Our South: Black Food Through My Lens PUB201910 Each batch of the coffee

Each batch of the coffee beans prepared is ground and tested to ensure that the product is given the perfect roast and aging time

Steak frites with plantain chips and green vinaigrette in tribute to Eric Gestel

to the sacrifices he made to grow his family's business

feasting on Cracklins and Back Bone Stew

Our South: Black Food Through My Lens PUB201910 Each batch of the coffeeAuthor: Ashleigh Shanti Raised in Appalachia, native daughter Ashleigh Shanti, a queer Black woman and acclaimed chef, knows Southern Black cooking means more than we've come to believe. While hot buttered cast iron pan cornbread and crunchy, juicy, lard fried chicken have their roles to play, they are far from the entire story. The key to understanding how Black influence has defined foodways and cultures in the South is to explore its microregions,