Down home flavors go upscale in celebrity driven soul food trend
The article traces soul food’s rise from grandma kitchens to fine dining with B Smith leading the shift at her New York Sag Harbor and Washington restaurants. It highlights upscale Creole dishes and modern revivals at places like Georgia Brown's in Washington, featuring fried chicken, cornbread, and new twists. Celebrities including Keyshawn Johnson P Diddy and Michael Jordan are noted for their chic soulful venues, while diners seek comfort and warmth in refined presentations.
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Grandma's Kitchen
South
B. Smith
New York
Sag Harbor
Long Island
Washington
Smith
Food Network
Sara Moulton
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Keyshawn Johnson
Reign
Los Angeles
Johnson
L.A
Sean “P. Diddy
Combs
Justin
Atlanta
Michael Jordan
Chapel Hill
N.C
Theresa Rowlett
Georgia Brown’s
Georgia Brown's
Neal Langermann
Ron Taylor
Soulfood roots in Africa shape early US fare
West and central African origins influenced soul food, with black eyed peas okra yams and watermelon tracing to Africa per Jessica B Harris. Slaves adapted frying and thick soup methods, using one pot meals, while foods arrived via traders and routes through Europe before reaching America.
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West
Central Africa
Africa
Jessica B. Harris
Harris
America
Europe
Soul food recipes and fried chicken notes
A collection of soul food directions including ham hock collard greens and fried chicken. Instructions cover cleaning, simmering greens with vinegar and spices, and deep frying chicken with flour dredge and oil heating details. Cook's notes discuss pot liquor and oil choices with serving counts and nutrition figures.
Role models push Black chefs toward broader culinary leadership
The piece profiles the Black Culinarian Alliance in its tenth year mentoring Black culinary students and expanding career paths beyond soul food. It highlights role models like B Smith and James Hemmings as historical anchors, and notes obstacles from underrepresentation in top kitchens to stereotypes.
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Black Culinarian Alliance
Alex Askew
Alliance
Askew
B. Smith
Martha Stewart
Smith
B. Smith’s
Els
Dwayne Maxwell
Holbrook Country Club
Bayshore
Long Island
N.Y
Maxwell
Pullman
Kevin Mitchell
Sundial Restaurant
Atlanta
Westin Peachtree Plaza
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
James Hemmings
Paris
Hemmings
Monticello
Blind tasting master weighs Gewurztraminer and Bordeaux clues
Gary Twining, a certified wine educator for the Hammer Company, reviews multiple wines in a blind tasting, weighing Gewurztraminer attributes and Bordeaux indicators. He analyzes origin clues, grape varietals, vintages, oak influence, acidity, and structure to infer producers and regions.
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Pauillac
St. Julien
Medoc
Chateau le Crock
St. Estephe
Gary Twining
The
Hammer Company
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Italy
Australia
South Africa
California
Sonoma
Monterey
Mendocino
Santa Barbara
Oregon
Alexander Vailey
France
Macon
Cotes de Beaune
Burgundy
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