Our Story

Caribbean Roots grew out of our love for food, family, and community.

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During the pandemic, Ryan and Johanna began serving free curbside barbecue for their church and neighbors. What started as a way to bring people together became a family business, with their two children joining the journey.

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Johanna brings the Dominican flavors she learned growing up in the Dominican Republic and Brooklyn. Ryan brings a love of slow-cooked barbecue, shaped by Northern Indiana, his Jamaican mentor, and travels through the Caribbean.

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Together, they serve island flavors and traditional barbecue with the same care that first brought everyone around their table.

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Food from the Sol.