Cooking With Soul Is the Spice of Life
The tempting aroma that wafted above the boulevard could be traced to the hot kitchen of Adelle’s Bar B Q Soul Food where Adelle Alexander stirred collard greens, sweetened yams, and checked on the peach cobbler in the oven. The chicken sizzled, the catfish barbecued, and the ham hocks smoked as Mrs. Alexander tended to the mouth-watering dishes that keep her customers coming back to the restaurant at 941 W. Compton Boulevard in Compton. “I taught myself to cook,” said the ch