Few Wisconsin restaurants are Black-owned. A Milwaukee incubator aims to change that.


Few Wisconsin restaurants are Black-owned. A Milwaukee incubator aims to change that.


Turning Tables owner says its move out of Turner Hall is so the company can double down on giving opportunities to people getting into the city’s food industry

Only 2 percent of restaurants in Wisconsin are owned by Black entrepreneurs, according to the latest estimates of the National Restaurant Association.

But one Milwaukee business is aiming to change that dynamic.

Turning Tables calls itself a “food incubator” that serves as a working kitchen for unlicensed chefs and potential food entrepreneurs. After a two-year stint in downtown Turner Hall, the kitchen recently moved to a new space to recommit to its model as a learning kitchen.

Founder Emerald Mills-Williams joined WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” to discuss the transition and the role of incubator kitchens in helping underrepresented voices get into the industry....

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