Much of Gullah Geechee culture is connected to the waterways and the foodways. The waterways (ocean waters surrounding the Sea Islands where Gullah Geechee people live) were pathways to freedom for ...

Following the discussion, Brown will take part in a book signing. All Good Books will be on-site with copies of Make Do with ...

Before being celebrated in top culinary magazines or lauded in James Beard Award-winning restaurants, Lowcountry cooking was the defining cuisine of the coastal South. The city of Charleston, S.C., in ...

New Year's Eve for chef Benjamin "BJ" Dennis as a child was celebrated with a watch-night service and the anticipation of eating a plate of Hoppin John', also known as Reezy-peezy. It was a family ...

From Hoppin’ John to smoky collards, these Gullah Geechee Low Country staples are a mash-up of West African and Native American culinary traditions. Carolina Gold rice is important to Gullah Geechee ...

Gullah Geechee people are descendants of Africans who were enslaved in coastal areas of the southeastern United States. They held onto traditions from Africa and mixed them with new ones, forming ...

"We have folkways and foodways." The words rang from Patt Gunn, Gullah Geechee master storyteller and founder of Underground Tours of Savannah, as the sounds of “Amazing Grace” tapered off into the ...

Smoked chicken with Hoppin’ John, catfish and shrimp stew, pork chops with red rice and stewed chicken with grits were on Saint Stephen native Marcus Middleton’s menu at the Tek Cyear uh de Root ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the restaurant industry. Nov 18, 2024, 08:53am EST Specializing in Gullah Geechee food, Virgil’s Gullah Kitchen & Bar has ...

This is an opinion commentary by arts and culture columnist Maxine L. Bryant. Much of Gullah Geechee culture is connected to the waterways and the foodways. The waterways (ocean waters surrounding the ...