Our South: Black Food Through My Lens PUB201910 Steak frites with plantain chips

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

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Our South: Black Food Through My Lens PUB201910 Steak frites with plantain chipsAuthor: 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,