Hear Celeste Croxton-Tate talk about her “food love origin story” on Heritage Radio Network for their Let’s Talk About Food feature.
Boston.com
Celeste Croxton-Tate was featured in Boston.com’s article, “The dishes that shaped some of Boston’s Black restaurant owners”.
Growing up in Roxbury, Croxton-Tate would oscillate between watching cooking shows on WGBH and observing her Caribbean neighbors making vibrant, spiced curries.
“My culinary background stems from sitting in the kitchens and watching my family and neighbors use a myriad of fresh and dried spices and herbs for dishes made from scratch,” she shared. “My favorite [dish] was, and still is, jerk chicken with coconut rice and peas and fried sweet plantains.”
redtomato.org
Find out how to make Celeste’s savory apple pie in this segment of Red Tomato’s, The Magic of Heirloom Apples.
In 2020, Red Tomato invited Celeste Croxton-Tate to a virtual discussion joined by Simon Renault of Scott Farm, to inspire more fun and surprising ways to cook with heirloom apples. Celeste is a celebrated cookbook author and owner of Lyndigo Spice.
Behind the Business Blog
Celeste Croxton-Tate and Lyndigo Spice were featured on the BTB Showcase detailing how the business has been impacted by COVID-19, her recently published The Lyndigo Spice® Cookbook: A Culinary Memoir, lessons learned about running a business, and more.
Do your research. My research was going out and buying other chutney’s so I would know what I didn’t want mine to taste like. Find out what licensing you need for your business. Find out if you need insurance. What equipment you need if you’ll be a part of a commercial kitchen. Make sure you have your proper credentials in order. Be careful what you name your company. Don’t go and register a [business] name that’s so common.
Be aware who your competition is, don’t try to mimic. Just see what they are doing. I wanted to put out a product that nobody else was doing.
Chowhound
Lyndigo Spice and its founder, Celeste were featured on Chowhound in their article about what Juneteenth personally means to her.
For others, food lends itself as a tangible symbol, a way to viscerally pay homage to their ancestors. Celeste Croxton-Tate, the owner of spice store Lyndigo Spice in Boston, Massachusetts, always prepares candied yams and macaroni and cheese—her sons’ favorites—but it’s her stewed okra that is much more meaningful on Juneteenth.