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OUR STORY

Brother Patrick

Brother Patrick Muhammad, affectionately known as Daddy Pat, was born in Beaumont, Texas. Patrick is the seventh of eight children. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree of Administration in Corporate Finance from the University of North Texas. While at UNT, he played football and became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, INC.

Currently , he is a Budget and Financial Analyst for NASA in Houston, Texas. He has been a registered believer at Mosque 45 for 25 years. He currently serves as the Local Secretary and has served in this position for 15 years. He and Sis Chandra met at UNT 33 years ago. They have two sons, Samad (21) and Ahmad (18). Brother Patrick and Sis Chan have been together for over 33 years.

Sister Chandra

Sister Chandra Muhammad, otherwise known as Chan the Neighborhood Cook and Chef Chan, was born in Houston, Texas. She is the eldest of two girls. She has a Bachelor Degree in Journalism with an emphasis in Advertising and Marketing from the University of North Texas. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, INC. She has a 22 year career history in Pharmaceutical Sales. Although she still works in the industry , she continues to pursue her passion-cooking. She has been a registered believer since 1997. She shares her passion for cooking in the mosque and the community, as a whole. She is the Mosque 45 Culinary Team Captain and co-creator of the Regional Headquarters, Mosque 45 culinary team.

She is the majority owner of Divine Creations Cuisine Catering, LLC in

Houston, Texas and DC Pop Up. She has developed a cooking merchandise line, which includes aprons, hats and t-shirts showcasing the brand. With the help of their youngest son, Ahmad, her first private label seasoning was born- “Keep it Creole All-Purpose Seasoning. Chan the Neighborhood Cook developed her own social media cooking segment during the pandemic, called “Sharing is Caring”. She offers cooking coaching classes, meal prep services, in-home chef services and full-service catering for 25-200 guests. A cookbook is also in the making, along with the bottling of her signature remoulade sauce and Texas Hot Sauce .

Brother Patrick (Daddy Pat) has been instrumental in assisting and supporting all of these accomplishments. Together, they invested in their first food truck called “DC Pop UP”. With Brother Patrick, the boys (Samad and Ahmad), her mother and father (Sheila and Elroy), her brother-in-laws (Frank and John Muhammad), this new business venture is truly family affair.

After 20 years, DC Pop Up became a dream realized in May 2022. The concept, “Conscious Concessions with a Creole Twist”, was born out of our family’s love and passion for concession-style food and creole food.

My husband, Pat, affectionately known as “Daddy Pat”, developed the name “DC Pop Up”. DC stands for Divine Creations . Divine Creations is our twenty year old catering company. During the pandemic, many suggested we do a food Pop Up shop. It was then, Daddy Pat came up with the name for the new trailer.

This venture is a true family affair. My son, Samad, and Daddy Pat are our official taste testers . My other son, Ahmad, and I are the cooks and creators . Together, we are excited to offer fun, quality, local, delicious, conscious concession-style food with a creole twist.

Our menu reflects everyone’s favorite meals. We use own proprietary creole seasoning in all of our dishes. Each menu item was inspired by our personality, past experiences or relationships with family and friends. Take a look at the menu, but beware you may get a little hungry!

— Chan The Neighborhood Cook

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