Michelle and Logan McLennon's journey began with a shared love for food and a dream to bring authentic Caribbean flavors to their community.Logan, a talented chef from Jamaica, had a deep appreciation for the vibrant and diverse Caribbean cuisine, along with a natural talent for blending spices and creating unique flavor combinations that tantalized the taste buds. With a background in advertising and marketing, Michelle, his partner, was ready to join Logan in launching Mackie's Golden Meals and helped get things going. As word spread about Mackie's Golden Meals, the couple quickly opened their food trailer and soon, people from neighboring towns were making the journey to experience the flavors of the islands. In this episode, we chat about:🏝️ Logan's journey to immigrate to Canada, where he, along with his mother and siblings, reunited with his father, and how they adapted to a new country and navigated a completely different way of life🧆 Introducing a new and different type of Caribbean-with-a-North-American-twist cousine to our community's accustomed rural tastebuds and how the response immediately took off ✨ The process of acquiring a food trailer and initiating operations, to managing finances and adhering to regulations, and even incorporating a catering aspect to the business 👏🏼 How Logan and Michelle are making a huge impact with a small footprint in the Ottawa Valley and championing for diversity