Food has always been more than nourishment in the Black community. It is history, resilience, celebration, and connection. From Saturday brunch with friends and family Sunday dinners to holidays and community events, the table has long been a place where stories are shared, traditions are preserved, and generations are brought together.
Yet when it comes to nutrition and health education, the cultural significance of these foods is often overlooked. Too often, traditional foods that hold deep meaning in our communities are labeled as unhealthy without acknowledging their history, nutritional value, or the role they play in our identity.
Black Table Company was created to change that narrative.
Founded on the belief that health should never require leaving culture behind, Black Table Company provides culturally rooted nutrition services designed to support the well-being of people of color. By combining evidence-based nutrition with an understanding of cultural food traditions, the goal is to help individuals and families build healthier relationships with food while honoring the heritage that shaped our tables.
At Black Table Company, nutrition is not about restriction or abandoning the foods we love. It’s about rediscovering the power within our traditions, reimagining familiar meals in ways that support long-term health, and creating space for culturally relevant conversations about wellness.
The vision is simple but powerful: a future where the Black community thrives in health while celebrating the cultural legacy of our food.
Because when we gather around the table, we’re not just sharing a meal—we’re preserving culture, strengthening community, and nourishing the next generation.
Hello! I’m Devin King, a registered dietitian passionate about empowering clients to heal their relationship with food.
With my experience in eating disorder treatment across all levels of care (RTC, PHP, IOP) in addition to the outpatient private practice space, I’ve provided 1-on-1, family and group care to hundreds of clients ages 7 to 80+.
My specialities include but are not limited to:
- General Health
- Intuitive and Mindful Eating
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
- Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Disordered Eating
- Difficult Relationships with Food, Movement, Body Image
- Other Specified Feeding Eating Disorder (OSFED)
Credentials & Education:
- Registered Dietitian by the Commission of Dietetic Registration
- Master’s Degree in Nutrition Sciences from the University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham
Black Table Company exists to support the health of the Black community through culturally relevant nutrition education, dietitian services, and a celebration of the foods and traditions that bring us together.
To transform the way nutrition is delivered in communities of color by centering culture, heritage, and accessibility in health education.