"Boiled peanuts, fried catfish, big Sunday dinners after church...
​these are my roots; and, this is where I come from."

"The People's Rockstar Chef Who Lives Bold and Cooks with Soul."

It all got started with Louise and Margaret Sledge-Lynch,
A mother and daughter from Bessemer, Alabama. 
They were real southern cooks. 
Margaret’s son, Johnny “Ray” Lynch, 
Loved watching them cook. 
They left an imprint on his soul.

​Ray was six when he moved 
From Alabama to New York, 
But he could make soul food 
Like it was nobody’s business. 
He put love in that food.   
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Ray had a son. His name was Lazarus. 
Lazarus loved cooking with his father. 
Together, they created 
A special bond in the kitchen. 

In 2004, Ray opened the restaurant,
Baby Sister’s Soul Food. 
It was named in memory of his mother. 
Lazarus wanted to be there. 
He wanted to be a chef. ​

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