Tastemakers: Susie King Taylor
Susie King Taylor (1848-1912) was the first Black nurse in the Civil War, who nursed Black soldiers back to health - and cooked them delicious meals.Food has been a unifier for millennia, not just gat...
24 Feb 20236min
Tastemakers: Sue Bailey Thurman
Sue Bailey Thurman (1903-1996) was an author, historian and civil rights activist, who made it her mission in life to preserve Black heritage through her writing.Food has been a unifier for millennia,...
23 Feb 20235min
Tastemakers: Sheila Ferguson
Sheila Ferguson (1947-present) is a star of stage and screen who also made her mark on the culinary world. What started as a project to preserve recipes for her young daughters evolved into a cookbook...
22 Feb 20236min
Tastemakers: Sarah Helen Mahammitt
Sarah Helen Mahammitt (c. 1873-1956) was famous for bringing European-style cooking to home kitchens across Nebraska. She was an entrepreneur and cookbook author who helped dispel the myth that Black ...
21 Feb 20235min
Tastemakers: Pearl Bailey
Pearl Bailey (1918-1990) was one of America's most beloved singers, and wrote a one-of-a-kind cookbook that invited her fans into her kitchen via her colorful prose. Food has been a unifier for millen...
20 Feb 20238min
Tastemakers: Pamela Strobel
Pamela Strobel (c. 1920- c. 1998) was a woman whose little restaurant in her Alphabet City apartment drew New York’s culinary elite to her doorstep. Much of her story remains a mystery, but her soul f...
17 Feb 20238min
Tastemakers: Mildred Cotton Council
Mildred Cotton Council (1929-2018) was a woman whose cooking and community activism cemented her legacy in North Carolina history.Food has been a unifier for millennia, not just gathering people toget...
16 Feb 20237min
Tastemakers: Pigfoot Mary
Lillian Harris Dean, aka Pigfoot Mary (c. 1870-1929) embodies the promise of the American dream. She became one of Harlem’s most successful food vendors by selling pigs’ feet.Food has been a unifier f...
15 Feb 20236min
