#blackculinaryhistory

[honeychildoz]

“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” Kahlil Gibran 💓 My very first national magazine spread. Colournary Magazine Feb 2022. Water issue. 💓 #womanshistorymonth #honeychildscreole #blackculinaryhistory #creolefood #vegan #gumbozherbes #australianmagazine #edibleheritage https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca_Zl_XLL0p/?utm_medium=tumblr

[gullahislandfarmer]

We made a trip to @marshhenmill to purchase a few items both for the Gullah Campfire Supper with Stories and Songs event and for our own pantry. The menu will feature dishes that reflect the time period, the Gullah food tradition as well as Black Southern culinary traditions as made known by the late Chef Edna Lewis. Farm to table and eating what is locally in season are what we will showcase. Vegetables we are currently harvesting and foods available in our community are showcased. Camping spaces available upon request. Hikers, cyclists and kayakers welcome. #gullahgeechee #gullahfood #blackchefs #blackculinaryhistory #ancientgrains #lowcountryfood #foodie #farmtotable #fieldtofork #middlinrice #southernrecipes #ednalewis #civilwar #civilwarhistory #scfoodways #beaufortsc #sclowcountry #supportlocalbusiness #vegetables #redgrits #bluecornmeal #decorationday #memorialday #historylovers #outdooradventures #outdoorafro #bipoc #africanamerican #campfirestories #camping (at Morning Glory Homestead) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPTlpX1hC_U/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ohtheplacesblog]

This is the best #Quote EVER, and oh so true! Remembering Legendary chef and #CivilRights leader #LeahChase #NOLA #CreoleCooking #BlackHistory #WomensHistory #CulinaryHistory #blackculinaryhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/ByP2x5lgldF/?igshid=1caka2kdcnbza

[chefhardetteharris]

Up north we have our own flavors and cooking styles. It’s all about our fields and fresh waters. “Straight from the red dirt and fresh waters of Nor​th Louisiana, we offer you our soul in a bowl”. #usupnorth #Itswhatweeat #heritagecooking #blackculinaryhistory #slowfood #notslavefood #northlouisianasmeal #chefsofinstagram #soulfood #chefhardette #onthestove #welth (at Shreveport, Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/chefhdh/p/BwN9BApBec5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vbimhuzutfra

[librarynoire]

Sooo happy this #book finally arrived! Now I need the time to read it 😂😩#TheCookingGene #books #bookstagram #bookshelf #booksofinstagram #booksofig #readers #reading #iamreading #bookblogger #readersofig #readersofinstagram #cookbook #history #africanamerican #blackhistory #blackculture #blackculinaryhistory #blackculinary #booklove #bookporn #currentlyreading #southerncooking #bibliophile #nonfiction #thislibraryisopen #thelibraryisopen

[efabuloushb]

I shared this last year. However I think this still rings true that Black Chef / Gastro-Artist do not get their due credit.

We need to learn more about how they have shaped our palettes and how we eat today.

#BlackHistory #BlackAmericanHistory

#BlackHistoryYouDidntLearnInSchool

#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #History #AmericanHistory

#BlackAmericans #FabWorld #EfabulousHB #GreatAmericans #BlackAmericanChefs #BlackCuisine

#MommyFab #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory

Dadisi Olutosin originally shared:

HOW BLACK CHEFS PAVED THE WAY FOR AMERICAN CUISINE : A look at the key culinary influencers, from the 17th century until now. by chef Michael Twitty (@thecookinggene on IG / @koshersoul Twitter)

"By the turn of the 19th century, the black chef was such a symbol of culinary excellence that a number of food products were sold with the image of a stereotypical black cook or domestic to assure authenticity. From the early 1900's through Civil Rights, black chefs struggled to find their way out of these canned perceptions of servitude and innate cooking ability. They branched out into other areas, including cookbook writing, cooking programs on the radio and television, and owning high-end restaurants and cooking schools.

For a short while black chefs retreated from the soul/Southern food label to prove themselves outside of yet another box—even while white Southerners increasingly claimed the moniker. Black chefs were lost again as the post-Civil Rights movement replaced non-credentialed black men and women with degreed culinary students who were primarily white. Many African Americans refused to enter the cooking trade because of family pressure, as well as the ghost of early stereotypes of black domestics doing “slave work.”"

