Gullah Cuisine: An Argument And History About Who’s in The Kitchen With A Chicken Bog.

Leroy Campbell’s Table Talk portrays three generations of a family gathered round plates full of corn, greens, tomatoes and rolls.  Newspaper articles focused on African-american culture stitch together the tablecloth.  Bright, lively colors clothe family, furniture and walls.  Two black and white portraits of ancestors watch over them all. Campbell creates his work out of Gullah-Geechee … Continue reading Gullah Cuisine: An Argument And History About Who’s in The Kitchen With A Chicken Bog.

Southern Hospitality: Then And Now

A moment of hospitality in Django Unchained . . . until the raw ugliness of slavery appears again and all hell breaks loose.  Slaves weave in and out, a mouth articulates racist physiognomy and all around plentiful, elaborate food.  This fictional scene echoes history, voices letters from the past.  In Culinary Conversations of The Plantation … Continue reading Southern Hospitality: Then And Now