“We Rise By Lifting Others!” so Let’s Rise Up to that Challenge b/c Bonbon Lakay Needs (Y)OUR Support Now More Than Ever. Check out their Pay It Forward initiative for win-win ways to help not only this wonderful specialty foods shop but also the many communities it benefits beyond just the neighborhood where it’s based…
Read More“I think I might have been the only African American person here, and that’s not unusual,” said Tonya Hopkins, a food writer and TV personality known as the Food Griot.
Read MoreBlack / African-American music has had the most profound impact on music the world over. With that in mind, last June (Black Music Month) on my weekly radio show “Savory & Sweet…” I featured my brilliant wine work colleague/co-worker “AK” — aka Akinsheye Brunson, who shared how Hip Hop helped him carve out a career path in the wine world, and how music & wine connects us to ourselves — and to each other.
Read MoreIt’s high time people know about Chef James Hemings (1765-1801), the talented, enslaved chef owned by Thomas Jefferson. Hemings’ enduring impact on popular American eats and the development of high-end cookery and restaurant dining in this country has been all but eclipsed by Jefferson’s prominence.
Read MoreLike the carrot cake, this was inhaled and the bottle empty by the end of the night. Culinary historian Tonya Hopkins was at my house watching the enthusiasm for it; she suggests mixing the whiskey with grape juice or rosé to make a spirited version of PB&J.
Read MoreOn this week’s episode of Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio, they’re diving into the foods of summer.
Read MoreWe recently shared the fascinating story behind pepper pot soup on our Foodizen podcast. The soup was consumed by millions of Americans throughout the 20th century, but its history…
Read MoreWatch and enjoy James Hemings Society founder, Chef Ashbell Mcelveen's historical talk & old-fashioned ice cream making demo (at the Free Library of Philadelphia Culinary Literacy Center…
Read MoreFinally sharing this fab article written earlier this year by lifestyle journalist and author, Maria Hunt and featuring some of my "coolest" (get it?) culinary history work: "3 Black Pioneers Who Made…
Read MoreJuly through August are official Ice Cream Months with all kinds of designated ice cream days sprinkled throughout featuring flavors, sundaes, sandwiches, cones and such into early September in fact.
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