Food and Things

Here’s an event for fried chicken fanatics. With all the buzz about this southern culinary classic, this event reviewing the impact of the southern Great Migration on New York cooking fits right in with the times. It’s co-sponsored by the Museum of the City of New York and the Southern Foodways Alliance. Here are the details:

On February 18, 2010, the Museum of the City of New York, in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance and Mississippi Development Authority/Division of Tourism, will host a discussion, focusing on how The Great Migration transformed the culinary culture of the North.

Leading the discussion are Jessica Harris, author of a forthcoming history of African-American foodways, and one of the 50 founders of the Southern Foodways Alliance. In 2007, she took leave from Queens College (where she is a full professor) to assume the Ray Charles Chair at Dillard University in New Orleans. And Ted Lee, one of the James Beard award-winning Charleston Lee brothers. Ted, along with his brother, Matt Lee, is at work on a book of essays about New York City food culture. The work will certainly examine the influence that South Carolina natives have had on New York, but at its core, the book will be a celebration of the multicultural delights of our nation’s culinary capitol. John T Edge will moderate the discussion.

Click here to learn more about the event and purchase a ticket.

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February 1st, 2010 | Tags: museum of the city of new york, southern cooking, southern foodways alliance | Category: Events, culinary events |  Print This Post | Subscribe to comments | Leave a comment | Trackback URL