I am delighted to announce tlhat I will be appearing on the first episode of The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on Tuesday, October 22, 2013. Set your DVRs now 🙂 There will be repeats so catch those too!
Hoppin’ John from the Lowcountry and Black Eyed Pea (Cala au Congri) and Rice Cakes (Cala) from the Chesapeake and Lower Mississippi Valley
and to find your local listing for the program: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/schedule/
The first episode is called THE BLACK ATLANTIC 1500-1800 and deals with the earliest experiences of the African American people from our origins in West and Central Africa through the early colonial period into the 18th century. One of the aspects of this shift in culture and identity is through food. I was so pleased that one of the producers reached out to me and of course 6 hours is going to be about 5 minutes or less of airtime –but I don’t care this is a major blessing and I am so happy to share it with all of you who have watched me work to get here. I thank all of you for subscribing to Afroculinaria and being the impetus for so many good things! Until then enjoy some behind the scenes and close up shots of the historic foods I prepared for Dr. Gates.
P.S. I will be live tweeting during the show, follow me on Twitter @koshersoul Enjoy the pictures!
Green glaze collard greens, kush, peanuts, sweet potatoes, black eyed pea cakes and hot peppers…. part of the story of early African American cooking and becoming African Americans….
Afroculinaria 
Congratulations!
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Yay, Michael! Can’t wait for the episode! I know you will be brilliant as usual!! Best, Kate
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I listened to Michel Martin’s NPR program this afternoon and I’m excited to hear more of your discussions on the foods enslaved Africans brought to this country and more of what was created on these shores. Thanks!
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I am so glad that your work is getting this exposure! May many people tune in and learn, and may many more opportunities come of it!
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Hi! I have recently discovered your website, I am enjoying reading it very much, it has great info! I hope we can begin to exchange some ideas! Thank you.
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Watching it now and loving it! So good. The information is invaluable about how recipes and food traveled and flowed. Love it. Must go back to watch.
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For some reason our Central New York PBS stations were not broadcasting properly :/. I will watch this one way or the other! I imagine it was great!
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Great job!
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Thank you 🙂
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I saw this program yesterday and it was very well done, informative and engaging. Check it out if you get a chance!
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