Emmer & Rye Hospitality Group chef and Director of Hospitality Tavel Bristol-Joseph sits second from left on a 2023 SXSW panel.
As chef and director of hospitality for Emmer & Rye Hospitality Group, Bristol-Joseph oversees operations of. He joined three other Black chefs for a Sunday, March 12 panel called “Futuring Food Systems: A Seat at the Chef's Table.” "My experience was a little bit different in the sense that, you know, coming from the Caribbean and having a strong accent, even though you're the same color as everyone in the room, you're also different ... Coming from the Caribbean, anyone that's American, in your mind, they're better than you, or they're on a different level that you're at,” he said.