A native of the Carolinas, Rashad Frazier's favorite memories growing up were countless springs and summers spent outdoors between Charlotte and the Low Country. He discovered his passion for cooking in his twenties, and after successfully founding and running the Afro-Asian pop-up catering company Yoshi Jenkins for several years, the 2020 pandemic required him to pivot his career. Camp Yoshi was born as a way for him to continue sharing his passion for food while also merging it with his love of the great outdoors. In the few short years since its founding, Camp Yoshi has expanded its offerings from five to fourteen trips a year, to destinations as varied as Tanzania and the deserts of eastern Oregon. Rashad's work has been featured in outlets such as The New York Times, Conde Nast Traveler, Vogue, and in Bryant Terry's collection of essays, Black Food. Rashad currently lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife Shequeita and their kids, Ellis, Zora, and Emory.
“Both an accessible introduction and a love letter to outdoor cooking, it’s a field guide to everything from outfitting a camp kitchen to mastering fish and grits in the backcountry—and proves camp food and soul food are exactly the same thing.”—Garden & Gun “Camp Yoshi continues to set and raise the bar for what inclusive, conscious travel can be—for all. Cook Out is a must-have guide for anyone looking to take their outdoor experiences to the next level.”—Evelynn Escobar, founder and Executive Director of Hike Clerb