Celebrity chef Michele McQueen is an Oakland-born restaurateur and cultural ambassador whose work sits at the intersection of food, community, and equity. Foodies have seen McQueen on Food Network’s Grill It with Bobby Flay and Guy’s Grocery Games, as well as ABC’s The Taste alongside Anthony Bourdain and Marcus Samuelsson.
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McQueen is the owner of Town Fare, located inside the Oakland Museum of California, where she curates’ menus that honor her renowned soul food while introducing new cultural fusions.
At her new chic cocktail haven Lucy Blue, McQueen writes a love letter to her hometown—creating a vibey bar layered with swanky décor, a boldly crafted cocktail program rooted in the vibrancy of The Town, and a full-service comfort food lineup that makes Lucy Blue feel like a home away from home.
