Bacchanal Sauce Named Winner of the Citi Urbanspace Challenge, a Competition to Help Local NYC Chefs Pursue their Culinary Dr...
November 16 2018 - 1:35PM
Business Wire
Chef Sonya Samuel is awarded with a Booth at
Urbanspace’s 570 Lex Food Hall for a Period of Three Months
Citi and Urbanspace today announced Sonya Samuel as the winner
of the Citi Urbanspace Challenge, a competition designed to help
discover culinary entrepreneurs who have the potential to be the
tastemakers of tomorrow and provide them with a platform to develop
their small businesses, raise their profiles and connect with the
New York food scene. As the winner, Samuel will be awarded a custom
branded booth for her signature Caribbean food concept, Bacchanal
Sauce, at Urbanspace at 570 Lex for three months beginning January
2019, courtesy of Citi.
"I'm honored to have participated with the other chefs in this
incredible competition and am beyond excited and proud to be
bringing a fiery taste of the Caribbean to Urbanspace at 570 Lex,”
said Chef Sonya Samuel.
A call for entries for culinary entrepreneurs was held in July
and out of dozens of entries, three finalists were chosen: Samuel
of Bacchanal Sauce, Tristan Chin-Fatt of Destination Dumplings and
Jumoke Jackson of Soul-full Sandwiches. With funding from Citi, the
three finalists were given the opportunity to operate their own
booth at the Urbanspace Fall pop-up markets.
“At Citi, we’re always looking for new opportunities to help
support the growth of small local businesses, which is why we
became the first ever partner of Urbanspace,” said Tina Davis, Citi
Managing Director, Head of Global Sponsorships. “We’re thrilled to
have the opportunity to help these culinary entrepreneurs gain
exposure and name recognition among consumers and congratulate all
of the talented finalists.”
The Citi Urbanspace Challenge winner was determined by a public
vote hosted on Urbanspace’s website, a panel of expert judges and
Urbanspace’s culinary team of directors.
“For the inaugural launch of the Citi Urbanspace Challenge, we
were excited to see so many culinary entrepreneurs with a dream.
Seeing the program grow from all of the online submissions, to the
three very different finalists competing in our pop-up markets with
thousands of public votes, was an energizing experience. Choosing
Sonya Samuel’s concept, Bacchanal Sauce, did not come easy with two
fierce competitors but her food speaks for itself. We’re excited to
welcome Sonya to Urbanspace at 570 Lex and bring a new Caribbean
menu option to our food hall,” said Eldon Scott, President of
Urbanspace.
Bacchanal Sauce, which consists of Habanero and Scotch Bonnet
peppers, pineapple, guava, cinnamon and allspice, is served by
Samuel over an assortment of Caribbean staples – including fried
fish cakes, Escovitch fish tacos and sweet tamales. Go try this
hot, island-inspired concept at Urbanspace at 570 Lex starting in
January 2019.
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About Urbanspace
Urbanspace curates and develops immersive public markets where
creative entrepreneurship and community flourish. Urbanspace,
founded in London in 1972, developed Camden Lock Market, Container
City, Spitalfields and other vibrant environments. In 1993, Eldon
Scott established the U.S. operations with the founding of the
Grand Central and Union Square Holiday Markets. Since then,
Urbanspace has developed many successful markets across NYC
including Urbanspace at 570 Lex, Urbanspace Vanderbilt, Mad. Sq.
Eats, Broadway Bites, the original Dekalb Market and more.
Urbanspace continues to connect small business owners and chefs
with curious creativity-seeking customers by reaching out to new
communities and spaces.
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CitiMatthew Polevoy,
212-609-0159matthew.polevoy@citi.comorUrbanspaceJohn James Muller,
954-649-7364jmuller@urbanspacenyc.com
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