How Juneteenth and Black America Helped Shape U.S. Cuisine

Celebrating the Culinary Legacy of Chef Edna Lewis on Juneteenth

This Juneteenth, we are celebrating a culinary pioneer that helped shape American cuisine: Edna Lewis, former executive chef at Gage & Tollner.

How Juneteenth and Black America helped shape U.S. cuisine

Food and cooking play a big role in Juneteenth celebrations. The barbecues and fish fries woven into Black culture helped shape American cuisine.

BLK ALERTS - How Juneteenth and Black America helped shape U.S. cuisine

Food and cooking play a big role in Juneteenth celebrations. The barbecues and fish fries woven into Black culture helped shape American cuisine. (Image credit: Ben Abrams)

What Juneteenth Reminds Me About Sustainability and Food Security

On Juneteenth, my grandfather's experience of farming the land in the segregated South is a reminder of Black survival thanks to the land.