50Kitchen
Mobile caterer · Chatham County ·
Fusion of Southern comfort, Asian influences, and honey cornbread
Fusion of Southern comfort, Asian influences, and honey cornbread
"A Fields Corner restaurant that combined Southern soul food and Asian flavors, it opened after a long build-up in February 2020 just weeks before the initial COVID shutdown. Founded by chef-owner Anthony Caldwell — who transitioned from private chef and caterer after crowdfunding and a local pitch win — the spot prioritized community work, from donating leftovers to shelters and mentoring youth to hiring local residents. Caldwell has spoken openly about learning to cook during a period of incarceration and about his recovery from alcohol addiction, which inspired the restaurant’s name. The team announced a planned closure on social media, framing it as the end of a chapter rather than the end of their story." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal
"50Kitchen is noted for its amazing jambalaya egg rolls." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal
"Chef Anthony Caldwell opened his dream restaurant just weeks before the pandemic hit Massachusetts. Support one of Dorchester’s newest (and one of Boston’s best new) restaurants by ordering Caldwell’s fusion of Southern soul food and various Asian cuisines. 50Kitchen is open for takeout and delivery." - Terrence Doyle
"An alum of the Commonwealth Kitchen small-business incubator, 50Kitchen fuses Southern fare with Asian influences, like chef Anthony Caldwell’s jambalaya egg rolls and sides of kimchi mixed with collard greens. With only three options — a banana egg roll, an Oreo parfait, and a strawberry shortcake parfait — the dessert menu is short and sweet. Be sure to savor the banana egg roll as it nails the spot’s fusion focus. 50Kitchen is open for limited indoor dining, takeout via Toast, and delivery via Grubhub." - Nathan Tavares
"Opened in late February in Dorchester, this small 19-seat restaurant was forced to pivot to limited takeout and delivery with a skeleton crew; the owner says those operations cannot cover long-term expenses, loan deferments are finite, and reopening under capacity caps might allow only about six diners—making return-to-dine-in potentially unviable. The operator has criticized third-party delivery apps as extracting revenue from already thin margins and warned that he will not risk his life to keep the business afloat." - Terrence Doyle
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