buffet on Sundays.[6] Bradley-Powers was often joined in the kitchen by her mother, Fannie Anderson, who had taught her how to cook, while her own daughter worked as a waitress.[6] At the time, she advertised the restaurant as "soul food with a touch of class".[6]

In 2008, Corinne's Place was featured in a Gannett New Jersey article, which called it "a treasured part of Camden's community", noting that regulars often called on Bradley-Powers for catering weddings and other events.[7]

When the James Beard foundation announced the 2022 America's Classics list, friends texted Bradley-Powers to congratulate her; she had never heard of the foundation or its namesake.[8][9]

Menu edit

The restaurant focuses on southern specialties such as fried chicken, pigs feet, smothered pork chops, turkey wings, fried catfish, black-eyed peas, greens, cornbread, and sweet potatoes.[1][2][3][5] Philadelphia Inquirer dining editor Craig LaBan called Bradley-Powers “the queen of soul food” the restaurant's fried chicken “unforgettable.”[8]

Recognition edit

In 2022 the restaurant was selected as an America's Classic by the James Beard Foundation;[10] the foundation in their announcement called the restaurant "a pillar of community at the heart of one of America’s lowest-income cities".[1] NBC News in 2020 called the restaurant "acclaimed".[11] Local and regional media have called the restaurant "iconic"[3] and Bradley-Powers a pillar of her community.[12]

Ownership edit

Bradley-Powers sold the restaurant to Trevor Vaughan in 2019 and maintains a consulting role.[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Robertson, Greg (March 3, 2022). "Six Restaurants Receive Prestigious James Beard American Classics Award". TravelAwaits. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Announcing the 2022 America's Classics Winners | James Beard Foundation". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d Whittaker, Celeste E.; Trethan, Phaedra (February 16, 2022). "Corinne's Place restaurant in Camden wins prestigious James Beard award". Courier News. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Corinne's Place serves soul food with a heart of gold". 6abc Philadelphia. March 11, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Winne, Judith W. (March 5, 2008). "Soul Food for the Soul". Home News Tribune. Gannett New Jersey. p. E1. Retrieved March 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b c d e Riordan, Kevin (January 9, 1995). "Woman cooks up soul food". Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. Retrieved March 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Winne, Judith W. (March 5, 2008). "Soul Food for the Soul (Continued from E1)". The Central New Jersey Home News. Gannett New Jersey. p. E2. Retrieved March 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ a b Finn, Jennifer (June 23, 2022). "Meet the Woman Behind Corinne's Place, Camden's Renowned Soul-Food Spot". New Jersey Monthly. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  9. ^ "A toast to Philadelphia's girl bosses, entrepreneurs and women business owners". 6abc Philadelphia. March 11, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  10. ^ McClellan, Jennifer (June 14, 2022). "Who won on food's big night? See the full list of James Beard Award 2022 winners". USA Today. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  11. ^ "7 years ago, this city disbanded its police force. It now serves as a model for others". NBC News. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  12. ^ Finn, Jennifer (August 5, 2020). "Black-Owned Restaurants, Longtime Community Pillars, Garner New Devotees". New Jersey Monthly. Retrieved February 28, 2023.

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