Tastemakers: Lena Richard
Lena Richard (1892-1950) was the “Martha Stewart” of New Orleans. With a mind for business and an arsenal of recipes under her belt, she took Louisiana by storm as the host of her own cooking show.Foo...
14 Feb 20236min
Tastemakers: Leah Chase
Leah Chase (1923-2019) was a legend of New Orleans cuisine. She believed that a bit of hard work and good food in her dining room could help change the course of American history. Food has been a unif...
13 Feb 20237min
Tastemakers: Jessica B. Harris
Jessica B. Harris (1948-present) is a journalist, cultural historian, and author. She has published twelve books about the foods and foodways of the African diaspora. Food has been a unifier for mille...
10 Feb 20237min
Tastemakers: Georgia Gilmore
Georgia Gilmore (1920-1990) sustained a movement through her kitchen in Montgomery, Alabama.Food has been a unifier for millennia, not just gathering people together to share a meal, but acting as a w...
9 Feb 20237min
Tastemakers: Freda DeKnight
Freda DeKnight (1909-1963) celebrated Black American chefs and home cooks as Ebony magazine’s first ever food editor. Her book “A Date With a Dish” was one of the first cookbooks written specifically ...
8 Feb 20236min
Tastemakers: Duchess Quamino
Duchess Quamino (c. 1739-1804) was the Pastry Queen of Rhode Island, an enslaved woman whose baking skills paved the way to freedom for her and her children.Food has been a unifier for millennia, not ...
7 Feb 20235min
Tastemakers: Cleora Butler
Cleora Butler (1901-1985) reclaimed what it meant to be an African American cook. Her food and her story embody her belief that cooking was an art form with lots of love added.Food has been a unifier ...
6 Feb 20237min
Tastemakers: Clara Brown
Clara Brown (1800-1885) was known as the “Angel of the Rockies”. As one of the first Black women to settle in Colorado, she helped create a sense of family for a whole community – even after she’d los...
3 Feb 20235min
