Brownees Urban Bistro

Established in October 2018, Brownees Urban Bistro, a cultural catering company infusing Indigenous ingredients with Caribbean flavours and spice, was brought to Winnipeg, Treat 1 Territory by owner and head Chef, Melissa Brown; also known as Brownee!

With her passion for cooking, love for her Jamaican & Anishinaabe identity, and appreciation for the Indigenous foods sovereignty movement, Chef Brown thought it only made sense to offer Winnipeg a unique and elevated dining and tastebud experience.

Food and the opportunity to cook were surefire ways to engage the youth in Melissa’s neighbourhood growing up. Whenever places like Magnus Eliason Recreation Centre offered either, Melissa and her friends were always there; that experience launched Melissa’s journey to establish an urban Indigenous youth culinary program and Brownees Urban Bistro.

Brownees Urban Bistro fills a unique and thriving niche in the cuisine industry and has recently created an extension of her catering company to include luxury bannock donuts: Brownees Bannock Delights.

Brownees Urban Bistro & Brownees Bannock Delights can be found on Facebook & Instagram, and bookings can be made through her website.

Join Chef Brown at Manitou a bi Bii daziigae on April 19, 2023 for Indigenous Food, Fashion, and Music: an RBC Reaction by Collision Community Event and indulge in a fusion of Anishinaabe and Jamaican cuisine. For more information, check out the program post for the 2023 RBC Reaction by Collision.