In The Kitchen
Re: “How Jerk Chicken Made Me Rethink Charleston’s Plantation Culture”
By Lorna Beck I am writing in response to D.R.E James’ article titled “How Jerk Chicken Made Me Rethink Charleston’s Plantation Culture”. The article appeared in the Sept. 7 issue of The Charleston Chronicle. In response to Mr. James’ article, I’d like to pose this question: “Can jerk chicken be the instrument that shows the…
Read MoreToronto: Eating, Drinking and Having Fun During 2018 Toronto International Film Festival
By, Dwight Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor For 43 years the Toronto International Film Festival has been the epicenter of the film industry. This year at TIFF, 500,000 filmgoers previewed the highest quality films in the world before they are shown at their local theaters. Many movie lovers come to Toronto, home to 2.5 million people from 200 distinct…
Read MoreBlack PR Wire Power Profile: Carla Hall
Carla Hall is an Emmy-winning co-host of ABC’s Emmy Award-winning popular lifestyle series “The Chew,” seated alongside restaurateur and “Iron Chef America” star Michael Symon, as well as entertaining expert Clinton Kelly. The show ended its seven season, 1,500 episode run in the summer of 2018. Carla Hall is best known as a competitor on…
Read MoreHow Jerk Chicken Made Me Rethink Charleston’s Plantation Culture
By D.R.E. James Cimarrones or maroons who escaped plantations and hid out from their Spanish and English captors in the nooks and crannies of Jamaica’s lush Blue Mountains mingled with the indigenous Taino people. Cultural exchanges between the two people ensued. The maroons adopted the Taino’s culinary wisdom like smoking wild hogs flavored with scotch…
Read MoreLowcountry Food Bank Addressing Hunger Action Month With Community Engagement
This September, the Lowcountry Food Bank, together with the Feeding America nationwide network of food banks, will mobilize across all 50 states in an effort to fight hunger during Hunger Action Month. Hunger Action Month is designed to inspire people to take action and raise awareness of the fact that 41 million Americans, including nearly…
Read MoreSheila E., Jeffrey Osborne, Boyz II Men and Living Colour Among 32 Artists to Perform at 23rd Epcot International Food & Wine Festival
The aromas and flavors of more than 30 global food and beverage marketplaces, plus a full menu of new offerings such as “Sunday Brunch with the Chef” series, will welcome guests during the 23rd Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, Aug. 30-Nov. 12, 2018. Guests will have a chance to meet their favorite celebrity chefs,…
Read MoreEatOkra App Brings Customers to Black Restaurants
By Meghan Holmes Special from the Louisiana Weekly (TriceEdneyWire.com) – A recently released smartphone application for Android and iOS allows users to connect with more than 800 Black-owned businesses across the United States, including dozens in New Orleans. Developer Anthony Edwards released EatOkra in response to his own search for African American-owned restaurants in Brooklyn,…
Read MoreThe Gullah/Geechee Angel Network to Host Fundraiser at Hannibal’s Sunday August 12
The Gullah/Geechee Angel Network is having a fundraiser!! Elder Carlie Towne is the Director of The Gullah/Geechee Angel Network and presently serves as Minister of Information of The Gullah/Geechee Nation under the Leadership of Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation. She was born and raised in Union Heights, a Gullah/Geechee neighborhood in the Neck…
Read MoreFresh Future Farm Awarded 2018 Egerton Prize
The Southern Foodways Alliance (SFA) will host the inaugural Egerton Prize Awards Ceremony on Sunday, August 12, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. at the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street. The free public event will be held in the library’s auditorium. A ticketed reception will follow from 5:30pm –7:30pm in the Main Gallery at 21c Museum…
Read MoreBeartrack Farms Meats Now Available at Fresh Future Farm
Starting July 10, Fresh Future Farm shoppers can purchase federally inspected meats from Beartrack Farms. Located in Turkey, North Carolina, Beartrack is an organic, sustainable, humane farm that offers a wide variety of produce, meat products, and native flowers for purchase. Sharon Funderburk operates a CSA and is featured at many Clinton, NC farmers markets.…
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