Read the Entire Article at : http://goo.gl/d6DquR

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackFoodways #BlackCulinaryHistory #ChefLife

[thefoodgriot]

[tfg repost of the @jameshemingsorg repost I wrote]: This portrait of #Hercules, enslaved Chef to General (and 1st President of the U.S.) George Washington, has mistakenly been assumed to be and used by the #foodmedia et. al as a picture of #JamesHemings — who was the enslaved Chef to #ThomasJefferson at @tjmonticello and in #Paris where a highly skilled and talented James became America’s first “classically trained” #ChefdeCuisine (of any color). He did not serve as the or a #WhiteHouseChef (although after his manumission he was “asked” / sent for by Jefferson to do just that...). Sadly there is no known portrait of James Hemings. That this portrait of Hercules was ever commissioned at all and survives to this day is a great gift to the culture. Thanks to @smithsonianmagazine (& Kelly Fanto Deetz / @professordeetz) for a great piece and @thankyoutees for the post, Looking fwd to keeping this critical culinary convo going.... ・・・ #Repost @thankyoutees with @get_repost: "It is the story of people like Chef Hercules, our nation’s first White House chef; and Emmanuel Jones, who used his skills to transition out of enslavement into a successful career cooking in the food industry, evading the oppressive trappings of sharecropping. It is also the story of countless unnamed cooks across the South, the details of their existences now lost." Read the full article at http://ow.ly/bm2l30l3Sdx. • #NoMoreHiddenFigures#BLACKhistoryisAmericanhistory#365black#blacklivesmatter#blackgirlmagic#blackboyjoy#racialequity#blackgirlfly#blavitylife#colorlines#blackstudies#myblackisbeautiful #thanksaredue #naturalhaircommunity #unsunghereos#tellblackstories#blackexcellence#blackmancan#weareblackhistory#staywoke /#blackrooting #blackculinaryhistory (at Brooklyn, New York)

[gumpchezgump]

William Deas, inventor of Charleston's iconic She Crab Soup. Try our rendition @posthousemtp and read more @ http://bit.ly/1nPdy1W. #scchefambassadors #discoversc #certifiedsc #comeonovermtp #blackculinaryhistory (at James lsland, SC)

[honeychildoz]

Sweet Thangs, 🌟The lifelong dream to be published in a national magazine has been realized!! My Vegan Gumbo is gracing the pages of the luxe publication @colournarymag !!🌟 Colournary has given me my first showcase. Editor @epa___ says..."Our second issue is a celebration of First Nations, Black and People of Colour and their connection to water, however they interpret it. We encourage you to join us in celebrating our contributors today, and to celebrate the reclamation of our voices." I cannot express the overwhelming emotion of holding this magazine and reading my words.❤️‍🔥 It's staggering. It's awesome. It's humbling. It's mind blowing! It's fantastic. I just wish my parents and grandparents were alive to see it. I never achieved such a powerful realized dream out loud before!! I'm completely gobsmacked! I can only imagine what they'd feel. I fantasize about the things they'd say.🫣 Please support this publication that gives platform to people of color in such an elegant and beautiful way. Purchase your copy from the link below. 👇🏽👇🏽 https://www.colournary.com/shop/p/colournarys-second-issue #honeychildscreole #colournary #water #yemeya #orishas #lovethroughthepot #australianmagazine #creolefood #australianfood#gumbozherbes #blackculinaryhistory #blackgirlmagic #diversifyyourplate #tasmanianfood #grammastyle #islandfood https://www.instagram.com/p/CZi7-8iLn0Q/?utm_medium=tumblr

[honeychildoz]

It is Mother Chase's birthday, Universe!!! 🥳 The Titan of Creole food 🍲, Patron of Black Artists👩🏿‍🎨 Civil Rights Revolutionary✊🏽, Grande Dame of New Orleans⚜️, and Example to all who love through the Pot🥰!!! Thank you for laying the groundwork to be a Woman of the People, serving up Cuisine that I know is served on lace tablecloths in heaven, and for showcasing the epitome of Creole Feminine Power. 💗 I lift up your name!!!! #honeychildscreole #honeychild_oz #leahchase #motherchase #queenofneworleans #bestbuttercake #gumbozherbes #vealtenderloin #hotsausage #disneyprincess #fightpromoter #matriarch #equalist #patriot #patronofthearts #blackculinaryhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CYawFl0LEGh/?utm_medium=tumblr

[honeychildoz]

Posted @withregram • @chefkulture Taking a look back in the black culinary history books with Zephyr Wright. She was the personal chef for President Lyndon B. Johnson. She Influenced him to sign the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with her firsthand stories about discrimination. She was even there when he signed the Civil Rights Act and even gave her the pen he signed with and said “you deserve this more than anybody else.” Giving her that pen was small gesture by him but meant the world to her because not only would it change her life but change the future for black people in the USA. I love the fact that her cooking brought them together and her cooking and stories were part of the reason the President of the United States started to think about the way things were. If she isn’t a hero or an inspiration I don’t know what is. . . . . . . . . . . . . #chefkulture #blackhistory #blackculinaryhistory #blackchef #blackchefsnetwork #blackchefsmatter #chefhistory #historywasmade #supportblackownedbusinesses #supportblackbusiness #blackfoodie https://www.instagram.com/p/CThKmdwhpjF/?utm_medium=tumblr

