Kardea Brown has heard people describe her as an “old soul” for as long as she can remember. But not until she was in college at Oglethorpe University, surrounded by classmates living what seemed to ...

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 ...

An 89-year-old first-time cookbook author, Emily Meggett, celebrates the cuisine of South Carolina's Gullah Geechee community and its African and Southern traditions. Last year we celebrated a chef ...

I turned off U.S. Hwy 17 in Awendaw and was greeted by Chef Charlotte Jenkins at her two-story cedar home. It was as warm as she was. She owned and ran the restaurant Gullah Cuisine with her husband, ...

Emily Meggett, queen of Gullah Geechee cuisine, passed away on April 21 after a short illness, her daughter Lavern Meggett confirmed. According to The New York Times, Meggett died Friday at her home ...

Every summer when we were growing up, my family made the 13-hour drive from our house in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Edisto Island, South Carolina. My parents would wake my sisters and me at four in the ...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Gullah Connections is committed to honoring the hardworking people who are dedicating their lives to preserving the Lowcountry's Gullah Culture. One of the ...

Gee Smalls has built a career around creating spaces rooted in love and celebration. A native of Charleston, South Carolina, and an Atlanta resident for more than 30 years, Smalls is a seasoned chef, ...

Natalie Daise's first children's book about making okra stew acts as the backdrop for a story about family, tradition and sankofa. Sankofa is the act of going back for the good in the past and ...

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 ...