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Cooks & Books Luncheon with Toni Tipton-Martin
Please join us for a very special luncheon with the amazing Toni Tipton-Martin on Wednesday, February 17th at 1pm in the Fearrington Granary. Martin has written one of the most important food books in years, and The Jemima Code has been omnipresent in culinary discourse since its publication a few short months ago. In celebration of Ms. Tipton-Martin and The Jemima Code, Chef Colin Bedford created a luncheon from recipes by culinary icon Edna Lewis, who cooked in the Fearrington House kitchen in the 1980s.
Women of African descent have contributed to America's food culture for centuries, but their rich and varied involvement is still overshadowed by the demeaning stereotype of an illiterate "Aunt Jemima" who cooked mostly by natural instinct. To discover the true role of black women in the creation of American, and especially southern, cuisine, Toni Tipton-Martin has spent years amassing one of the world's largest private collections of cookbooks published by African American authors, looking for evidence of their impact on American food, families, and communities and for ways we might use that knowledge to inspire community wellness of every kind.
The Jemima Code presents more than 150 black cookbooks that range from a rare 1827 house servant's manual, the first book published by an African American in the trade, to modern classics by authors such as Edna Lewis and Vertamae Grosvenor. The books are arranged chronologically and illustrated with photos of their covers; many also display selected interior pages, including recipes. Tipton-Martin provides notes on the authors and their contributions and the significance of each book, while her chapter introductions summarize the cultural history reflected in the books that follow. These cookbooks offer firsthand evidence that African Americans cooked creative masterpieces from meager provisions, educated young chefs, operated food businesses, and nourished the African American community through the long struggle for human rights. The Jemima Code transforms America's most maligned kitchen servant into an inspirational and powerful model of culinary wisdom and cultural authority.
Tipton-Martin is a culinary journalist and community activist, a coauthor of A Taste of Heritage: The New African American Cuisine, contributor to Culinaria: The United States, and editor of a new edition of The Blue Grass Cook Book by Minnie C. Fox. Her collection of over 300 African American cookbooks has been exhibited at the James Beard House, and she has twice been invited to the White House to participate in First Lady Michelle Obama's programs to raise a healthier generation of kids. Tipton-Martin is a founding member of the Southern Foodways Alliance and Foodways Texas.
Price for luncheon is $80 and includes 3 course meal, wine, tax, service fee and an autographed copy of The Jemima Code.
MENU
This menu was inspired by recipes of Chef Edna Lewis.
First Course
Chestnut Soup
Pear Relish & Cornmeal Crisps
Main Course
Braised Beef Short Ribs
Whipped Potatoes & Roasted Parsnips
Dessert
Mini Chocolate Soufflé
Dark Molasses Gingerbread Cake & Soft Whipped Cream
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LocationThe Fearrington Granary (View)
210 Market Street, Fearrington Village
Pittsboro, NC 27312
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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