Goute & Groove

When I first started cooking, nothing brought me more joy than feeding my friends and family — making sure every plate was full, every belly satisfied, and only then sneaking a bite for myself. Goute & Groove felt like a grand, soulful extension of that kitchen joy.

I had the pleasure of leading a hands-on Pikliz class with 22 amazing attendees, and with Chef Sabelle executing my recipes to perfection, the day truly felt like home. Our partners at Tingz turned up the vibes with a cocktail class, shaking up drinks from my cookbook I Can Cook and keeping spirits high.

Together with Tingz’ Caribbean crowd and our NYC Croissants community, we filled Damballa with flavor, rhythm, and connection. The atmosphere pulsed with the sounds of Ted Bounce, Citizen B, and SbSounds, while guests sipped specialty THC cocktails crafted with Haiti’s own Clairin Communal. It was an unforgettable fusion of food, culture, and music — the perfect recipe for celebration.

The Tasting Menu Highlights

• Pikliz Pâte à Choux Puffs – a Chef Sabelle original twist

• Tropical Salad with pickled red onions, pineapple, mango, papaya, and passionfruit vinaigrette

• Plantain Empanadas straight from my cookbook I Can Cook

• Djon Djon Paella – earthy, rich, and deeply Haitian

• Blan Manje Ice Cream – creamy, cool, and nostalgic

Seeing people taste my creations in real life — dishes they usually only see online — was pure magic. The smiles, the conversations, the grooves on the dance floor — it all reminded me why I created The Haitian Croissant: to connect, to nourish, to celebrate culture.

To everyone who joined us: thank you. Goute & Groove is only the beginning. Stay tuned, because we’re bringing I CAN COOK to cities around the world — and next time, we want to see you at the table.

With Love, From Little Caribbean ✨

To celebrate Caribbean Heritage Month, we brought The Haitian Croissant to the heart of Brooklyn’s Little Caribbean for a special one-day pop-up. It was a joy to take over the shop and transform it into a celebration of culture, community, and creativity.

At the center of it all was our beloved With Love silk scarf collection — each piece highlighting the richness of the diaspora and honoring Caribbean heritage through vintage-inspired postage stamp designs. Guests came through to shop, connect, and wrap themselves in a little piece of culture with every scarf.

But the experience didn’t stop there. We served up stamp cookies, fresh Haitian pâté, and of course plenty of vibes. It felt like a gathering of family, where food, fashion, and storytelling came together in one joyful moment.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by, showed love, and celebrated with us. This was just the beginning — we can’t wait to bring the With Love collection to more cities around the world. 🌺✨

Shop the With Love, Collection:

With Love, From Haiti — Vintage Stamp Silk Scarf (JANUARY PRE- ORDER)

$110.00

Artifacts of Identity: How Vintage Stamps Became Luxury Silk Scarves

Luxury is storytelling, and our stories deserve to be told loudly.

The With Love Collection was born from the belief that the African diaspora deserves artifacts that reflect its brilliance, its history, and its presence in the world. Vintage postage stamps are tiny time capsules, proof that our people have always traveled, always influenced, always mattered. When I first started The Haitian Croissant, it was to create a space for members of the Diaspora to find a home filled with information, recipes, and artifacts from our island-before the media attempted to ruin our image. I’ve collected vintage stamps, vintage travel ads and more in my personal archive with hopes to re-release these treasures in a new way.

Each limited-edition vintage stamp silk scarf transforms these historic stamps from Haiti 🇭🇹, the West Indies 🌴, and West Africa 🌍 into wearable archives. Printed on luminous silk twill and hand-finished to perfection, they are not just accessories — they are heirlooms. All of our colors are names after beautiful elements within the countries across the Diaspora.

Haiti — Citron celebrates radiant resilience and a legacy of art that outshines adversity.

West Indies — Abriko Orange captures the warmth, joy, and rhythm of island life where culture is community.

West Africa — Palmis honors ancestral tradition and the foundation of global Black identity.

Wear them as a crown. Frame them as art. Give them to someone whose story deserves recognition.

These scarves are proof that the diaspora’s beauty has always traveled first class.

Carry your culture with elegance and With Love.