FX Excursions

FX Excursions offers the chance for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in destinations around the world.

Black-Owned Restaurants Around the Country to Visit on Your Next Trip

by Mary Melnick

Jun 18, 2020

Photo: Ammentorp | Dreamstime.com

Travel Tips

Black-owned restaurants around the country offer a welcoming atmosphere and delicious food you don’t want to miss on your next trip.

 

Amy Ruth’s

Located in Harlem, Amy Ruth’s is famous for its southern comfort cuisine. Carl S. Redding opened Amy Ruth’s in honor of his grandmother. He learned from the best and wanted to open a place where guests were served the superior, authentic dishes he learned when he spent summers growing up in Alabama with his grandmother.

 

Lo Lo’s Chicken and Waffles

Larry “Lo Lo” White grew up in the food industry, bussing tables at his grandmother’s restaurant; it wasn’t long before Larry started to experiment with his own recipes and eventually perfected his famous fried chicken and homemade waffles. Lo Lo’s Chicken and Waffles is a family-owned business with locations in Arizona, Texas and Nevada.

 

The Busy Bee Cafe

In 1947, self-taught cook Lucy Jackson decided to open her own restaurant in Atlanta. The restaurant’s name was inspired by a young missionary, who enjoyed the meal so much she ensured Lucy her restaurant would always be busy and blessed because of her kindness. Lucy’s nickname was “Mama Lucy” because she was always willing to help those in need. Although Lucy isn’t around anymore to run the business, it is still under great care and lives up to her expectations.

 

Photo: Ammentorp | Dreamstime.com

 

Booker’s Restaurant

Located in West Philadelphia, Bookers Restaurant aims to provide excellent service, fresh ingredients and delicious dishes. After listening to the community, Saba Tedla opened Booker’s Restaurant to provide more options for them. Tedla went back and forth with a name, but after watching the documentary Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story, she was inspired to name it after Booker Wright, a black waiter who worked at a white-only restaurant and also ran his own successful restaurant in Greenwood.

 

Roscoe’s House of Chicken N Waffles

With locations throughout California, you are bound to come across a Roscoe’s on your trip to the Golden State. Roscoe’s was founded by Herb Hudson in 1975. The Los Angeles Times referred to Roscoe’s as “such an L.A. institution that people don’t even question the strange combos anymore,” and The New York Times says it’s a “beloved soul food chain.”

 

Shirley Mae’s Cafe & Bar

Shirley Mae’s Cafe is located in the oldest black community in Louisville, Kentucky. Owner and chef Shirley Mae Beard has brought delicious southern dishes to guests since 1988; she strives to make sure her guests feel at home as soon as they step in the door. All the ingredients are fresh and prepared by Shirley Mae or her partner Chef Theresa to ensure quality; in fact, it’s one of the few restaurants of its kind where the kitchen is wide open so you can watch as your food is prepared.

#WhereverFamily

Insta Feed
Destinations / Europe
Mar 16, 2023

Kids’ Guide to Ancient Sites in England

Kids are fascinated by mysteries, so spotting the enigmatic stone structures dotting the English countryside can be a great treasure hunt to keep kids engaged during your family’s travels in England. These stones and the museums that explain the larger ones are a tantalizing glimpse into the Bronze and Iron Ages.

United Airlines Celebrates its First Class of United Aviate Graduates

As the only major U.S. airline to own a flight school, United Airlines already hit a major milestone, and now the carrier celebrates another important — and historic — step as the inaugural class of United Aviate Academy pilots graduates, leading the next generation of aviators. The 51 students in the graduating class were majority, at 80 percent, women and people of color — another stride toward United’s goal of training 5,000 new pilots by 2030 with half women or POC.

News
Mar 16, 2023

Airlines Introducing, Altering Family Seating Policies

Anyone who has traveled with family knows the difficulty in not only booking seats together but also avoiding an extra charge to group a family together. Now, however, several airlines announce upgrades and changes to family seating policies in the wake of the Biden administration cracking down on airlines charging families to sit together.

Destinations / North America
Mar 16, 2023

6 Wisconsin Cities for Family Travel in 2023

Finding the right destination to cater to all age groups can sometimes be difficult for family travelers, but Wisconsin offers a wide variety of great family-friendly cities for those looking for a Midwest vacation this year. Here are six Wisconsin cities to consider adding to your family’s travels in 2023:

Destinations / North America
Mar 16, 2023

5 Family-Friendly Museum Restaurants in Florida

Combine culture with culinary during family travel to Florida at these five family-friendly museum restaurants.

Slideshow
Mar 16, 2023

7 Tbilisi, Georgia, Destinations for Family Travel

It’s time to start dreaming of your next family trip. Here’s some destination inspiration for you. Take a visual journey through Tbilisi, Georgia, with us.