Rashida Holmes
Chef - Owner of Bridgetown Roti
Email rashida@bridgetownroti.com
Location Los Angeles, CA
ABOUT
Taste, value and efficiency are the cornerstones of Chef Rashida Holmes’s food and approach to the restaurant business. If those are in place, the love will flow onto the plate.
She began her career in 2008 in Baltimore working full time at an Italian restaurant while attending culinary school. In 2010 Holmes moved to Pittsburgh to work with the James Beard- nominated Big Burrito group at their pan-Asian restaurant Soba. Shortly after moving to L.A. in 2013, she accepted a chef de cuisine position to open the French-inspired Terrine in West Hollywood.
Holmes’s experience with different cuisines, chefs, restaurants and markets have given her a diverse perspective in this ever-evolving industry. After positions as executive sous chef at Freehand hotel and Botanica in Silverlake, Holmes began the pop-up concept Bridgetown Roti in 2019, an ode to her Afro-Caribbean roots. By fall of 2020 Chef Holmes and Bridgetown Roti had served thousands with her take on Caribbean classics. Today Bridgetown has gained media coverage highlights with features in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times and The Wall Street Journal. In 2021 Bridgetown Roti was named Eater’s Best New Restaurant in Los Angeles, and Pop-up of the Year by Esquire Magazine.
PARTNERSHIPS
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J Gallo Winery Residency
PRESS
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Debra Lee’s Leading Women Defined Summit
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New York Times - Exploring Caribbean Food, Island by Island by Korsha Wilson
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How Some of LA’s Best Chefs Honor Their Mothers With Every Menu
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NPR: Bridgetown Roti Rashida Holmes is up for James Beard Award
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LA Downtown News - Local Paper - Cover
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These US restaurants and chefs are James Beard Award finalists
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Award-Winning West Indian Pop-Up Bridgetown Roti Scores First Restaurant Space
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New York Times Food Festival (Panel Appearance)
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Duolingo (Podcast Appearance)
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Thrillist - An Outstanding Culinary Program Makes This Maui Resort a Must-Visit
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LA Chef Con 2022 (Demo Appearance)
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KCRW Market Report (Via 89.9FM)
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LA Times - 11 must-try pop-ups, the next generation of L.A. dining
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Plate Magazine (Via Magazine)
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Eater LA - 15 Exceptional Caribbean Restaurants to Explore in Los Angeles
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Bon Appetite (Via Magazine)
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Thrillist - 8 Pop-Ups That Prove LA’s Food Scene Is Bouncing Back Stronger Than Ever
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Wall Street Journal - The Fish Recipe You’ll Be Making All Summer Long
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LA Times Food - Off Menu: Bridgetown Roti filters Bajan flavors through an L.A. lens
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Wall Street Journal - Spicy Shrimp Recipe: A Peel-and-Eat Party in 25 Minutes
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Food & Wine - Los Angeles' Most Exciting New Restaurants Are Ghost Pop-Ups
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OpenTable - How Black Chefs Are Celebrating Their Diasporic Heritages in the Age of the Pandemic
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Eater LA - LA Food Writers Discuss Their Best Restaurant Meals of 2020
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LA Mag - Some of 2020’s Best Takeout Didn’t Come from Traditional Restaurants
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LA Times Food 101 - The 101: These L.A. takeout pop-ups are meeting the moment and forging a future
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KCRW - ‘In the Weeds’: finding West Indian food in the Arts District
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KCRW (Via 89.9FM)
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Tastemade (Via Tastemade App)
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Mixed Mag - An Interview with Rashida Holmes by India Witkin
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TimeOut - One of L.A.’s best new pop-ups wants to get your goat
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Eater LA - Meet the Intrepid Group Leading LA’s Booming Instagram Pop-Up Food Scene
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LA Times - Seven must-try takeout upstarts claim their place in L.A.’s dining universe