There are few things in this world that can excite and delight all of our senses as a well prepared meal. Food, one of the few art forms that we can see, hear, smell, touch and taste. Yes, cooking can be as beautiful an art form as there is.
Edna Lewis
Savannah, Ga, As the acknowledged foremost authority on Southern cooking, Edna Lewis's culinary career spanned more than seventy five years. It included experience in both the north and the south's most popular eateries, the publication of wonderful cookbooks, and her personal legacy of preserving her culture, flavors and traditions of the South that she grew up in. (READ MORE)
MARCUS SAMUELSSON
Award-Winning Chef, Restaurateur & AuthorChef Marcus Samuelsson is an internationally acclaimed chef who has thrilled the food scene with a blend of culture and artistic excellence. Marcus caught the attention of the culinary world at Aquavit. During his tenure as executive chef, he received an impressive three-star rating from the New York Times, the youngest person ever to receive such an accolade. (READ MORE)
Sylvia Woods
Sylvia Woods, the "Queen of Soulfood," is the founder and owner of the world famous Sylvia's Restaurant, located in the historical village of Harlem, since 1962. Sylvia, young and determined received her beautician license at night while attending junior High School during the day.
Sylvia opened the first farmhouse salon in her hometown of Hemingway, South Carolina. Sylvia, born and raised on her mother's South Carolina farm had dreams at a very young age of marrying her childhood sweet heart Herbert, (whom she meet when she was eleven and he was twelve, while picking beans after school), and of one day trading in the cotton fields for the bright lights of New York City. (READ MORE)
Umm, so good.
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