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Shaunda Necole is the founder of The Soul Food Pot®, a modern soul food platform. An author, recipe developer, and cultural storyteller, she is known for preserving Black culinary traditions through her recipes, digital media, and forthcoming book, The Soul Food Pot Cookbook. She also shares insider Las Vegas experiences through Vegas Right Now™.
Shaunda Necole is an award-winning author, digital innovator, and founder of The Soul Food Pot®, a modern soul food platform dedicated to preserving African American culinary traditions through recipes, cultural storytelling, and modern cooking techniques.
She has shared more than 300 recipes across her platform and is the author of 100 Things to Do in Las Vegas Before You Die and the forthcoming The Soul Food Pot Cookbook (2027). Through her work, she helps home cooks confidently recreate heritage dishes with precision, ease, and soul.
Shaunda is also the host of The Soul Food Pod, a cultural storytelling and recipe-driven podcast exploring the history, traditions, and evolution of soul food.
In addition to her culinary work, 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 Las Vegas beyond the Strip.
Her work has 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, 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!”
Shaunda Necole is widely recognized for modernizing traditional soul food recipes while preserving the cultural history behind them, celebrating the vibrant spirit of Las Vegas, and sharing the everyday joy of living well through food, travel, and storytelling.