The cousin of LoLo’s Chicken and Waffle’s founder is opening his own soul food restaurant in downtown Phoenix


Christian Buze is following a long family tradition into the restaurant business.

He is the cousin of Larry White, founder of LoLo’s Chicken and Waffles and the grandson of Elizabeth White of Mrs. White’s Golden Rule Cafe.

Now Buze – who goes by “Chef Buzz” – will open his contemporary soul food concept, the Root and Soul, this week at the DeSoto Central Market in Downtown Phoenix.

“It’s clearly a family recipe that Phoenix can’t get enough of, and we’re excited to bring the…

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