Relatives provides initially soul food stuff have out and only splendor source keep to Bedford

BEDFORD, Va. (WDBJ) – A new relatives-owned organization in Bedford is using two exclusive passions and bringing them with each other as the excellent recipe for accomplishment.

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Sooul Food have out and Hair Have on Beauty Source deliver two passions with each other underneath a person roof.

”It’s just like a aspiration come accurate,” Barbara Mays claimed standing in a room comprehensive of wigs and hair extensions.

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This desire is situated behind the AutoZone and Minimal Caesar’s Pizza in Bedford, right off the Lynchburg Salem Turnpike.

But Mays did not consider her 10-12 months-old dream to very own a hair offer shop would also contain a have-out restaurant.

“No, I did not envision a cafeteria or carry-out but it all worked out,” she laughed.

The idea came to Mays’ brother, C.Jay Jones, final 12 months when he noticed the excellent making for sale.

“When things hits my head, I just go with it,” he claimed. “I really do not actually imagine way too much on it it just arrives to me.”

After a long time of envisioning a regular soul foodstuff cafe full of his family’s recipes, he and his sisters took a leap of faith to carry their passions together beneath a single roof.

“We just like trick them up a small bit,” he mentioned describing the meals.

Sooul Meals carry-out on one particular side and Hair Wear Magnificence Supply on the other.

“They believe it’s incredibly bizarre,” Mays said when requested what people’s 1st reaction is to their unique business enterprise. “Until they appear in to see, actually see it, then they are like, ‘oh, we get it now!’”

Wednesday by Saturday, family users like their cousin Natasha Parker whip up deliciousness like household-design mac and cheese. More emphasis on the cheese.

“I believe we’re the initially ones that essentially got a soul foods Black-owned organization all over listed here,” Jones reported.

It is also the only hair source retail store in Bedford. Right before Hair Don people had to travel to Roanoke or Lynchburg to get many of their natural beauty materials.

“We don’t just do this for ourselves,” Jones reported. “We do this because it is essential.”

Jones, Mays and the relaxation of the family members desired to carry one thing distinctive to Bedford. And they give credit history to God for opening the doors they needed to stroll by means of.

“We’re enthusiastic to be here. And everyday we just pray that the Lord do some thing unique,” Mays laughed. “Bring in the prospects!”

Hair Put on opened in November 2020 and Soul Food items opened in January 2021. The spouse and children carries on to have large desires to grow equally sides of the enterprise. Click listed here for functioning hours, location and other data.

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