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Shaunda Necole is an award-winning author, digital innovator, and podcast host known as a trusted voice in modern soul food cuisine. She founded The Soul Food Pot®, a leading, experience-driven platform dedicated to preserving African American culinary traditions through recipes, cultural storytelling, and modern cooking techniques.
Shaunda has shared more than 300 recipes across her food blog, authored five cookbooks and two seasoning guides, including the viral Black Folks Sweet Potato Pie™ and its accompanying cookbook, and hosts The Soul Food Pod, the first podcast dedicated to the history and culture of soul food. Her work centers on making life easier and more soulful, one recipe at a time.
In addition to her culinary work, Shaunda is a prominent Las Vegas spokesperson and the author of the best-selling travel book 100 Things to Do in Las Vegas Before You Die. She is the creator of Vegas Right Now and host of the Vegas Right Now! podcast, where she shares insider perspectives on the people, places, and culture that define the city beyond the Strip. Shaunda believes the lasting beauty of Las Vegas lives in its balance between novelty and flash, soulfulness and wholesomeness, making it the vibrant city she proudly calls home!
Her work and perspective have been featured across television, top-rated podcasts, and major media outlets, including Forbes, Cosmopolitan, Fast Company, Taste of Home, and Refinery29. When she’s not creating content, Shaunda enjoys exploring Nevada’s natural beauty with her husband, her grandkids, and her two beloved companions—Prince George the pup and Courtly the cat.
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by Shaunda Necole
Publisher, Reedy Press
“There’s the Vegas you think you know, and then there’s this!”
2025 Spring PenCraft Seasonal Book Awards
Best Book: Non-Fiction Historical/Cultural
Author, Shaunda Necole
A wonderfully illustrated book with recipe source acknowledgments to Shaunda Necole & The Soul Food Pot.
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“You may have heard the saying “Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” It must have been written for Shaunda because not only does she shine in any crowd, but she is amazing at teaching others how to shine in their chosen markets as well!”
“Shaunda is someone that knows the steps she took to succeed at a particular goal. She is also able to share and empower others to do the same, while customizing to their particular needs. She is part strategist, part thought provoker, and part cheerleader. Thank you Shaunda for knowing what works!”
