In 1949, as chef Lena Richard stirred steaming pots of okra gumbo and shrimp bisque on live TV in New Orleans, viewers across ...
The Commercial Appeal continues its Black History Month food series with a look at four Black culinary professionals ...
(It was later republished as “New Orleans Cook Book.) The book — dedicated to Alice Vairin, who had died in 1931 — included traditional recipes from other Black cooks who influenced Creole ...