Salt Lake City cook shares his Haitian culture through food and tries to undo the sinister stereotypes of the Voodoo religion

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Roody Salvator was born and raised in Haiti and now operates a food truck at Salt Lake City's Downtown Farmers Market. On Oct. 27, he is holding a Voodoo Day of the Dead dinner, to educate Utahns about the Haitian food and how it's linked to Voodoo — don't confuse it with Black Magic. Saturday Sept. 29, 2018.

Salt Lake City cook shares his Haitian culture through food and tries to undo the sinister stereotypes of the Voodoo religion

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