Samuel Fredericks

I was living by Lake Merritt for many years, and my wife used to drive through West Oakland on her way from BART. She used to comment that the neighborhood felt like the South to her. It was her idea that we move here. Our home is an Oakland Landmark, an old Victorian known as the Hume-Wilcutt House.

I first heard Tanya when she was interviewed on the radio before Brown Sugar Kitchen opened. She said that she was going to be making biscuits, so I wrote down the address. When the restaurant opened, I came by and it’s been a love affair ever since. Now we make it a point to eat here several times a month.