Foodways and Fantasies in Nineteenth Century Personal Cookbooks (MDHS Underbelly Blog)
I have a post up on the Maryland Historical Society’s Underbelly blog. It continues themes touched on in the Silver Cake post. CLICK HERE TO READ
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Baltimore’s Black Chefs and Caterers, part 1
“The French chef has been tried in the south, but, except in a few rare instances, they have failed to satisfy the peculiar demands of the southern epicure or even of the tourist who, coming south, expects dishes peculiarly southern… The demand for capable colored cooks is greater than the supply.” – The Afro-American, December…
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2nd Annual Eastern Shore Tomato Tasting
Jack’s Market, Hebron As I hopefully made clear last year, the results of the “Eastern Shore Tomato Tasting” are in no way definitive. Taste and quality can vary from year to year, day to day, and tomato to tomato. Why bother, then? For fun. This year I roped in some assistance from Kit Pollard, local…
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An Eastern Shore Tomato Tasting
When I think of an emblamatic Maryland food – something that represents the abundance that Marylanders have enjoyed, the unique terroir, a key component of past economy – I think of Eastern Shore Tomatoes. My passion for Eastern Shore tomatoes (and watermelons) cannot be over-stated. Three standard meals fed us during the summers at my…
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The Delmarva Chicken Festival
“In June 1948 an enthusiastic three-mile parade wended its way through the tiny town of Georgetown, Delaware, as the final event in the improbably named (to contemporary ears) “Del-Mar-Va Chicken of Tomorrow Festival.” The parade celebrated a remarkable event that had been building for several years – the national “Chicken of Tomorrow” contest…The winner, the…
