Yvonne Anderson-Thomas is the owner of Brown Shuga Soul Foods, a local, Boise, Idaho-based business that prepares and sells authentic Southern-style cuisine direct to customers through two food trucks and catering at special events. It is a family affair, with her parents and her son working as employees to keep up with the demand for Yvonnes made-from-scratch culinary creations.
The menu includes succulent meats such as smoked turkey legs and barbecue chicken; zesty main dishes like gumbo and jambalaya; a variety of flavorful sides including collard greens, coleslaw, and macaroni and cheese; and her rich, signature dessertssweet potato pie and lemon tarts. Yvonnes cooking and
friendly, personal service capture the essence of her background: an African American tradition of big, Sunday gatherings around a table laden with mouthwatering, home-cooked foods.
Yvonne opened Brown Shuga Soul Foods in June of 2011. Yvonne was recently honored to be selected as one of only six local chefs to participate in Boises premier fundraiser, the 2012 A Chefs Affaire, an annual benefit for the Idaho Foodbank. Yvonne will also participate in her 15th year at the Soul Food
Extravaganza, one of the longest-running soul food festivals in America. Yvonne is proud of the fact that her food trucks are a model of cleanliness and have always passed Health Department inspections with flying colors. Her attention to food safety traces back to the microbiology class she took while learning her Bachelors in Applied Sciences at NNU in 2007.
