The Hungry Black Man

The Hungry Black Man Media platform dedicated to the national Black culinary ecosystem served with rants and commentary. Starex Smith.

The Hungry Black Man is a Media Company dedicated to navigating and sharing the Black and minority experience through commentary on food, travel, and culture. Content will be both interesting and informational with the occasional ramblings of the blog's creator, Mr.

12/24/2025

Cussing me out is unnecessary. Please come to the restaurant if you received an email regarding your $100 gift card.

I pray that everyone has a blessed holiday, and that for those who are separated from family and loved ones, God brings ...
12/24/2025

I pray that everyone has a blessed holiday, and that for those who are separated from family and loved ones, God brings you comfort and peace.

This weekend, Smith & Williams in Toledo, Ohio will host a pop-up, giving you the opportunity to come see what all the buzz is about. Our team is excited to serve you as we continue our journey toward our grand opening.

Join us to enjoy our signature entrées, along with succulent appetizers, flavorful sides, and our scratch-made Southern brunch.

We are located at 5038 Lewis Avenue. Please make reservations for your party by calling or texting (567) 970-9059.

12/24/2025

I know it’s late. But are there any Santas in the Toledo area who can be at the Resturant tomorrow from 3pm - 6pm?

12/24/2025

TOLEDO, OH - This weekend, Smith & Williams at 5038 Lewis Ave. will host brunch both Saturday and Sunday due to folks liteally demand. Saturday brings R&B Brunch; Sunday follows with Soul & Gospel Brunch.

Below you’ll see some of ourscratch-made buttermilk biscuits sandiwches and house made berry compote and honey glaze that give you a reason to show up. Our biscuits are tender, nostalgic, and passed down from Chef Carla Hall, who was raised in the heart of Nashville. My favorite, the Georgia sausage biscuit with egg and cheese, is missing for now, but the bacon biscuit is a strong second.

Come see what the noise is about. Reserve by calling or texting (567) 970-9059.

TOLEDO, OH - Tomorrow, on Christmas Eve, seventy children in this city will receive something more than a $100 gift card...
12/24/2025

TOLEDO, OH - Tomorrow, on Christmas Eve, seventy children in this city will receive something more than a $100 gift card. They’ll receive relief and joy, with the knowledge that their community cares and they are not forgotten.

This began with the Smith & Williams Restaurant family, alongside Assurance and the Center for Black Innovation, raising $5,000 to support fifty youth. Then I put up a simple request to the people of Toledo to help us match what we had already committed. And Toledo answered.
The rest came from neighbors with big hearts, the kind that don’t need recognition to do the right thing. Still, gratitude matters. So thank you to Daren Dashner, Hair Hair, Vita Caprice, Carolyn Sutton, Lakevia Punkin Harris and Jeanie Tietjens Knuth answering the call when it mattered.

And then there is this angel on earth pictured below Christina Miller, who went above and beyond, sponsoring an additional ten children with a $1,000 gift. That kind of generosity doesn’t just help; it restores faith. This is what community looks like when it’s real. Thank you to all who stepped up and we invite you to come to the restaurant at 3pm, to personally meet the youth who are impacting with your kindness. Smith & Williams Restaurant is located at 5038 Lewis Ave. Toledo, OH.

12/23/2025

TOLEDO, OH - During the soft opening, we offered only two pastas, a modest gesture meant to test the waters. Almost every table asked the same question: Why only two? It was the kind of question honestly, cooks love

This weekend, Smith & Williams begins to reveal its pasta voice more fully: a growing lineup built around house-made sauces like Cajun cream with a slow burn, classic Alfredo done properly, a jerk Alfredo that nods to the diaspora, and a lemon–white wine cream that tastes like both restraint and confidence. A vegetarian option is part of the conversation, with more ideas quietly taking shape in the kitchen.

Nothing here comes from a jar or a can. These are sauces made the old way, assembled to order, built from butter, cream, aromatics, patience. That matters. You can taste when someone is rushing you, and you can taste when they are not.

A soft opening is, by definition, unfinished. It is the sound of a restaurant learning how to breathe with local staff who has never cooked or served cuisine like this before. We’re making changes, adjusting rhythms, fixing what needs fixing, and we want you to see that process up close as we move toward a Grand Opening date to be announced soon.

For now, we are open this Saturday and Sunday only:

· Saturday Dinner: 5pm – 10pm

· Sunday Gospel Brunch: 11am – 5pm

Smith & Williams
5038 Lewis Ave

Reservations can be made by calling or texting (567) 970-9059.

Come after Christmas. Come hungry. Come curious. Taste what makes us different and watch us become who we’re meant to be.

12/23/2025

Black owned businesses have an obligation to support the Black communities in which they operate. No different from Jewish companies who ensure they are charitable to their charities and communities.

12/23/2025

TOLEDO, OH - They told us, during the soft opening, that the deviled eggs needed more room to breathe. More presence. More conversation on the plate. And that felt right. Deviled eggs are not a garnish; they are a statement of Southern shorthand for hospitality, restraint, and even indulgence all at once.

So the chef and I disappeared into the kitchen for an afternoon that turned into evening, tasting and retasting. This is the first true iteration of our Deviled Egg Flight, not a finished thesis but a thoughtful draft.

You’ll now get four eggs, each distinct in accent and attitude: one crowned with candied bacon, sticky and sweet; one folded gently with wild-caught Atlantic salmon; one rich with wild-caught blue crab, restrained enough to honor the delicacy; and one brightened with Thai chili heat that lingers just long enough to remind you it was intentional.

We’ll be open this Saturday and Sunday only, offering these eggs alongside a deliberately selected menu of pastas, salads, apps and our Southern Gospel Brunch on Sunday. After that, we’ll pull back again. Two or three days at a time, while we continue to tighten the screws, align the rhythms, and make sure every detail earns its place.

The grand opening will be announced soon, until then, this is an invitation, taste and dine where we are, to see where we’re going, and to understand that getting it right matters more than getting it fast. Make your reservations or simply walk in.

Address: 5038 Lewis Ave, Toledo, OH 43612
Phone: (567) 970-9059

12/22/2025

Yolyn Hollingsworth of Ho***rs and Attorney Richard Mitchell, thank you for sponsoring 5 kids as a part of our (50) $100 gift cards. This brings the total to 55 Toledo youth who will receive $100 on Christmas Eve! Toledo, let’s make it 100 kids!

12/22/2025

Hey Toledo. If there are any businesses who would like to match Smith & Williams support of 50 local youth with $100 gift cards for Christmas or actual gifts, please inbox so we can make the city’s Christmas even more special! Thank you.

12/22/2025

Smith & Williams Restaurant will be gifting 50 Toledo youth ages 10 - 16 with $100 on Christmas Eve. Please scroll down my page for info.

12/22/2025

This has been a learning experience out of this world.

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