[honeychildoz]

**Unlike many of her contemporaries, however, Edna Lewis never became a household name. Though she lived well into the dawn of food television and the celebrity chef era, she never had a television show, nor did she peddle her own line of cookware. Perhaps it was due to her unobtrusive demeanor; among those who knew her, she is remembered for her quiet way. More likely, it’s the region of her birth, her race and her proximity to one of the most shameful periods in America’s past that excluded Lewis from a central role in American culinary history. To grapple with Lewis’s life and legacy is to grapple with the South itself.** It's her birthday. This is Grande Dame Edna Lewis. Edna Lewis was born today in 1916 in Freetown, Virginia, a community established by emancipated slaves, including Ms. Lewis’s own grandparents. After a life spent learning to live with and off the land, growing, preserving, and preparing Southern ingredients, Ms. Lewis moved to New York City, where she worked a number of jobs before becoming the chef at Café Nicholson. From that restaurant to her three cookbooks, her intimate knowledge of Southern ingredients and cuisine provide invaluable knowledge that continue to inspire and educate. The @ednalewisfoundation advocates for the Southern tradition of the original farm-to-table lifestyle, eating with the seasons, a sense of community, and the satisfactory feeling that hard work is always rewarded by good food. #EdnaLewis #donate #GrandeDame #SouthernCooking #SouthernFood #food #chef #blckched #blackhistory #blackculture #blackculinaryhistory #blackchef #history #foodlover #foodie #instadaily Les Dames d'Escoffier (LDEI) #ldei https://www.instagram.com/p/CNoJmMUhusE/?igshid=17lbx3gw6dazw

[chefhardetteharris]

So much love in one pic! No description necessary. Celebrate what you eat. #usupnorth #itswhatweeat #northlouisianasmeal #soulfood #shreveport #chefhardette #topadaboot #greensandcornbread #chefsofinstagram #blackculinaryhistory #collardgreens #cornbread #hotwatercornbread #southerncooking #potlikker #africandiaspora #blackfoodways #louisianafood #louisianacooking (at Shreveport, Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/chefhdh/p/BvcsZm-Bk04/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wdw4yg2lapkn

[chefhardetteharris]

This is Soul Food. This is southern food. This is southern cooking. #ususpnorth #Itswhatweeat #northlouisianasmeal #chefhardette #shreveport #blackfoodways #seeshreveportbossier #onlylouisiana #culinarytravel #culinarytourism #hotwatercornbread #cornbread #mustardgreens #peachcobbler #purplehullpeas #grouptravel #grouptours #africandiaspora #louisiana #blackculinaryhistory (at Shreveport, Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsCHS9PhQnh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7lq6veuan2xa

[chefhardetteharris]

Up north we have our own flavors and cooking styles. It’s all about our fields and fresh waters. “Straight from the red dirt and fresh waters of Nor​th Louisiana, we offer you our soul in a bowl”. #usupnorth #Itswhatweeat #heritagecooking #blackculinaryhistory #slowfood #notslavefood #northlouisianasmeal #chefsofinstagram #soulfood #chefhardette #onthestove #welth (at Shreveport, Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/chefhdh/p/BwN58rJBrJq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dre6p8ci30ke

[efabuloushb]

#UnashamedlyBlackAmerican #BlackHistory

Dadisi Olutosin originally shared:

HOW BLACK CHEFS PAVED THE WAY FOR AMERICAN CUISINE : A look at the key culinary influencers, from the 17th century until now. by chef Michael Twitty (@thecookinggene on IG / @koshersoul Twitter)

"By the turn of the 19th century, the black chef was such a symbol of culinary excellence that a number of food products were sold with the image of a stereotypical black cook or domestic to assure authenticity. From the early 1900's through Civil Rights, black chefs struggled to find their way out of these canned perceptions of servitude and innate cooking ability. They branched out into other areas, including cookbook writing, cooking programs on the radio and television, and owning high-end restaurants and cooking schools.

For a short while black chefs retreated from the soul/Southern food label to prove themselves outside of yet another box—even while white Southerners increasingly claimed the moniker. Black chefs were lost again as the post-Civil Rights movement replaced non-credentialed black men and women with degreed culinary students who were primarily white. Many African Americans refused to enter the cooking trade because of family pressure, as well as the ghost of early stereotypes of black domestics doing “slave work.”"

Read the Entire Article at : http://goo.gl/d6DquR

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackFoodways #BlackCulinaryHistory #ChefLife