Detroit is Different

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  • Latest episode: “Built for the Ride: Tiffany Gunter’s Detroit Transit Story”
  • Latest episode: “The Black Church is Still the Healing Balm for our Community, Dr. Charles Williams”
  • Latest episode: “Global Swagger of the Motor City, Drake Phifer talks Detroit Diaspora 2026”

Faniz Bites is the brainchild of Jefani Edison. The daughter of one of Detroit’s premier attorneys (Jeff Edison) has a business in meal prep, seasonings, and catering. Jefani opens up about her upbringing with parents centered in Pan-Africanism. Jefani talks about her love for Nataki Talibah and Howard University. Learn about her perspective on the similarities and differences between the chocolate city of Washington DC and Detroit. Jefani shares about her time working and managing LePetit Zinc as a Black woman operating a French restaurant in Detroit owned by a Black woman (Karima Sorel). Finally, Jefani talks about her business and how to connect with www.fanizbites.com and her seasonings. Get a better understanding of how she personalizes meals for diets, taste, people that don’t cook, and people that can’t cook.