Are you an educator or administrator who’s looking for a good, educational, food-related activity for your school? Then you should have me come speak! A few months ago, I was invited by Caren Press to speak at George Washington High School in Denver, Colorado. We went back and forth on what type of activity to […]
A Post-Thanksgiving Southern Feast
I recently presented on presidential Thanksgivings to a continuing education group called “Denver Eclectics.” After my talk, a Memphis native named Lili Hilton was so impressed that she invited me to have dinner with her family the day after Thanksgiving. After I arrived, we immediately got to talking about food. Lili pulled out her grandmother’s […]
Thanksgiving 2017
Here’s a roundup of my 2017 Thanksgiving celebration. I reached to my cousins for a get together. Our mothers have died in the past few years, and I thought it would be good for us to reconnect. Take a look at a pictorial diary of the meal.
Can Jackson Soul Food Play an “Inside-Outside” Game in Miami?
I’ve eaten in soul food restaurants all across the country. It’s unusual to find a soul food restaurant outside of a predominately black neighborhood, or a part of town where African Americans work. Jackson Soul Food aims to be the exception to the rule. Jackson Soul Food is an old-school joint that’s operated in Miami […]