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A Photo Essay: The Best of 2012 at Afroculinaria Part One
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Ah, so you’ve been to New Orleans and you’ve met Ms. Leah. Well I hope there was some part of it that wetted your appetite to come back.
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Love Ms.Leah and her food.
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Love New Orleans
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Absolutely love reading your writing. I was so tickled to see James Meredith my Mom wrote him a registered letter back in the day when he stepped up in to Mississippi history at the University. We’re white, but took so much inspiration and were in such awe of gentlemen such as Mr. Meredith who risked everything put himself all on the line to reach a goal that needed to be reached. I have his signature saved still to this day and when I look at it, think of my forthright thinking Mom and Dad who raised me to respect and always support those who are in the biggest fights to get respect and reach goals that build our country and elevate our lives and build our future. Really do enjoy all that you put out there Mr. Twitty it’s so fun in that it combines my favorite endeavors, history and foodie interests keep on keeping on, won’t ya! Luv it all. Hope I can catch a event of yours somewhere soon. There’s so much you’ve put out there to read and recommend. Though I’m from upstate NY, have lived in central Virginia for approx. 40 years, though I’ll never be “allowed” the moniker of a Southerner, ya know how that goes, eh? I do dearly love where I live and explore the foodways hereabouts to the upteenth. I have so often said to friends, neighbors, the real history of “southern hospitality” and graciousness and delicious foodways was first and foremost due to the influence (even though never documented Edna Lewis addressed that once, by saying African heritaged cooks could never “own” their recipes as they didn’t get to own themselves right?) of Africans. Africans were gracious and shared hospitality within the villages and amongst friends and neighbors they’d been taken from, so it was a part of their being to be always thinking of others, caretakers, providers of well prepared meals, with fresh ingredients. So as you demonstrate histories of all from the South I do so enjoy seeing the past being brought up to definitions, great pics too. Okay doke hope you are finding the next great spot to share with us all so looking forward to seeing it. Best regards Lee Anne Tetrault Powhatan VA
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