We have been wanting to have today’s guests on for so long, and we finally did the interview with them last week, and it was honestly even better than I thought it would be. I know I say that a lot. But I mean it (and I mean it every time!)
I think, too, that this is the first time we’ve had a married couple on the show. So that’s fun! Today’s guests are food heroes and chefs Omar Tate and Cybille St. Aude-Tate, of the much loved Honeysuckle. Omar and Cybille started Honeysuckle in their hometown of Philly in 2022 as an Afrocentric grocer and cafe, and in 2025, they transitioned the shop into a full-service restaurant dedicated to Black cultural preservation and centering around the values of ancestry, nourishment, and reclamation.
Honeysuckle’s food is rooted in Black food traditions, featuring seasonal ingredients sourced from a network of Black farmers and from its own farm in rural Pennsylvania; and it’s inspired by Omar’s Southern and Philly roots and Cybille’s Haitian heritage.
Omar has been named a Pew fellow and Esquire’s Chef of the Year, and more; Cybille has been named Women of Distinction Rising Star by Philadelphia Business Journal, Hospitality Star of the Year by the Philadelphia Citizen, and more; but, even better, these two warm-hearted humans also have three kids, and they manage to balance their time taking care of their sons while also running Honeysuckle. My dad has known and been friends with Omar for a while now, and we’re both so glad that we finally got our shit together and scheduled this interview.
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