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Tastemakers: Sue Bailey Thurman
Season 4 Episode 83
Sue Bailey Thurman (1903-1996) was an author, historian and civil rights activist, who made it her mission in life to preserve Black heritage through…
3 years, 1 month ago
Tastemakers: Sheila Ferguson
Season 4 Episode 82
Sheila Ferguson (1947-present) is a star of stage and screen who also made her mark on the culinary world. What started as a project to preserve reci…
3 years, 1 month ago
Tastemakers: Sarah Helen Mahammitt
Season 4 Episode 81
Sarah Helen Mahammitt (c. 1873-1956) was famous for bringing European-style cooking to home kitchens across Nebraska. She was an entrepreneur and coo…
3 years, 2 months ago
Tastemakers: Pearl Bailey
Season 4 Episode 80
Pearl Bailey (1918-1990) was one of America's most beloved singers, and wrote a one-of-a-kind cookbook that invited her fans into her kitchen via her…
3 years, 2 months ago
Tastemakers: Pamela Strobel
Season 4 Episode 79
Pamela Strobel (c. 1920- c. 1998) was a woman whose little restaurant in her Alphabet City apartment drew New York’s culinary elite to her doorstep. …
3 years, 2 months ago
Tastemakers: Mildred Cotton Council
Season 4 Episode 78
Mildred Cotton Council (1929-2018) was a woman whose cooking and community activism cemented her legacy in North Carolina history.
Food has been a uni…
3 years, 2 months ago
Tastemakers: Pigfoot Mary
Season 4 Episode 77
Lillian Harris Dean, aka Pigfoot Mary (c. 1870-1929) embodies the promise of the American dream. She became one of Harlem’s most successful food vend…
3 years, 2 months ago
Tastemakers: Lena Richard
Season 4 Episode 76
Lena Richard (1892-1950) was the “Martha Stewart” of New Orleans. With a mind for business and an arsenal of recipes under her belt, she took Louisia…
3 years, 2 months ago
Tastemakers: Leah Chase
Season 4 Episode 75
Leah Chase (1923-2019) was a legend of New Orleans cuisine. She believed that a bit of hard work and good food in her dining room could help change t…
3 years, 2 months ago
Tastemakers: Jessica B. Harris
Season 4 Episode 74
Jessica B. Harris (1948-present) is a journalist, cultural historian, and author. She has published twelve books about the foods and foodways of the …
3 years, 2 months ago