Gullah Geechee

Food & Drink
A Life Full of Gullah Geechee Food, Gathered in a Beautiful Cookbook
“All of it is in my brain, my heart, and my hands,” says the matriarch of Edisto Island, who generously shares her family recipes

Recipes
Fried Shrimp the Lowcountry Way
Plus, two seafood sauce recipes

Recipes
Southern Benne Cookies
Crisp, nutty, buttery sweets tie back to centuries of Southern and African history

Tastemaker
Matthew Raiford’s Gullah Geechee Gospel
A new cookbook from the Georgia “chefarmer” celebrates his journey home

The G&G Interview
Meet the Next Food Network Star: Kardea Brown
On her Food Network show, the South Carolina native celebrates her Gullah roots

Land & Conservation
Reviving a Lost Cane Syrup
After years of planning, the first batch of Sapelo Purple Ribbon Sugarcane Syrup comes to fruition

Arts & Culture
Remembering Cornelia Bailey
The remarkable matriarch of Sapelo Island’s Gullah Geechee culture died Sunday at 72

End of the Line
A Pot of Goodness
Ruminating on the many virtues of black-eyed peas
Food & Drink
Remembering Vertamae
We asked a few of Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor’s colleagues and admirers to share the lessons she taught them

Arts & Culture
The Heart of Sapelo
Cornelia Bailey, the matriarch of the last pocket of Gullah Geechee culture on Georgia’s Sapelo Island, is on a mission to give this unique community a future

Arts & Culture
The Beauty of Sapelo Island
A look at the Georgia island’s Gullah Geechee culture