Shanika Graham-White
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About
Cookbook author, recipe developer, and food stylist who is best known for being the founder and creator of the blog Orchids + Sweet Tea. She is known for posting plant-based and healthy recipes. Her Instagram account, which operates under the handle orchidsnsweettea_, has garnered 380,000 followers.
Before Fame
As a child, she grew up an extreme picky eater which led to high levels of anxiety around food and in general. As she got older, she began getting in the kitchen more and taught herself how to master simple dishes. The first dessert she nailed in High School was cheesecake.
Trivia
Her work has been featured in publications which include Taste of Home Magazine, Southern Living Magazine, Food Network Magazine, The Zoe Report, Huffington Post, SELF, Food52, and VegNews. She is the author of the book, "Orchids & Sweet Tea: Plant Forward Recipes with Jamaican Flavor & Southern Charm."
Family Life
She and her husband Darnell have a son named Kam and a dog named Koffee. She and her husband are owners of Brooklyn's Sweet Tea Production Co.
Associated With
Her work appeared in Respin, a wellness brand by Halle Berry.
