Chef Jamal Hashi

12/06/2025

Tonight's the night! Join us at The Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul at 7:30PM for a very special live show to celebrate our 30th anniversary! Last-minute tickets are available here: bit.ly/47um5hP

Featured guests include:

- Sean Sherman of Owamni - By The Sioux Chef
- Karyn Tomlinson of Myriel MN
- Chef Jamal Hashi
- Diane Moua of Diane's Place

We'll also have performances from special musical guest Laamar!

11/10/2025

Grateful beyond words 🙏🏽

This past October, my collaboration with Open Arms of Minnesotaa was honored with the 2025 Minnesota Nonprofits Award for Innovation! 💫

For over forty years, Open Arms has shown that food is more than a meal , it’s culture, healing, and connection. From African diets to Minnesota heart, our partnership proved what’s possible when communities come together to cook with purpose and love.

11/01/2025

Earlier this this month , On the very block where history changed, we came together chefs, elders, youth, and neighbor to share food, warmth, and love.
In the sunshine🤌🏾✨

Every spoon, every bowl carried a story.
A reminder that healing begins when we break bread together.

This is what community looks like.
No barriers, no titles just people showing up for one another.

Shout out Healthy Roots Institute and chef Lachelle , and to everyone who cooked, served, smiled, and stood in the cold to feed our city’s heart.
Spoons & Bowls wasn’t just a meal it was a movement.

09/09/2025

✨ From My Kitchen to Yours ✨

Honored to see one of our Somali classics highlighted at Mill City Farmers Market → Vegan Baasto Saldaato 🌱🍝🇸🇴

For us, baasto isn’t just pasta it’s history. A dish carried across oceans, flavored with migration, and served at every Somali table. Add the fresh saldaato take with locally grown spinach , kale , green breans , onion and herbs with the popular gedo masala and you’ve got a plate that’s simple, soulful, and full of love. 💙 💚

Food is more than nourishment its connection. From Mogadishu to Minneapolis, Somali flavors continue to tell our story.

👉🏾 Try the recipe here and let me know if you’d make it for your family 👇🏾
🔗 https://www.millcityfarmersmarket.org/recipes/vegan-baasto-saldaato/

Vegan Baasto Saldaato recipe from Chef Jamal Hashi created for the Mill City Farmers Market and highlights seasonal tomatoes and greens from the market.

06/20/2025

🤩🙌🏾

Gathering over food is a universal ritual that builds community, sustains life, and enriches our very existence.

We are honored to welcome culinary historian, author, and Netflix television personality Dr. Jessica B. Harris to share her thoughts on the importance of food in Black history, culture, and storytelling. After the program, guests will be invited to mingle and taste samples of several local chefs’ signature dishes.

Featured chefs:
Chef Lutunji Abram
Chef Jamal Hashi
Chef James Johnson
Chef Mateo Mackbee
Chef Rayo Odedina
Chef Robert Taylor

Purchase your tickets for this event you won't want to miss: https://mnhs.info/43HABT0

Image Credit: Dr. Jessica B. Harris

06/15/2025

We are proud to welcome Chef Jamal Hashi as the Special Guest of Honor at the Global Somali Awards 2025!

A culinary trailblazer and cultural icon, Chef Jamal is celebrated for redefining Somali cuisine and his impactful role in community development. 🍽👨🏽‍🍳

📍 Hilton Columbus at Easton | Columbus, Ohio
🗓 June 21, 2025

06/09/2025

I don’t just cook food. I cook memory, I cook story, I cook healing.

This photo was taken during one of the most beautiful nights of my life surrounded by people who came not just to eat, but to feel. Every dish I serve carries my grandmother’s firewood smoke, my mother’s laughter, Harlem hustle, and the resilience of generations.

I’ve fed Kings, presidents, celebrities, and strangers off the street and the one thing I’ve learned is this: If the food doesn’t tell the truth, it doesn’t matter how pretty the plate looks.

I cook with pens in my apron because I’m still writing the story. A Somali kid from two worlds stirring pots in Minnesota, serving dreams with a side of sambusa and BizBaz.

This life is not a permanent restaurant. It’s a pop-up. We Make it count while it’s open.

06/09/2025

05/02/2025

Go support, best handmade Sambusa Express in Minnesota!!

03/20/2025