A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South
Wow.... Sitting here right now its almost sunset in the DC area and this computer is about to be shut off in honor of the Sabbath. It's been a ride like no other.....this journey to making this dream of mine to find my roots and trace them through food--and bring people together across lines of …
Continue reading "Why this Project is Important to Me–A Last Call to Contribute and Act"
There are things that came down to us through slavery and there are things that we perfected as a family in freedom. This is one of the best things I've ever eaten and it was a mainstay of our Sunday Dinner's growing up. As much as I want this project to document our culinary journey …
Continue reading "The New Family Heirloom: My Mom’s Pot Roast"
http://www.indiegogo.com/The-Cooking-Gene-Project-The-Southern-Discomfort-Tour If you want to see me at work in the “field” tune into the Roger Smith Cookbook Conference live broadcast from 501 Lexington NYC between 1:30-2:45 PM EST…Panel: Cookbooks and the African American Experience with Donna Pierce, Toni Tipton-Martin, and our moderator, Tonya Hopkins. Link to Broadcast: http://cookbookconf.com/. I'm the first one up--so don't miss …
The Cooking Gene 