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I’m excited to see how Low Country ethnobotanists, chefs, food historians and farmers have restored their historic cuisine, into exciting new recipes.

October 18, 2016

Gary-Paul-Nabhan-1-85x85Relieved at seeing how Charleston has survived the Hurricane Matthew chaos, I am also excited to see how Low Country ethnobotanists, chefs, food historians and farmers have restored their historic cuisine & brought the complimentaries of their heritage food crops into exciting new recipes & preparations.

What the likes of Glenn Roberts, David Shields, Sean Brock, John Radford & others have done here to deepen the appreciation of African & Caribbean influences on this regional cuisine is nothing short of amazing, on par with Dan Barber & friends synching crop Northeastern routines with six course meal ingredients, but far more culturally rooted.

Brother Coyote, OEF

 

 

 

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