Skip to content
Search
Subscribe to our newsletter
Cuisine Noir logo
Donate
Donate
Donate Monthly
Donate Monthly
  • Food & Drink
  • Climate + Food
  • Travel
  • Lifestyle
  • Cooking
  • Culture
  • News
    • Food News
    • Drink News
    • Travel News
  • Recipes
Cuisine Noir logo
  • Food & Drink
  • Climate + Food
  • Travel
  • Lifestyle
  • Cooking
  • Culture
  • News
    • Food News
    • Drink News
    • Travel News
  • Recipes
Donate
Donate
Donate Monthly
Donate Monthly
  • Food & Drink
  • Climate + Food
  • Travel
  • Lifestyle
  • Cooking
  • Culture
  • News
    • Food News
    • Drink News
    • Travel News
  • Recipes
Cuisine Noir logo
  • Food & Drink
  • Climate + Food
  • Travel
  • Lifestyle
  • Cooking
  • Culture
  • News
    • Food News
    • Drink News
    • Travel News
  • Recipes
Donate
Donate
Donate Monthly
Donate Monthly
Food News

PEPSI® and Kelly Rowland Search for Loyal Diners Considered Local Celebrities

By V. Sheree Williams
/
August 27, 2024
       
Kelly Rowland for Local Eats Better with Pepsi
Pictured: Kelly Rowland | Photo credit: PepsiCo Beverages North America
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...

From their favorite booth to their first big break, the Local Eats Better With Pepsi Program gives food lovers a shot at their own Pepsi ad and honorary menu item. 

Before Kelly Rowland was an internationally renowned celebrity, she was a regular that was treated like one at her favorite Houston restaurant. To find the next dine-in star, PEPSI® is partnering with the award-winning singer to turn local restaurant regulars into hometown celebrities with a chance to be featured in a Pepsi ad and have their favorite menu item renamed in their honor.

To kick off the Local Eats Better With Pepsi program, Kelly is inviting fans to enjoy the meal that keeps her going back to her top hometown spot, Houston This Is It Soul Food.

“A meal at Houston This Is It Soul Food isn’t just about the delicious food and drinks but the memories you create when you’re there. The pairing of soul food and drinking Pepsi will always remind me of celebrating some big moments with my family and friends, and I’m excited to share a taste of that with others,” says Rowland.

The Local Eats Better With Pepsi program launches in Kelly Rowland’s hometown of Houston.
Pictured: Kelly Rowland at Houston This Is It Soul Food restaurant for Local Eats Better with Pepsi | Photo credit: PepsiCo Beverages North America

Grab the Spotlight For You and Your Favorite Hometown Spot

The Houston restaurant is a fourth generation, family-owned institution, serving comforting dishes in a relaxed setting, and has renamed Kelly’s favorite meal in her honor. From August 27 until September 24, Houstonians can enjoy the Kelly Rowland – special of peppered steak with rice and gravy, green beans, peach cobbler, and an ice-cold fountain Pepsi for $15 exclusively at both Houston This Is It Soul Food locations.

“Neighborhood restaurants have a unique way of connecting with their diners. The Local Eats Better With Pepsi program is about celebrating the eateries that keep guests coming back for more than just the food but also the community they create. We’re honored to spotlight these hometown gems and the loyal regulars who support them,” says Scott Finlow, chief marketing officer of PepsiCo Global Foodservice.

Loyal patrons can enter to win time in the spotlight for them and their favorite local restaurant by nominating the spot on PepsiLocalEats.com until October 31, 2024. Winners will be featured in their own Pepsi campaign and have their favorite, signature dish renamed in their honor. Winners will also get to enjoy their namesake meal for free for a limited time.

All fans who submit their restaurant story by October 31, 2024, will also receive $3 to make their next meal better with Pepsi. Fans can go to the Pepsi Local Eats website to nominate and to learn more.

Trending Stories

  • Homemade southern fried chicken with biscuits and mashed potatoes
    Culture10 Classic Dishes to Celebrate National Soul Food Month
  • Homesteading - Farmer or homesteader hands carrying food
    Climate + FoodCultivating Freedom Through Homesteading: Tips to Get Started and Reconnected
  • Celebrity chef and The Great Soul Food Cook-Off Champion Razia Sabour
    Black Chefs, Food & DrinkCelebrity Chef Razia Sabour Honors Soul Food’s History with Competition Win
  • Collard greens with pork
    CultureHow Soulful Collard Greens Are Rooted in Black Culture, Cooking and Farming

Subscribe

Subscribe to The Weekly Dish and get the week’s top food stories delivered to our inbox each Thursday.


    Diaspora Food Stories Podcast

    Listen to global chefs, winemakers, farmers and more tell their stories in their own words.
    Listen to the Podcast

    Support Award-Winning Journalism

    Help Cuisine Noir deliver stories that honor Black food history, culture and traditions.

    Donate
    Donate on Paypal

    Related Articles

    Loading...
    Cheez-It Snapd x Phaedra Parks
    Food News

    Phaedra Parks and Cheez-It® Snap’d Drop This Season’s Hottest Snack-Inspired Accessory for a Limited Time

    Turtles teams up with ShaCarri Richardson
    Food News

    Sha’Carri Richardson and Turtles® Prove Everyone Wins When We Slow Down in New Campaign

    NBA Star Paul George for Kinder Chocolate Pass The Fun
    Food News

    Kinder Chocolate® and Paul George to Bring Families Together for a Summer of Play and Basketball

    Cuisine Noir is an award-winning lifestyle media outlet dedicated to providing culturally-rich and factually reported stories that connect the African diaspora through food, drink and travel and celebrate Black food cultures.

    Facebook Instagram Pinterest Youtube

    About

    Our History
    Our Team
    Content Integrity
    Advertise with Us
    Photography Use
    Affiliate Links
    Donate to Our Work
    Privacy

    Subscribe

    Subscribe to The Weekly Dish to have award-winning food journalism delivered to your inbox each Thursday.


      Copyright© 2025 Cuisine Noir and The Global Food and Drink Initiative.
      Site by ACS Digital